Ambria College

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I would like to know if anyone has been in Ambria College for Nursing, and has graduated. They have a LPN to RN program in HoffmanEstates IL. And what is the cost?

I am in the LPN program the guy John is a salesman not a teacher he will tell you anything but you have to talk to the people in the finincial aid office to get to the meat. I say apply for WIA money, read the progarm carefully cuz if you fail or withdraw you will have to pay a new price if the tution has changed, the tution is 22k books not included. You cannot be late for class or clinical that will cause you to get kicked out, the instructors have a lot of nursing knowledge, and some are nice but strict, they do not take any BS from the students. I am learning a lot but I cannot remember all of it, I am afraid of what will be expected in my next class.

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The RN program at Ambria is rigorous. You have to study. If you don't have the time, do NOT apply. Ambria is a small private LPN school located in Hoffman Estates. The owner holds the information session because he wants to make sure that applicants get all the information they're looking for. John has no need to sell the program. The programs sells itself. It is the only LPN school with an LPN-TO-RN Bridge program with a proven track record of high NCLEX-PN pass rates. He believes about his school. He beams with pride as he mentions about his graduates who used to be on a wait list but are now on its RN program track. I like some posts I see on this site. They come from people who love nursing. But other posts come from people who see the glass half empty. They whine when they don't get what they want. When you read their posts, you may think they're giving you facts, but nothing could be further from the truth. Research many programs thoroughly. Look at many schools before making a decision. Go there and see their facilities. Observe. Ask questions. Don't rely on the internet alone and someone's opinion. Some of you may like or may not like Ambria. That's okay because we all have different preferences. But as for me. Ambria is second to none in LPN training in Illinois.

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Ambria is awesome, I will be graduating in December

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The RN program at Ambria is rigorous. You have to study. If you don't have the time, do NOT apply. Ambria is a small private LPN school located in Hoffman Estates. The owner holds the information session because he wants to make sure that applicants get all the information they're looking for. John has no need to sell the program. The programs sells itself. It is the only LPN school with an LPN-TO-RN Bridge program with a proven track record of high NCLEX-PN pass rates. He believes about his school. He beams with pride as he mentions about his graduates who used to be on a wait list but are now on its RN program track. I like some posts I see on this site. They come from people who love nursing. But other posts come from people who see the glass half empty. They whine when they don't get what they want. When you read their posts, you may think they're giving you facts, but nothing could be further from the truth. Research many programs thoroughly. Look at many schools before making a decision. Go there and see their facilities. Observe. Ask questions. Don't rely on the internet alone and someone's opinion. Some of you may like or may not like Ambria. That's okay because we all have different preferences. But as for me. Ambria is second to none in LPN training in Illinois.

So you did wind up going there! Aww..I'm happy for you! When did you start and when do you graduate? Hey, what are your guys' clinical sites.. just curious. I'm really glad you like it!! I really did like the school alot but I'm glad that I got into another program because my car stopped working and Ambria has no public transportation to get there from Chicago. =-/

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I started Aug 2010 and graduation is December 19 if there are no more complaints. Some of our clinical sites were Lexington healthcare, Norwegian hospital, kindred hospitals,& Roseland hospital. AMBRIA is a wonderful school and the instructors are wonderful. The owners Jon & nicole are wonderful.

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Hi sherese

glad to hear you made it to the end. was it hard, are the teacher hard or are they fair. It is hard to get a feel for some nursing teachers. I am almost finish with pharm, I am not looking forward to fundamentals i hear you cannot be late for class ,lab or clinical. I live on the southside and traffic can be badplus my baby daycare does not open til 6am . it is true the teacher will send you home from clinical if you are late?

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yes they do expect you to be on time and if you are late on test days,they take 15% off your test automatically and yes if you are late for clinicals they will send you home. my advice is to have your baby at daycare at 6am, and then head straight to school. as for clinicals do weekend clinicals if you can get help with the baby on the weekend or you might have to do evening clinicals. it can be hard w/kids but it can be done. you will be fine.

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what school are you at? do you like it?

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i agree with amtttherera, although ambria has a high passingrate or use to have a high passing rate make it your last resort, if you absolutely cannot find any other school. my advice for people looking to get more information regarding ambria isto talk to their students and "do not listen to anyone that works for them, orbelieve anything you read here. go to ambria but don't go on the days they havetheir info session because they normally schedule it on the days lesser students are there because of the fearof talking to the students and find out their true colors. i urge people whoare interested to go to this school to talk to their current students. my daughter goes to this school and heardhorrors on how students are being treated here, now i am on to them, doing myresearch these are the facts andopinions i have found out about ambria so far.

facts

1.the rn students are feeling cheated they were promised a student loan at thebeginning of the information before thesemester started. at the end of the first semester they were told by the ownerthat he never said such things, now this was after they have already spent over6000 dollars to finish the first semester and most of them felt it was to lateto turn back having already spent so much money.

2.they were promised they could test out onclasses which they have already done in ambria, they did for pharm to reelpeople in but changed their mind in the middle of second semester at this timestudents have already spent 11000 from their own pocket. to late to turn back?i think so. but let me correct that, they still offer a test out but added moretest. a series of different test to be done in one day. their own instructor even admitted it wasimpossible to pass it. the reason was because they found that the proposed testwas compromised. this was ati which they continue to sell and use as a tool todetermine competency as of today, in fact students who dont buy their ati modules cannot proceed to the next semester also they are selling ati set for 750 dollars while the ati company is selling it for 200. i willbe posting here again if there is in fact someone who passed this test as thereare i heard many smart people in the rn program, therefore someone should atleast pass.

3.just before the end of the second semester theywere asked to fill out admissions form "again" and were asked to leave thedates blank. suspicious? yes. although i think student who done so were stupidto comply.

4.as for the lpn program they only have 30something who applied this semester, very low than their usual number becauseof other more reliable and honestschools that are now open for lpn program. they are still the only private lpni think who offers fafsa so that's their advantage. frankly that's the onlything going for them.

opinions:

1.the quality of their education have greatlydeclined, this information is reflected on their nclex passing rate, which issurprising because they have added more work to students over the years butthese task had absolutely nothing to do with being a good nurse or passing thenclex. they got rid of very good instructors who have worked for them for manyyears and replaced them with lousy teachers who have no experience teaching andput them in demanding classes like medsurge

2.i think ambria should do something to boosetheir pr, cause they seem to be one of the most hated lpn program in illinoisas shown here and rip off reports. my advice to this school is work to gaintrust and relationshiop with their students. i mean if you plan a school picnicand nobody shows up that should have hinted something. maybe allow old studentsto have some coffee too when your handing them to potential "new" students infront of them. or, maybe allow them to bring coffee in class it could come inhandy when your working 80 hrs a week to pay for your expensive fees. littlechanges like this would be appreciated by students.

ive laid out fact and opinions if anyonehere needs information about this school i urge you to talk to their studentsand not them or advisors. i feel terrible for sending my daughter here.

for more victims of this school there aremany non profit student advocates available to offer free legal services. goodluck searching for schools.

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I am in the LPN program at Ambria. So far so good. I barely made it through pharm & Funda. By week 5 afer failing and gettin low score on my test I guess I learned to listen to my professors when they said you must read before class. I realized reading before class is a great help, at least I get a better understanding on what the professor is talking about. Nursing school is sooooooooooooo!!! F****in hard. The professors start off mean, ****** ,and evil, but they are doing there best to teach us, and many of us are not ready to be taught. I see the professors work hard to make sure we learn this stuff. Dec cannot get here fast enough. The adminstration is stupid they charge you $100.00 if you get caught eating food in the classroom. The school has a lot of cheating going on. It you get caught cheating you will be kicked out, if you are late for clinical you will be kicked out. I hate this school they are so F*****in strict.

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Hello, Babyolivia1.

How is Ambria since July? Have things improved for you? I am considering going to the school, but like many others have responded that the tuition is too freakin' high. Why? Any inside on the school would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and enjoy ur day!

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Ambria College of Nursing is not a bad school at all as I am seeing in the posts here. i am for a fact an old student of Ambria and aware of all these complaints and issues that I read. let me tell you straight that all of these allegations are not true. yes, the school is strict, has rules and policies. To me it is just a way to train students. Yes we are all working adults and we should learn to follow rules. The policies that Ambria imposes is to foster proper training habits, to become responsible nurses. We are handling lives of no less than human like us. There can be no room for errors or shortcuts. It was tough I must admit especially for a student who struggles to balance work and study and private life. But I am proud that Ambria though getting all these bad comments and write ups, they did not bend and just continued to do what is right. I am coming back anytime soon Ambria to continue with my RN program...I heard you will be having financial aid soon! Looking forward to that!

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