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HCA Instructors

CESAR BALCE

Health Care Assistant (HCA)

Cesar possesses over 16 years of nursing experience in diverse healthcare settings including Acute Care, Assisted Living and Complex Care and is currently working with the health authority as a Nursing Supervisor in Community Care.  His extensive experience in the field is complemented by over 15 years as an HCA and LPN college instructor.

Cesar is passionate about sharing his knowledge and mentoring students as they metamorphize into highly skilled, competent, compassionate, and successful members of the healthcare community.

In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities, sports, music, arts, and of course travel.

Two of his favorite quotes are:

“They say the cost of education is high, consider the cost of ignorance!” Anon

“There’s no greater wisdom than kindness.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Success Story

Program: ESL / HCA Drake Medox College helped me to achieve my main goal – to become a Healthcare Assistant. They helped me also to become more confident in aspects of speaking and understanding. The ESL-HCA Program at Drake Medox College is the best study program I’ve been to. My Instructors were very supportive. My first impression of the ESL Program was “same old basic English again,” but I was wrong. I thought I didn’t need it because I can speak English. The ESL classes helped me to know how to pronounce properly, use proper grammar and even to create a formal paragraph. The important thing that the ESL Program did for me is to boost my confidence and to mold me into “a chocolate diamond” as Ate Myrine always says. The ESL-HCA Program is worth it and I enjoyed every class I attended. In several months I developed as an open-minded person, a knowledgeable student, a passionate Healthcare practitioner and a fluent user of the English language. As I move toward my new career, the ESL Program contributed a big part to my future work because I have learned how to be a good listener, a good reader and a good communicator. Indeed, I have become “ a diamond.” I am very thankful to Drake Medox College and my supportive Instructors for helping me along the way!

~ Jeanne Parilla ESL - HCA