Anybody Else Doing Howard CC's Accelerated RN Program Starting May 2009?

It's a fantastic program in that it's one of the only ones around that allows you to complete your entire RN in just 14 months and you don't even need a bachelor's degree to get in. Also, graduates of the program have remarkably high NCLEX pass rates -- I believe that, in several of the last 5 years, the accelerated program graduates have had 100% pass rates.

The program does, however, require all prereqs to be completed up front and it's got more prereqs that most other RN programs (Chemistry, etc., which aren't required for the AACC program)

Definitely worth looking into if you want to pursue the ADN route!

Good to hear from someone who's completed the program. Yep, you're absolutely right -- preference is definitely given to in-county students, but they also have a rolling admission option: if you get 15 'points' and finish all prereqs before the application deadline, you're in. Points are accumulated by:

-Having any bachelor's degree (5 points)
-Science GPA: 4.0 (20 points), 3.75-3.99 (10 points), 3.5-3.74 (5 points), 3.25-3.49 (2 points)
-Overall GPA: 4.0 4.0 (20 points), 3.75-3.99 (10 points), 3.5-3.74 (5 points), 3.25-3.49 (2 points)

So you've got to carry a minimum science GPA of 3.75 and a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 (or vice versa) unless you've already got a bachelor's degree in another field. For most people, this essentially means one 'B' in one science class and one 'B' in another prerequisite. Since I'm not a HoCo resident, I was able to get in (with a tremendous amount of effort) by holding a 4.0 throughout all of my prereqs.

To Koala_Bear: I appreciate your comments and I'm glad to hear that the teaching staff was supportive... I was also surprised that they extended it to 14 months. It was just within the last year or two that they did that-- I suppose any longer than that and it almost wouldn't be worth it, but I guess 14 months is still the best deal in town for those that can get in.