Everest Nursing school issues

true! er j

the other programs are simple programs that you can get anywhere else for a cheap price!
such as a community college!

They may be training you for three different jobs, but you'll have to hold down three different jobs (all at the same time ) to be able to pay off the student loans after you graduate! $14K for a PCT program?? That's highway robbery!

Most community colleges and technical high schools in Florida offer PCT programs, for a grand or less.

Thanks; we've decided Everest is a school to be avoided at all costs.

I've located about 6 in my bi-county area alone. Unfortunately none of them offer night programs.

I hear ya; I am a single mother and I struggle finding programs that fit with my schedule.

Which I suspect is why a lot of single mothers go to Everest. The flexible schedule.

Ok so here goes.......I just moved back here recently from out of state. The school I went to there was VERY expensive ($40,000 for a 2 yr clinical med asst associate degree) now here I am back in Fl and couldn't decide which school to go to. After many hours of exhaustive research I decided on Atlantic Tech (sister to Sheridan and McFatter) to get my certificate for LPN. While I'm not happy with it being a certificate program I plan to bridge to RN through BC after I graduate and pass boards. The TOTAL cost through Atlantic Tech for my program is almost $5,000 which includes our classes, books, student fees, immunizations, physical, background, and drug tests. This to me is a very resonable price and the hours are great for me. I will be going nights mon-thur from 2-10:15. This works since I am a single mother to 2 daughters and if they get sick I have noone to watch them during the day. As far as clinicals go we start the 2nd month of school going to nursing homes, hospitals etc....and we (from what I understand) get more responsibilities as far as patient care goes as we progress. You have to have at least a 70% to go on to the next semester which isn't that bad. So with all this being said I don't understand why "single moms or low income individuals" would go to a school that is going to charge you what 9 times as much. I understand you get a degree as opposed to a certificate and a RN as opposed to an LPN but the credits don't transfer and their "pass rate" so far stinks. I understand their new but I wouldn't go for it. Why not wait the 9 weeks that it takes for Sheridan, McFatter, or Atlantic Tech to start another semester?

I absolutely agree with you. If I had my choice it would be Atlantic, Sheridan, or McFatter. Those schools are the best in Broward County for vocational training. But here are some reasons I can see for someone not to do what you did.

1) The LPN program can be risky. Some people can't keep up and don't make it. I thought about trying for an LPN program but after reading this website and hearing all the stories of how hard any LPN course is and how many students drop out, I decided to pass. At my age I just can't afford to risk investing my time in a training program I might not be able to complete.

2) To the best of my knowledge the LPN program is one of the very few programs you can find at those 3 sister schools with a flexible schedule. Most of their programs are fulltime in the daytime and for many of us that is just not a feasible option.

3) Schools like Everest will let you in with little fuss. The sister schools want you to present all of this documentation and take placement tests. I think the placement tests scare some people off.

very true.