Winning at Life with EVCC Training

Natasha Henderson first became acquainted with Eastern Virginia Career College in 2015 (then named Career Training Solutions) and enrolled into the Esthetics Program. She had initially wanted to take the Massage Therapy Program, but a cohort was not scheduled to form again for a few more months; she was eager to change her life’s direction immediately.

Henderson remembers thinking, “I knew myself well enough that if I had waited to start the class, I would talk myself out of it. I was 34 years old and had a son about to start grade school. I wanted to take that small daily free time opportunity to do something with my life in terms of a career.”

She graduated the Esthetics Program in 2016 at the top of her class and recalls, “It was challenging to learn how to effectively juggle a child, a husband, and college—but I did it! It may have been the best time management training I’ll ever get. Next, I spent two years working in my field and loved it so much that I opened my own Spa in the second year.”

EVCC kept in contact with Henderson, as they endeavor to do with all alumni, and invited her to teach Esthetics at the college. “I loved my experience as a student there so much that I jumped at that opportunity,” she says.

Henderson believes she would not have managed to graduate without the support of her new family of instructors, coworkers, and classmates who encouraged her to keep pushing forward when life got overwhelming.

She says, “I look forward to where my dual licenses will take me in life and who knows, maybe I will have the ‘insane’ notion to go for another diploma. The Master Esthetics Program is calling my name next. After all, I know that if I could complete a challenging course not once—but twice—during a very challenging time in my life; surely I can do it again, and that would triple the opportunities in my professional career.”

EVCC’s Career Services Department is available to assist all graduates who have successfully completed their program of study. To learn more about the college, visit EVCC.EDU and speak with our team during business hours at (540) 373-2200. Keep updated on Facebook @EVCC.EDU.