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  1. Does the school really matter...?

    Katwab - It is true that schools with sustained higher NCLEX pass rates "generally" produce "sharper" nurses. BUT... at the end of the day, though... the only thing that matters is "Did you passed your NCLEX, or not?" Passing your NCLEX means lice...
  2. Trying to find the right school

    Hi Amanda - This is going to be a bit long... I hope they're able to provide you with the answers you're looking for. Disclaimer: Please validate my statements with each of the schools mentioned below. They usually are the best source of informatio...
  3. Nursing school--Northbrook College of Health Care

    Congratz, Erika. As long as you do your job, I can guarantee you that they'll do theirs. Study hard, study smart, and you'll be an LPN faster than you know it. G'luck. Hanzo
  4. Nursing school--Northbrook College of Health Care

    NCOHC is ran by Mrs. Kim Hollowell... The former D.O.N of Northwestern Institute when NWIHT was just starting its LPN program (six years ago). There's no finer nurse-educator in the North-Suburbs than Mrs. Hollowell. Likewise, their Dean of Academi...
  5. Hi Everyone: The 2011 NCLEX Pass Rates for Illinois has been released by the Board of Nursing. If you are in an existing program, you probably already know where your school stands. If not, feel free to browse through from the link below. LINK: htt...
  6. Feeling very discouraged & confused! Please help!

    amoltie - take an inventory of all the classes that you need to take and arrange them in the order that you need to take them. If the school that you're applying to has their 'stuff' together, they should be able to give you a "roadmap" of where you...
  7. Nursing School

    It looks like a "classroom extension" of the ATS Institute of Technology out of Cleveland, OH. Their program will begin its first class on Oct 24 (according to their website). Tuition is set at $20,352 (using their Net Price calculator). There's not ...
  8. LPN Private Schools?

    You must have a really big gripe towards NWIHT. My best bet is that you're probably one of the students of the school who failed one or more of their core courses -- after pleading the instructors/school to give you a passing grade. I have some pr...
  9. @Adek - As with any CCC Nursing program, they'll actually tell you that having a good GPA and TEAS scores do not guarantee acceptance into the program. What they'll give you are the minimum criteria for acceptance. For the GPA, CCC (Wright included...
  10. @Adek - Wright College has one of the best NCLEX-PN pass rates in the Chicago-land area. Likewise, you might able to take advantage of their RN bridge once you complete their PN program. If you have the time to spare, I'd highly suggest that you ap...
  11. Please advise me on my choices

    @SkimKim - The community colleges, like Wright, Oakton, Harper and Truman offer the most affordable options for LPNs and AAS-RN programs. However, you may find yourself on a waiting list due to high demand (for low-cost federal and local-government ...
  12. Please advise me on my choices

    @SkimKim: Questions... 1.Do you plan on going to school full-time? 2. Do you plan on paying your way through school? 3. If your answer to question 2 is to get a "pell grant" subsidized by a loan(s), have you thought of doing "incremental" licensure (...
  13. Anyone attending Ambria College for the RN program?

    Your question sounds very "program-specific." Ambria's RN program is very new. My bet is that their LPN-to-RN bridge program students are also wondering how this next phase of their education is going to be like. Ambria has one of the highest (if ...
  14. LPN Private Schools?

    All accreditation and approvals for NWIHT can be found at: LINK: http://www.nwiht.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=62 If it ain't there, it ain't official. :)
  15. Truman Nursing Application Extension

    "On Probation" generally means the NCLEX passing rate of the institution has fallen below 75% for two consecutive years. For example: Year 1: School-A clears 30 of its students to take the NCLEX exam and only 22 of the 30 students pass (73%) Year ...