10/30/2026
By day, McKenzie worked as a CNA. By night, she was a nursing student at NWTC Marinette, all while wage garnishments from past college debt took a bite out of every paycheck. Tuition, books, gas, uniforms: finishing school looked almost impossible.
Then she connected with our WIOA program. With her case manager Megan in her corner, McKenzie received tuition assistance, book vouchers, mileage reimbursement, uniforms, and help with her NCLEX and RN licensure fees.
Funding may have opened the door, but McKenzie walked through it. 👏
She graduated from the Associate Degree Nursing program, passed the NCLEX-RN, and earned her Wisconsin RN license. She’s now a full-time Emergency Department Registered Nurse at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, nearly doubling her earnings and building the stable future she worked so hard for.
Congratulations, McKenzie! We are so proud of you! 🎉
Read her full story here: https://fsc-corp.org/she-never-gave-up-on-nursing-mckenzies-story-of-determination/