LPN schools in Cleveland area/NE Ohio?

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Hi all! I'm an STNA in NE Ohio looking into applying to LPN school in the Cleveland area. I'm looking at Central School of Practical Nursing, Marymount School of Practical Nursing, ATS Institute, and Tri-C (though Tri-C doesn't start til next Fall, and the others start in Spring or Summer). I'd appreciate any advice on these schools from anyone who attended or knows anything about any of these programs. Thanks!

I just finished the Tri c program LPN, the only concern that I have with a lot of the smaller schools is if your credits will transfer to another school should you want to become an RN. If you go to tri c or anther community college, then you will have most of your pre reqs finished and you know they will transfer. Hope my 2 cents helped :)[/quote

Were you able to find a job. I want to attend the tri c lpn program this fall was a little concerned with the economy if I would be able to find a job as an lpn in Cleveland area. The only thing the school would tell me is that most nurses get their jobs from places they did their clinics.

That's what I have heard from a lot of people that have went into nursing. I did hear that in most cases the company that you do your clinicals at will offer you a position. I too have decided that I want to go with Tri-C for the LPN program. I am actually going to be looking for a place nearer to Cleveland for the purpose of school in the next few months. I am currently out in Lorain and I am not very happy with the town or the school out here. It was a very disappointing experience for me going to LCCC. I could hope to be accepted into the fall LPN program, but I am doubtful because the last time I took the placement test for college I needed to do refresher courses in math, that I didn't complete. Let me know if you get accepted into the program, I'd love to know the in's and out's from someone who is or has recently went through the process! Good luck!

Specializes in long term care.

my girlfriend attended ATs and is now back working on her RN classes. Brown Mackie Akron for me in January.

I was wondering for those of you that have attended Tri-C, what color are the scrubs that you need? I keep seeing scrubs in different places for real cheap, but I am not sure what color to purchase! I want to be sure to have enough sets of scrubs on hand so that I can have enough for the whole week. Any help on the color of the srubs would be great! Thanks in advance.

Why not just go straight to get your ADN and be a RN? LPN is 1 year and ADN is 2 years and Tri-C does not have a waitlist. For the one extra year, I think the increase in salary and the increase in job opportunities is worth it. Plus, Cleveland Clinic and UH have programs where they will pay for your schooling in return for 1-2 years employment.

Why not just go straight to get your ADN and be a RN? LPN is 1 year and ADN is 2 years and Tri-C does not have a waitlist. For the one extra year, I think the increase in salary and the increase in job opportunities is worth it. Plus, Cleveland Clinic and UH have programs where they will pay for your schooling in return for 1-2 years employment.

Did you attend Tri-C? Just wondering what your experience was and how you liked the teachers, program, etc. I am still considering going to the RN program, but my previous experience with LCCC wasn't so great and my GPA there is really low. So I have to retake courses to better my GPA before I can be accepted into either program. I definitely would like someone's perspective on Tri-C.

Did you attend Tri-C? Just wondering what your experience was and how you liked the teachers, program, etc. I am still considering going to the RN program, but my previous experience with LCCC wasn't so great and my GPA there is really low. So I have to retake courses to better my GPA before I can be accepted into either program. I definitely would like someone's perspective on Tri-C.

I'm starting there in a year. I do have some people from high school that attend there and while they weren't friends, I have been able to get some information out of them as well as talking to the program director.

They require a 2.5 minimum GPA. However, if you have at least 9 credit hours at Tri-C they will only look at your Tri-C GPA. This means that your cumulative could be a 1.25 but if you take 9 credit hours at Tri-C and get a 2.5+ you are golden!! Once you have the prerequisite coursework done and that 2.5+ GPA at Tri-C, you get in contact with an advisor and they will give you the information on the entrance test (Hesi A2). That test is offered like 5 days a week. The results are sent straight to Tri-C. Once you take that, they send you the application. You rank your preferences and they place you in the first available. For example, your preferences could be

(1) Fall 2010 Day program

(2) Fall 2010 Evening/Weekend program

(3) Spring 2011 Day program

Right now, they are placing for Fall 2010 so you'd get in. The spots will probably fill up around April.

The program is 4 semesters (2 years) in length. There are not classes in the summer unless you attend the accelerated program for those with a bachelors degree already.

Your first semester is Med/Surg. Your second semester is Med/Surg II. Your third semester is Peds/OB/Psych. Your fourth semester is Med/Surg III. My assumption is that Med/Surg I is true med/surg, Med/Surg II is intermediate/step-down work and regular med/surg with more responsibility, and then Med/Surg III is more of an acute care type setting. They are currently thinking about switching Med/Surg III and the peds/ob/psych rotations.

In lab, you learn a new skill each week and then the next week you have to test out of that skill and then you can perform that skill in clinical. You have 3 tries to pass the skill and if you don't, you are out of the program. I've heard that it is pretty rare for that to happen as they give you more than enough time to learn and that doesn't apply to starting IVs. First semester is injections, some sterile field type things, etc. Second semester is IVs, foleys, hanging IV bags, blood transfusions, etc.

Tri-C also has a patient simulation lab which you spend a fair amount of time in. Third semester (peds/ob/psych) there isn't a lab class since there are 3 separate clinicals. I know the current class about to start their third semester is doing their psych rotation in a lock-down unit for the criminally insane... should be interesting!

I've heard Tri-C is one of the best nursing programs, but the department is pretty unorganized. But from what I've seen/heard, that seems to be the case of just about every nursing program out there!! I've talked to nursing recruiters at Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals and they seem to be quite fond of Tri-C graduates, however.

I believe you typically spend 4-5 hours a week in class, 2-3 hours a week in lab, and the rest is clinicals. Early on in the program, clinicals are shorter and probably only about 10 hours a week. By the last semester, clinicals are 8 hours 2 days a week.

I have a ton more questions about the program that I am trying to get answered. Let me know if there is anything else you'd like to know and I'll add it to my list to figure out!

Wow thanks for the info you had! It has helped to put my mind at ease!!! I was worried about the cumulative GPA, but it seems that I may be alright after all. Any info that you may have on the school would be great. I am still in the process of deciding whether to move closer to Cleveland, to make it easier for me to attend classes. I am not very familiar with the areas, because I moved to Ohio about 3 years ago. I live in Lorain county right now and I don't drive. I am considering my options on how to go about attending Tri-C. I really appreciate all the info that you did have on the program. I just want to find out what color scrubs to pick up for clinicals, if there is a specific color! Any other information that you come across that you think will be helpful, I would gladly except! I don't know how to PM someone on here, but if you know how to do that, feel free to PM me for any reason! If there is anything that I can do to help you, let me know as well. I am not too sure that I would be of any help to you, but it's an offer! If you can not get in touch with me on here I can give you my email address, so that we can keep in contact about the info you find out! Thanks again.

PM sent.

I can't send messages back until I reach 15 posts on here! I found the info on the site, but it doesn't help I am only at 11 posts with this post being the 11th. I can just hopefully post my email real quick and hope I don't get strange messages! LOL If you have yahoo messenger you can add me as well!

I don't think we're allowed to exchange e-mails on here so I'd remove it from your post before you get in trouble. You only have 4 more posts to go... stick random comments somewhere and then you can reply :)

As far as I have seen on here it doesn't matter about exchanges email addresses, but it's not a big deal. I'd rather not get some strange emails in my inbox! I know that the programs out here have a specified color of scrubs that you need to purchase. I haven't seen any that have the specifics of the schools name on them. The only places I have seen that require you to purchase scrubs with the schools name on them are the private schools. I am hoping that if I need white scrubs that I will find out sooner rather than later. I have bought some whites recently. I happened to be able to find 2 sets in white, at a second hand store with the tags still on them. I had to buy them, because they are the peahces line of scrubs and I paid about $16 for the 2 sets. Tops and bottoms. I was shocked at the price that the price of the peaches line of scrubs was about $18 each for the tops and $20 each for the bottoms. Being my luck I bought them for nothing!

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