Kaplan College LPN course in Vista

liberty_bell · Apr 14, 2009

K,

So I met with someone from there so if anyone in the San Diego area is interested here goes. The LPN program from Kaplan College at the Vista campus is 51 weeks, just shy of a year. Thet have classes that start evrey June, OCT ( I think also Feb)

The tuition includes everything..books,uniforms, etc...the only think you pay for is 95 registration fee, backround check and cpr certification..

You need NO medical experience to start and NO pre reqs done...you can start with just a high school diploms, health check, shots and you need a CPR certification. The entire tuition is around 30k........

Hope this helps anyone who is thinking of going!!!!

liberty_bell · Apr 14, 2009

Oh and also class is Mon-Fri 8-4

Shijo, BSN, RN · Apr 29, 2009

hello. I went to Kaplan's LVN class in vista and just finished up this past feb. Everything you said is right except for the hours. when your in lecture it goes from 8-2 usually, never any later than 3. for clinicals it's 7-3. are you going to enroll in the june class?

liberty_bell · May 1, 2009

Ms. Hanson,

Hi and thanks for your post! I've been waiting for someone who went to post :)

I am going to start in October. Both of my kids will be in school then so it's a great time to start. How did you think the program was overall? And as far as homework, how much would you say you had to do on an average night? Where are clinicals and when do you start them?

Shijo, BSN, RN · May 1, 2009

There really isn't homework. Every lecture there's a test from the previous lecture. So as far as homework it's just to study. Some subjects are harder than others so really how much you study everynight will vary. The test starts right at 8am everyday. If you're late you have to take the test after school and get 5% off. But they usually grade the test immediately so you don't have to worry about the results. The tests really aren't bad, especially because getting the lecture the day before keeps the information fresh. Clinicals there's usually some project or care plan but there's plenty of time to finish those. I think the first five weeks were just lecture but I could be a little off on how long. then you have 6 weeks clinical. with clinical weeks you will have 3 days clinical 2 days classroom. after that clinical you have another 5 weeks classroom only. then the rest of the year you have clinicals. the clinical sites go 6 weeks while you're "freshman", two 8 week clinicals while your "jrs" then two 4 week and one 8 week while you're "srs" All the clinicals are in SNFs with the exception of one 4 week clinical that's with peds. I think a lot of the other LVN programs in the community colleges around here are suppose to be better programs but the wait list was too much for me. Maric/Kaplan got the job done and I did learn a lot there. Especially in clinicals, volunteer and that's where you really learn!

damagedsiren · Jul 22, 2009

I'm trying to get as much info on Kaplan from people who went there because I'm trying to decide if i should commute to Irvine and go to a school in Orange County. I'm just wondering from people who completed Kaplan was it an overall good experience and the ability to find jobs. I would love to do ROP but i have restrictions and limits because i'm doing it through a provider list and am limited to who is listed.