Looking for LPN school in Colorado

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I am looking for a LPN program in Colorado. I heard Emily Griffith has a great program but I want to later move into RN program. I also checked in Regis What do you think?

Specializes in Emergency, Pre-Op, PACU, OR.

This accreditation info is hard to keep up with.

I agree. I always check the accreditation status of a school on the accrediting agency's website as well, just to be sure...

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The main thing the look at for the entrance exam is the math score. My advice is to do all the online practice exams, but don't just do the problems. Instead make sure you fully understand the math principles that are being tested. For example, make sure you can easily work with fractions and decimals. It's not really that hard of a test as long as you brush up on these skills. It does not matter what you get on the other parts...math is the big one.

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It may be difficult to be accepted into Regis or CU with a 3.0 in pre-req's...not trying to discourage you, but the competition is very tough. I would apply, but in the meantime see if you can retake a couple of classes that you didn't do as well in so that you can bring your GPA up and be more competitive the next time if you don't get in. I have a friend that had 3.2 in pre-req's and applied 3 times to CU and couldn't get in...she retook 2 or 3 pre-req's for better grades and got in the next time. But wasted over a year by the time she applied 3 times, and THEN decided to retake those classes. I don't know a lot about DSN, but I have heard that it is very expensive and the graduates are having an extremely difficult time finding jobs...I mean, everyone pretty much is right now but it is even worse for them. Children's is not the only hospital that won't hire DSN grads. Bummer to spend that much money on an education and then not be able to find work. Good luck in whatever you decide!!

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Plastic Surgery.

I'm not totally sold on DSN, but my old college roommate graduated from CU Colorado Springs Beth-El nursing school, she now works at Saint Joseph's and said that she works with many DSN nurses. Therefore I don't know how much truth there is in "many hospitals not hiring DSN graduates". I have no doubt Children's prob doesn't, but it appears many area hospitals do. Perhaps it has more to do with the person up for the job than anything else.

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Plastic Surgery.

The Anschutz campus is beautiful, but the 4mile radius around the college is not a good neighborhood. I just left my job there in October to be an LPN in Boulder. For the few years I worked there, it was not uncommon to hear about students getting mugged or shootings around the neighborhoods. I am also a Colorado native and Aurora is pretty notorious for being a little rough. We always advised incoming students to really check out where they live, and if possible, for it to be beyond a 4 mile radius of campus. At orientation and interview days we told students the area is in "transition". Don't worry, it's getting way better but it's just not quite there yet.

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I'd be happy to discuss this with you over a private message! All I'll say publicly is that I'm in my first year and I have never experienced a school that was so disorganized and unencouraging.

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If you'd like to send me a private message, I'd be happy to discuss it with you there. :)

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PMed you :)

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Ok. I'm new to this page and not sure how to send a private message. My e-mail address is [email protected] if that is convenient.

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I'd like to know what the program is like at Morgan CC. If anyone has attended, please let me know. I'm interested in what the graduation rate is, what the teachers are like, etc. Thank you.

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An earlier Bio lab spot opened up so I registered for it. There is currently 3 spots available in the Saturday Stats class (as of the last time I checked). Should I drop my online class and get in the Sat. class? This will mean I'll be on campus on Sat. from 9am until 4pm. I'm a little worried about child care on a Saturday. But, I need to do well, and I'm a little worried about this stats class online as well. Thoughts?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Clinical Documentation Specialist.

JamieA0321,

You know my view of online classes and I love them. But, if you think classroom would work better for you then go for it! With the online freedom comes greater responsibility (hmm...isn't that a Thomas Jefferson quote or something?) - you know what I mean. :lol2:

If you take it online (even if you don't for that matter), we could check up on each other to see if we can help at all. Maybe sharing tips or helpful sites. I will be using "Elementary Stats - a brief version" by Allan Bluman. It has a formula card and data CD too.

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