Concorde LPN program

Dont have him do it Concorde is really really bad!!! If he wants to do his LPN NJC has not wait and is also a 1+1 program so he could go right into his RN afterward. Unless he never wants to go on for his RN without jumping thou tons of hoops and he would still have to do the pre reqs for his RN. Also it is a 1/3 of the cost of Concorde.

The last time I heard Concorde is 26K+ for LPN. I know A LOT about their program PM if you have any questions

Also keep in mind that Concorde is not regionally accredited, which can cause obstacles for your son should he ever want to continue his education.

He should look into Platt. That will get him a BSN and they have candidate status for NLN accreditation.

I had a coworker that went to Concorde, she said she didn't like the program and is heavily in debt from it.

Run, do not walk, as far away from Concorde as you can. I went there for one quarter of the LPN program and it was like being in Hades: Horrible, slanderous, racist and disruptive classmates (which nothing was done about, ever), psycho teachers (seriously), high turnover rates with all faculty/employees, astronomical tuition (right now the LPN program is sitting at $28,000) that they make you have paid for up front -- pell grants, state grants and federal student loans will not cover it all == and if you can't come up with the rest somehow, they expect you to pay them huge sums monthly, out of pocket, until it's covered; sub-par education, old lab supplies and much more... If you quit the program, like I did (because I was near an emotional breakdown from the awful stress of that place and the negative enrvironment, with chronic illness on top of that), they will "prorate" your tuition and try to make you pay them back for the subsequent quarters of the program which you would have attended... and I am not talking about paying back a Federal Loan (which is, of course, a given), Concorde expects money to be paid to them. I finally got that written off because I am disabled now and there was no way I could pay them, and furthermore, how could I owe them money for classes that I didn't take? Nonetheless, before that got straightened out, I had someone from their collections office calling me every day, and got a hit on my credit score due to that. Nothing was ever done about very rude comments or disruptions in the middle of class lessons (from other classmates), cheating on tests, and talking on Bluetooth cell phone devices during class, among other things...

I could go on and on... the things I experienced were only during the first quarter of the program, so I don't know how the rest of the program would have gone education-wise. A classmate of mine, who finished the program, told me it was just as bad all the way through. She told me that she had only 2 decent teachers. The help and "job placement assistance" that Concorde promises to graduates of their programs is not help at all. My friend has tried for help through their "job placement assistance" and gotten no assistance, not even help with her resume or preparing for interviews. As far as I know, she still doesn't have a job yet.

If anyone wants to know anything else about my experiences at Concorde, please feel free to private message me. I am not meaning to sound bitter or whiny by sharing this information; I just want to get the truth out. These are hard times for everyone and I would hate to see someone else pay almost $30,000 to go through all that. Best of luck to you all and I hope you all find the right school for your needs!

Coloradogrl, where is NJC and what prereqs are there to get into the lpn program? I am currently at frcc but am looking for a faster route. Thanks.