RN who graduated from Concorde Career College

U.S.A. Colorado

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I was hoping someone could shed some light on Concorde Career College. I really want to go to nursing school at the local community college but I'm a little frustrated with all the pre reqs and the waiting list. If I go the community college way, I'm looking at 1.5-2 years of pre reqs, since I will be working full time, and then I have the two year nursing program. If I go to school at Concorde, all I have to do is complete the 15 month program and then I'm a nurse :) I just have some concerns with the education that is provided and if hospitals hire graduates from Concorde. I appreciate everyone's time and response.

Thanks !!!

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
denverdude said:
Hi all, couldn't help but offer my two cents. I hire nurses (RN myself as well) and just wanted to add that, with this economy (at least in Denver), there is a huge nursing shortage. Part of that is from our legalized marijuana here, granted, but, i have so many openings for RNs it is hard to keep up. Whether you go to Concorde or Harvard doesn't matter at all as long as you have a clean license and can interview well.

Interesting. I'm a hiring manager as well, and I have encountered no such shortage.

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Specializes in ICU + Infection Prevention.
denverdude said:
Hi all, couldn't help but offer my two cents. I hire nurses (RN myself as well) and just wanted to add that, with this economy (at least in Denver), there is a huge nursing shortage. Part of that is from our legalized marijuana here, granted, but, i have so many openings for RNs it is hard to keep up. Whether you go to Concorde or Harvard doesn't matter at all as long as you have a clean license and can interview well.

Nobody in the entire state of Colorado thinks there is a nursing shortage... except you.

Interesting that you joined just to post in this thread... do you work for Concorde or do you work for a nursing home that just can't retain employees?

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denverdude said:
Whether you go to Concorde or Harvard doesn't matter at all as long as you have a clean license and can interview well.

In your opinion, that is ...

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Thank you for this!! I'm going to concorde for nursing

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Thanks for all your feedback! I will NOT be joining CONCORDE!!!

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No it's not to good to be true the community college route is a joke and a ploy to get people to spend extra money a nurse does not need all the prerequisites that a community college makes you take it's ridiculous the way the whole education system is set up

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Don't go the community college way that's ridiculous at the amount of time and money you pay nurses don't need all those prereqs

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Is anyone looking to go to Concorde in Denver in July 2017?? I have goals to be a BSN and possibly MSN, but I just lost my fulltime job. So with that being said I want to start my nursing career very soon since I'm 44!! . Do you think its possible to go to Concorde for LPN and keep adding on to my degree?

Thanks Everyone

Ryan

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I was thinking of Concorde in Denver, but I know I want to continue on to my ADN and possibly BSN. I was curious have you done that?? OR have you looked into it and It is not hard to do?? I just don't want to have to recreate the wheel when I go back for RN. Also was it to hard to work during the school?

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Awesome Thank you for the info!!! I have been thinking of the LPN program at Concorde but nervous on the cost and then they lost the RN program but are working on getting it back. My ultimate goal is to work on a Med/Surg floor probably. So I really want to go to hospital setting and do 3 12's ! Is it possible do you know to do 12hr shifts as an LPN?? Concorde's cost for LPN just went up the advisor told me its now $29K!!!! I see PIMA Medical Institute is starting LPN this Dec for $25K

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Ryandoug72 said:
Awesome Thank you for the info!!! I have been thinking of the LPN program at Concorde but nervous on the cost and then they lost the RN program but are working on getting it back. My ultimate goal is to work on a Med/Surg floor probably. So I really want to go to hospital setting and do 3 12's ! Is it possible do you know to do 12hr shifts as an LPN?? Concorde's cost for LPN just went up the advisor told me its now $29K!!!! I see PIMA Medical Institute is starting LPN this Dec for $25K

So I would say do Emily Griffith or something like that for LPN. You could work 3 12's, certainly, but not at a hospital. I don't know of any hospitals in Colorado who still have LPNs. I went on to get my BSN and I now have my MSN underway. I have been doing Med Surg for 2 years now. All that started thanks to Concorde.

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I would love to go to Emily, but its always full its extremely competitive .. UGH I just really don't want to wait anymore to finish the ADN before getting into the field. When you did you BSN did you have to take a bunch on prereq's since Concorde is only Regionally accredited. Not ACEN . I'm jus trying to make the right decision I just know I don't want to be a CNA much longer its hard work and its only paying me $13.22 unless I work weekends or nights I get a little more. I also don't want to stop at LPN so need to make sure its not to crazy to get into programs. AWESOME FOR you getting your MSN!!!! That's Amazing!! I want to do that as well but it seems so far away and I'm already 45. Thank you for your time and information its truly appreciated

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