Spokane Community College Waitlist???

dallet6 · Feb 24, 2010

Thanks I found one for around $750. Do you know how much they make in this area? If you don't mind me asking how long have you been on the waitlist? and how is the waitlist determined? First come first serve or is it based on grades? I am not familiar with the area, are there any other schools you would suggest? I also heard that some schools go off of points???
I appreciate all your help!

I've been on the list since June '09. CNA's make around 10 an hour plus shift deferential. SCC is a strictly wait list program, no points. Whitworth downtown has the Intercollegiate school of nursing. They aren't waitlist. I'm not sure of their system, but the people that I knew that were trying to get in had to reapply each semester.

nursetracy4444 · Mar 4, 2010

i will graduate very soon from scc as an rn. when i started the waitlist was less than 4 months, last time i looked at the numbers there are just over 200 (there is no way to know your exact place, not every employee can access the list of names, i know this for a fact, i was a work study that had access to the number on the list, the college staff needs authorization to access the list, and it is not done just by asking! in fact is well 'guarded').

the school takes 70 students, twice a year, last fall they only took 60 due to budget cuts, they are back to 70. as of a few weeks ago, the expected wait is 18 months to 2 years for those on now, the list grows by 30 or so at the end of every quarter, as pre-req's are met. many years ago before the point system the list had grown to a 5 year wait, part of the reason they went to the point system, i hope they do not return to it! if you did not get straight a's in pre-req's, you didn't get into the program. i had given up after 3 trys and resturned once i heard the point system was gone.

scc is the only college with an lpn to rn program in spokane, gonzaga university has a 3 year bsn program, but so far every student i have met states the school discourages you from becoming an lpn. there are 3 other universities that have bsn programs, but i think unless things have changed they are rn to bsn, eastern might have the door-to-bsn still going, but the cost never made me want to explore that as an option! and the universities have more pre-reqs and an extremely competitive admission process.

scc also has a lpn to rn that takes 2 quarters.

best bet is seeing amy or georgeanna, keep in mind they are the only 2 healthcare program counselors, they are very busy and only see people with an appointment unless you really luck out! i used to recommend an email rather than a phone call if going in was not an option! they can be reached through the scc website. www.scc.spokane.edu

cna training/testing is done at scc as well. there are many local ltc facilities offering the training and paying for the test if you stay working for them as well, i used to work at a facility that charged $40 for the classes and of course the testing was done at scc for $100+. they paid fairly well, most of my nac's told me they made around $13 with the evening shift differential.

sorry for the long post!

like i tell everyone that asks, get the pre-req's done, get on the list and before you know it, you get 'the letter' saying you're in. in a few years you'll be in nursing school or sitting there wishing you were if you don't get started!

Student Mike · Mar 8, 2010

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Congrats on getting into the program. There must have been some drops, we had a full house at the orientation. You might want to go to the office, the one with the windows, at the health building and get your paperwork for the physical. That way you can begin to track down immunization records and maybe get your physical taken care of. They give physicals at the student health center, Building 9 - Room 149, on a drop in basis.

See you in class. 7:30 a.m. April 5th. Everyone has to be there early on the first day.

Michael