Eastern Center For Arts And Technology Has New Health Instructor

WILLOW GROVE, PA — Eastern Center for Arts and Technology has a new allied health instructor.

Allison Latzo recently became the second allied health instructor at the Willow Grove-based technical institution, coming into her role as the allied health program expands into two sections in order to provide greater opportunities for eastern Montgomery County students to prepare for healthcare careers, according to information found on Eastern’s website.

“I am looking forward to helping EASTERN expand their Allied Health program this school year,” Latzo said in a statement. “Coming out of a global pandemic, these students understand the importance of a career in healthcare. I am excited about this opportunity to teach and guide our future healthcare providers.”

The allied health program, open to students in their senior year only, is a one-year program providing what the school says is “rigorous academic preparation” for those college-bound students preparing for a healthcare career.

Students who participate are offered the opportunity to job shadow healthcare professionals, and they could potentially earn college credits at Montgomery County Community College for their participation in the program, as well as obtain a reduced tuition rate, according to Eastern.

According to a bio provided by Eastern, Latzo has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Villanova and a science in nursing master’s degree from West Chester University.

Latzo also possesses a vocational 1 certification from Temple University and is an approved dual enrollment instructor with the Montgomery County Community College, according to the school.

Latzo’s bio says she has also worked as school nurse, as a Registered Nurse, and she has taught high school students in healthcare-related and technical programs in both Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a half-day career and technical school serving the eastern part of Montgomery County. It is open to students from Lower Moreland, Abington, Cheltenham, Upper Dublin, Upper Moreland, Hatboro, Horsham, Jenkintown and Springfield, according to Amy Shields, who has served as marketing and recruitment coordinator for the past 14 years.

Shields said that Eastern offers 15 career related programs for students, each of which run 2 hours and 45 minutes per school day. The campus is located on Terwood Road in the Willow Grove section of Upper Moreland Township.