Graduated from The Center for Allied Health & Nursing Education Tampa

Nurse Rodriguez, LPN · Jul 29, 2012

OMG! CONGRATULATIONS!!! thats great i am on my 2nd quarter and pharmacology and funds are getting the best of me lol... but im determined.. congratulations, im sure u will do great on your NCLEX

Love78 · Jul 29, 2012

Pharmacology was the hardest class for me. I had *** teaching it and she was really good. On the 3rd qrt Each class is 4 weeks and is very intense. I had no life...but the 4th qrt was the best, it was more of a review and things started to make sense. Hang in there Nursing Pride, time will fly by really fast after the second qrt..

Nurse Rodriguez, LPN · Jul 29, 2012

thank you very much...im trying to stay focus...

misscriss90 · Jul 30, 2012

Congrats and good luck on your NCLEX!!

Diana814 · Jul 30, 2012

Congrats....I am in the midst of completing my second semester now in my Practical Nursing program here in Chicago.......I am so looking forward to my third semester beginning and learning a lot more about nursing........Stay strong and focus!!!!!!!!!

atropine12 · Nov 14, 2012

I'm so excited! Passed my exit exam on the second try and now I'm studying for the PN-NCLEX. It's been a tough year but it feels so good to finally graduate from the LPN program. I love the school and I'm planning to attend their RN program in November. They make it hard for the students but is all worth it. Congratulation to all those students that completed the program!

Congrat's on your hard work, I'm sure you will do fine on your PN-NCLEX!! Now (not to blow your hi) that you will be working as a nurse you will prob. consider going back at some point for your RN. If you do choose to do this you can do a transition program (LPN to RN), as I'm sure your aware of, there is a LPN to RN at Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education or C.A.N. If you decide to do this, I would strongly consider not going to C.A.N., c\o the fact that they have a long way to go in getting there act together in providing a good transition program.

I say this because I'm a student in the LPN to RN program at C.A.N.. My class and myself where told (when we interviewed for the program) that it was a Monday through Thursday program. Now out of the blue are told that we have a class on Friday. The class ahead of us have had the same problem as well. We are starting a new semester and we have been there for two days and they still haven't told us anything about the extra day they are making everybody go to.

Mostly everybody has jobs as nurses and work on Friday through Sunday as well as certain days of the week. It is sort of hard to plan a schedule around school when you do not even know the class times. A lot of people will not be able to continue on and will have to go for an extra three months just for one class. Some of the management have the mentality (even though the whole class had a concern) of " "just deal with it".

The transition class is a joke and does nothing to prepare you for the differences between the roles of an RN and of an LPN. The only thing it does do is give you a headache because the exams they give you have nothing to do with what is being talked about in the class. Don't get me wrong, there are great instructors at the campus, but when one class can change the whole course of your college plan (time, money, and over all life plan) it sets a really bad tempo in the class. Even when enough people go to administration and complain about the class (transition LPN to RN) it just gets blown off.

The school sounds attractive from the outside in regards to how long it will take to complete and other various things, but on the inside it is a whole diffferent story. For the money that you will spend (that I spend) you would expect a little more help and empathy. A lot of people are changing programs and are changing there finacial aid, so as to not use any more of it at C.A.N.. \

Also on a final note, they will tell you that your credits are transferible if you want to go on for your BSN (which by the way is what most hospitals are going to want nurses to have in the next couple of years) but in fact they gave us a list of the different schools that except our credits. The list had six schools in the entire country on it. I knew this going into the program, I'm just giving you a heads up as well as anybody else who is reading this. The total cost is around $26,000.00 as well.

I will be starting a different program in the next couple of weeks, I wish I would have not wasted the last three and a half months with five classes that I cannot use anywhere. I should tell you another important item as well. They will not give you any credit for prior college courses. If you want to get credit for them you have to pay around $50.00 to $100.00 dollars to challenge the course by taking a test on the course you already passed. The test is also meant to be almost impossible to pass. You in fact are taking a test about the entire course you have already taken over a college semester.

I have all of my prerequisites complete from St. Petersburgh college. I gave them my transcripts and received no credit for them. The only way I would have received credit is if I challenged all of them. So that would have cost (for their requirements) over $1000.00 dollars and I would have had to pass thier tests as well. People in the school have different degrees that they will not give any credit for.

So at this point you may get the impression that I do not like the program. It may have been good for your LPN, but I would really tell you to check out another school for you RN. It's not worth the money and time for so many of the bad things that come along with this program.=====================================================================

Love78 · Nov 17, 2012

Congrat's on your hard work, I'm sure you will do fine on your PN-NCLEX!! Now (not to blow your hi) that you will be working as a nurse you will prob. consider going back at some point for your RN. If you do choose to do this you can do a transition program (LPN to RN), as I'm sure your aware of, there is a LPN to RN at Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education or C.A.N. If you decide to do this, I would strongly consider not going to C.A.N., c\o the fact that they have a long way to go in getting there act together in providing a good transition program.
I say this because I'm a student in the LPN to RN program at C.A.N.. My class and myself where told (when we interviewed for the program) that it was a Monday through Thursday program. Now out of the blue are told that we have a class on Friday. The class ahead of us have had the same problem as well. We are starting a new semester and we have been there for two days and they still haven't told us anything about the extra day they are making everybody go to.
Mostly everybody has jobs as nurses and work on Friday through Sunday as well as certain days of the week. It is sort of hard to plan a schedule around school when you do not even know the class times. A lot of people will not be able to continue on and will have to go for an extra three months just for one class. Some of the management have the mentality (even though the whole class had a concern) of " "just deal with it".
The transition class is a joke and does nothing to prepare you for the differences between the roles of an RN and of an LPN. The only thing it does do is give you a headache because the exams they give you have nothing to do with what is being talked about in the class. Don't get me wrong, there are great instructors at the campus, but when one class can change the whole course of your college plan (time, money, and over all life plan) it sets a really bad tempo in the class. Even when enough people go to administration and complain about the class (transition LPN to RN) it just gets blown off.
The school sounds attractive from the outside in regards to how long it will take to complete and other various things, but on the inside it is a whole diffferent story. For the money that you will spend (that I spend) you would expect a little more help and empathy. A lot of people are changing programs and are changing there finacial aid, so as to not use any more of it at C.A.N.. \
Also on a final note, they will tell you that your credits are transferible if you want to go on for your BSN (which by the way is what most hospitals are going to want nurses to have in the next couple of years) but in fact they gave us a list of the different schools that except our credits. The list had six schools in the entire country on it. I knew this going into the program, I'm just giving you a heads up as well as anybody else who is reading this. The total cost is around $26,000.00 as well.
I will be starting a different program in the next couple of weeks, I wish I would have not wasted the last three and a half months with five classes that I cannot use anywhere. I should tell you another important item as well. They will not give you any credit for prior college courses. If you want to get credit for them you have to pay around $50.00 to $100.00 dollars to challenge the course by taking a test on the course you already passed. The test is also meant to be almost impossible to pass. You in fact are taking a test about the entire course you have already taken over a college semester.
I have all of my prerequisites complete from St. Petersburgh college. I gave them my transcripts and received no credit for them. The only way I would have received credit is if I challenged all of them. So that would have cost (for their requirements) over $1000.00 dollars and I would have had to pass thier tests as well. People in the school have different degrees that they will not give any credit for.
So at this point you may get the impression that I do not like the program. It may have been good for your LPN, but I would really tell you to check out another school for you RN. It's not worth the money and time for so many of the bad things that come along with this program.=====================================================================

Thanks for all the information. I decided not to go to CAN for my RN. I have all my prereqs and as you said they won't take them. I'm looking to get in to Rasmussen. I have to take the TEAS in December. They told me they will take 74 of my credits all I have to complete is 44 more credits. I started working as a LPN and not knowing my schedule will be an issue. Every time I asked them about the schedule they couldn't give me a straight answer. With Rasmussen there's no Friday class. Sorry you wasted your time and money. Do you know where you are going to attend?

moving.on · Nov 19, 2012

Congrat's on your hard work, I'm sure you will do fine on your PN-NCLEX!! Now (not to blow your hi) that you will be working as a nurse you will prob. consider going back at some point for your RN. If you do choose to do this you can do a transition program (LPN to RN), as I'm sure your aware of, there is a LPN to RN at Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education or C.A.N. If you decide to do this, I would strongly consider not going to C.A.N., c\o the fact that they have a long way to go in getting there act together in providing a good transition program.
I say this because I'm a student in the LPN to RN program at C.A.N.. My class and myself where told (when we interviewed for the program) that it was a Monday through Thursday program. Now out of the blue are told that we have a class on Friday. The class ahead of us have had the same problem as well. We are starting a new semester and we have been there for two days and they still haven't told us anything about the extra day they are making everybody go to.
Mostly everybody has jobs as nurses and work on Friday through Sunday as well as certain days of the week. It is sort of hard to plan a schedule around school when you do not even know the class times. A lot of people will not be able to continue on and will have to go for an extra three months just for one class. Some of the management have the mentality (even though the whole class had a concern) of " "just deal with it".
The transition class is a joke and does nothing to prepare you for the differences between the roles of an RN and of an LPN. The only thing it does do is give you a headache because the exams they give you have nothing to do with what is being talked about in the class. Don't get me wrong, there are great instructors at the campus, but when one class can change the whole course of your college plan (time, money, and over all life plan) it sets a really bad tempo in the class. Even when enough people go to administration and complain about the class (transition LPN to RN) it just gets blown off.
The school sounds attractive from the outside in regards to how long it will take to complete and other various things, but on the inside it is a whole diffferent story. For the money that you will spend (that I spend) you would expect a little more help and empathy. A lot of people are changing programs and are changing there finacial aid, so as to not use any more of it at C.A.N.. \
Also on a final note, they will tell you that your credits are transferible if you want to go on for your BSN (which by the way is what most hospitals are going to want nurses to have in the next couple of years) but in fact they gave us a list of the different schools that except our credits. The list had six schools in the entire country on it. I knew this going into the program, I'm just giving you a heads up as well as anybody else who is reading this. The total cost is around $26,000.00 as well.
I will be starting a different program in the next couple of weeks, I wish I would have not wasted the last three and a half months with five classes that I cannot use anywhere. I should tell you another important item as well. They will not give you any credit for prior college courses. If you want to get credit for them you have to pay around $50.00 to $100.00 dollars to challenge the course by taking a test on the course you already passed. The test is also meant to be almost impossible to pass. You in fact are taking a test about the entire course you have already taken over a college semester.
I have all of my prerequisites complete from St. Petersburgh college. I gave them my transcripts and received no credit for them. The only way I would have received credit is if I challenged all of them. So that would have cost (for their requirements) over $1000.00 dollars and I would have had to pass thier tests as well. People in the school have different degrees that they will not give any credit for.
So at this point you may get the impression that I do not like the program. It may have been good for your LPN, but I would really tell you to check out another school for you RN. It's not worth the money and time for so many of the bad things that come along with this program.=====================================================================

Thank you so much for this honest reply! I have been trying to decide if I should go to this school or continue where I am now. I am working on my pre-reqs and will hopefully start in 2014... seemed like such a long way away so I was looking into this school. I always research before I decide and you helped allot! THANK YOU!!!!