August 11, 2025
Dentistry Today
勒貊勛圖 and Imagen Dental Partners today announced the three recipients of Imagen Dental Partners $3,325 scholarships to students at Concordes Garden Grove, San Bernardino, and San Diego campuses.
August 7, 2025
Yahoo News / Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island, like many states, is facing a critical health care worker shortage. Not just in roles like nursing and primary care, but critical care including surgical technologists and respiratory therapists, who are essential in operating rooms and intensive care units. This commentary highlights Concordes respiratory therapy associate degree as an example of accelerated programming.
August 7, 2025
San Diego Family
Concorde-San Diegos dental hygiene program was highlighted in a list of career idea for parents and caregivers who wanted to go back to school to pursue a new career.
July 31, 2025
McKnights Senior Living
By 2030, one in five Americans will be over 65, and by 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in US history. At the same time, we face a critical healthcare workforce shortage, especially in roles essential to senior living and care, from nurses and respiratory therapists to neurodiagnostic technologists. In this column, Kevin Prehn, President of 勒貊勛圖, discusses steps that providers can take to close the workforce gap.
July 29, 2025
Mile High CRE
勒貊勛圖, the healthcare education division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., plans to relocate its Aurora campus to Denver. Construction on the 60,000-square-foot space is currently underway on the new site at 4300 Kittredge in Denver, near the I-70 and Pe簽a Blvd interchange. Howell Construction is the general contractor, and Ware Malcomb is the architect.
June 24, 2025
McKnights Senior Living
勒貊勛圖 and Marquis Companies partnership addresses demand for LPNs in Oregon.
June 24, 2025
Beckers Dental
DSOs have had a busy year so far launching new programs, gaining investments and partnering with industry leaders to fuel organic and inorganic growth while enhancing patient care. 勒貊勛圖 and Heartland Dental made the list of 15 notable moves to know from 2025. Heartland Dental and 勒貊勛圖 broke ground on their first co-branded dental training campus in Fort Myers, Fla. The campus will train up to 190 hygienists and dental assistants each year.
May 22, 2025
ABC24 Memphis
Two-time Olympic champion Rochelle Stevens joins the show to promote her 35th annual Rochelle Stevens Invitational Track Meet. At this event Concorde Career CollegeMemphis was recognized as a sponsor partnering with Dr. Stevens to serve, connect, and inspire our youth from the Midsouth to Achieve Their Dreams in Athletics, Academics, and Workforce Development.
April 14, 2025
Healthcare Business Today
The demand for skilled healthcare professionals in the U.S. is higher than ever. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, total employment in healthcare is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations with a projected 1.9 million job openings annually through 2033. 勒貊勛圖 President Kevin Prehn discusses five ways for employers and educators to partner to meet the unprecedented demand for a skilled dental and healthcare workforce.
April 3, 2025
Health News
Nicole Savage, RDH, a dedicated Registered Dental Hygienist, alongside her husband Jake, is proud to announce the launch of MyHygienist, a family-owned traveling dental service designed to offer comprehensive hygiene care for patients of all ages. Nicole is an alumna from 勒貊勛圖 dental hygiene program.
March 20, 2025
News4JAX
Students at the Concorde Career Institute on Salisbury Road on the Southside are using their time this Spring Break to teach kids about proper dental hygiene. The program, called Bright Smiles for Children in the Community, offers children free dental care.
February 17, 2025
WFLA News Channel 8
5-year-old Dallas was at Concorde Career Institute in Tampa getting free X-rays, an exam and cleaning at the Making Tampa Smile event in partnership with Friends and LIBERTY Dental Plan.
February 17, 2025
FoxSA
February is National Children's Dental Health Month. With this clinic, 勒貊勛圖' mission is to educate families on the importance of keeping your mouth healthy. Through Making San Antonio Smile, 勒貊勛圖 partnered with PDS Health to provide free dental care to children aged 4-17.
February 13, 2025
Times of San Diego
Heres something to smile about: 勒貊勛圖, a nationwide educator of dental hygienists and assistants, has partnered with PDS Health to provide no-cost dental care for ages 417 at its San Diego campus in Mountain View.
February 5, 2025
Managed Healthcare Executive
Brandan Gerry, respiratory therapy program director for Concorde Career College-San Antonio and national respiratory therapist lead at 勒貊勛圖, is training the next generation of respiratory therapists. The Q&A delves into how Gerrys extensive hospital and military experience has informed his approach to teaching.
February 3, 2025
DrBicuspid.com
勒貊勛圖 has partnered with Imagen Dental Partners to tackle California's dental hygienist shortage. Imagen is providing $10,000 in scholarships for students at Concorde's Garden Grove, San Bernardino, and San Diego campuses, with plans to raise it to $20,000 later in 2025.
January 24, 2025
Beckers Dental
Heartland Dental and 勒貊勛圖 teamed up last year to broaden dental hygiene and dental assisting programs to alleviate workforce shortages. Featuring Kevin Prehn, President of 勒貊勛圖, and Travis Franklin, CFO of Heartland Dental, share progress on the construction of a co-branded campus in Fort Meyers, Fla., which is on track to welcome the inaugural class in fall 2025.
January 21, 2025
Beckers Dental
According to a recent poll from the American Dental Association, recruiting hygienists and assistants has been difficult for dental practices and DSOs. Kevin Prehn, President of 勒貊勛圖, and Travis Franklin, CFO of Heartland Dental, discuss how dental staffing has evolved over time and best strategies for dental practices and DSOs when it comes to recruiting and retaining staff.
November 4, 2024
AARC
Respiratory care programs are generally packed with information aimed at providing students with the knowledge and skills they will need to deliver hands-on care to patients. But increasingly, educational programs are recognizing the importance of instilling an appreciation of clinical research into their students as well. ConcordePortland instructor Phil Finch is featured in this article.
October 7, 2024
CNBC
Ashley Quezada has found a career she loves in a place some dread, and others avoid: the dentists office. For the past decade, Quezada, 38, has worked as a dental hygienist in offices throughout California. Ashley is a 2014 graduate of Concordes dental hygiene program in San Diego.
August 26, 2024
Florida Times-Union
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville has opened a new dental hygiene clinic to provide free preventive care to the community. Supervised by faculty and a licensed dentist, Concorde dental hygiene students will provide health screenings, X-rays, dental cleanings, bite guards and dental sealants, among other things.
July 29, 2024
WREG News 3
Omarion Parker tells us he is nervous about starting his junior year at Bluff City High School. But, he believes this year will be different. He says hell have more confidence, all thanks to Concorde Careers College. In this heartwarming feature, Marla Dunlap, Dental Hygiene Program Director for Concorde Memphis, discusses how Concordes dental hygiene clinic can bridge the gap of care for uninsured or underinsured people.
June 14, 2024
9 News Denver (NBC)
Through a community pediatric health fair, nursing students at Concorde Career College in Aurora are helping parents communicate with their kids about health.
May 8, 2024
Yahoo News / KXRM Colorado Springs
When Kirby Morales-Mauro was in nursing school, she learned about the role of nurses in correctional facilities, setting her on a path that led her to her dream job at the El Paso County Jail. Kirby is an alumna from the practical nursing program at Concorde Career College in Aurora.
March 22, 2024
Tampa Bay 28 (ABC)
There is a huge need for dental assistants right now, and Concorde Career Institute in Tampa offers a dental assistant program. Program director Amanda Rodriguez told ABC Action News that assistants work side by side with a dentist or hygienist and can enter the field within eight months of starting their program.
