MCC Daily Tribune
MCC Proud: Department Profiles - Healthcare Programs at the Downtown Campus
MCC is a large, diverse community of employees and students who work and learn across different buildings and departments. Some you may know about, some you may not. To bring us all together and strengthen our connection within our entire MCC community, we wanted to expand our MCC Proud series of employee and student profiles to include department profiles. We have so many great people doing great work, and we want to recognize YOU.
We begin with our Healthcare Programs Department at the Downtown Campus with the help of Julianna Frisch, the Healthcare Programs Director.
Veronica: What does your department do?
Julianna: The Healthcare Programs department's primary role is to deliver the Certified Nurse Assistant Program and the Licensed Practical Nurse Program at the Downtown Campus. The department also supports recruitment initiatives for the FWD Center and the Corporate College, and serves as an ambassador for all MCC Health-Related Programs.
Veronica: How many people are in your department?
Julianna: Seven full-time and 11 part-time employees
Veronica: What do you want people to know about your department?
Julianna: The CNA program, established in 2019, consists of 90 hours of classroom and skills lab and 30 hours of clinical, and is accredited by the NYS Department of Education, Office of Professions, in partnership with the Department of Health. The program has trained over 3,000 CNAs in support of more than 20 long-term care facilities locally.
The LPN Program, established in 2022, is accredited by the NYS Department of Education, Office of Professions. The program is 1100 hours completed over 12 months and offers a day and evening cohort annually. We have graduated 6 cohorts, have 3 cohorts in progress, and will be recruiting for our 10th cohort, which will begin classes in Fall 2026.
We have a strong partnership with the MCC Nursing department, collaborating on many initiatives, including recruitment and professional development for our staff, and we are advocates for all MCC Health-Related Programs.
Veronica: What accomplishments are you most proud of?
Julianna: We directly help solve the healthcare crisis in our community by providing training for in-demand careers. We directly support students, many of whom take their first step toward a career in healthcare, by providing guidance to continue their career ladder through the many healthcare training opportunities the College offers. In addition, we have exceeded program accreditation standards of 80% pass rates for Prometric (CNA) and NCLEX (LPN) certification exams.
Veronica: What is something people would be surprised to know about your department?
Julianna: Our department has four MCC Alumni! Two of our staff members currently work additional assignments in other MCC departments (Hospitality and Athletics) and three staff members have previously worked in other departments (Admissions, Student Services, and the President's Division)! WE ARE MCC!!
Veronica: If your department had a mascot, what would it be?
Julianna: Tiberius in scrubs – of course!
Image Caption: A group from the Healthcare Programs department smiling while holding small healthcare-related props.
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Veronica Chiesi Brown
Community Relations
04/27/2026