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Are you among the 10,000+ alumni from 60 years of Nursing education at Suffolk County Community College?
Suffolk County Community College - Nursing 1965
Graduate Nurse Pinning Ceremony Tradition
A nursing pin is worn in order to identify the school from which a nurse has graduated. Pins often have a symbolic meaning, illustrating the history of the nursing program.
At the pinning ceremony, faculty induct the graduate nurse into the profession of nursing.
Established 1965
| Symbols |
Meaning / Representation |
| Plough |
Agriculture |
| Atom |
Molecule Science/Technology |
| Three Seagulls |
Three campuses |
| Lighthouse |
Symbol of Long Island |
| Ten Boulders |
Ten towns in Suffolk County |
| Lamp |
Florence Nightingale
|
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Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing Timeline
1963 Nursing Day Curriculum initiated at the Ammerman Campus
1965 Inaugural Graduating Class, Ammerman Campus
1971 Nursing Evening Curriculum initiated, Ammerman Campus
1974 Ammerman Campus First Accreditation, NLN-AC
(National League for Nursing- Accreditation Commission)
1978 Nursing Day Curriculum was initiated at the Michael J. Grant Campus
1980 Inaugural Graduating Class at the Michael J. Grant Campus
1982 Michael J. Grant Campus First Accreditation, NLN-AC
1990 LPN-RN program initiated, Ammerman Campus
2004 Nursing Evening Curriculum initiated, Michael J. Grant Campus
2005 Establishment of the School of Nursing between the Ammerman
and Michael J. Grant Campus LPN-RN program initiated, Michael J. Grant Campus
2005 Good Samaritan Hospital Partnership Program,Michael J. Grant Campus
2006 Hospital Partnership Program, Ammerman Campus
2007 First NLN-AC Accreditation as a School of Nursing
2008 Practical Nurse Certificate Program initiated, Eastern Campus
2009 Inaugural Graduating Class, Practical Nurse Certificate Program
2011 Practical Nurse Program NLN-AC Accreditation
2015 50th Pinning Ceremony
2018 Nurse Pinning
2019 Nurse Pinning
2022 Nurse Pinning
2023 Nurse Pinning
2024 Nurse Pinning
2025 60th Anniversary Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Please consider supporting the Class of 2026
I am pleased to share exciting news: 97% of 2025 graduating RNs and 92% of graduating PNs at our Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing passed the NCLEX!
Every one of these students received financial assistance to cover their licensure exam fees — thanks to the incredible generosity of Jane Shearer’s family and other dedicated donors.
We heard directly from our graduates that this support made a profound difference. It lifted the financial burden of paying for exams, gave them time to study, and allowed them to test earlier than they thought possible.
Today, we invite you — our valued nursing alumni — to join this impactful effort.
Every gift matters. If every alum gave just $20, we could ensure that our 2026 graduating nursing students receive the financial support they need to register for the NCLEX. Together, we can honor Jane Shearer’s legacy and expand this vital support for years to come.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to give back — and to uplift those who follow in your footsteps.
With gratitude,
Dr. Shaffer
Help a Nursing Student Take the NCLEX Exam
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, fourth from left, joined Joy Borrero, PhD, RN and Academic Chair-Nursing Michael J. Grant Campus, center, and John Durso, president of the RWDSU in thanking Suffolk County Community College student nurses who volunteered to help vaccinate eligible residents at the College’s Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood.
2/1/21 Suffolk County Executive Thanks Nursing Students for Vaccination Help. Read more online.
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