Americare Institute good LPN school?

[RescueNinja2013]

Hello everyone! I'm Jessica & new to allnurses.com -In advance, I'm very pleased to meet you all:lol2:. Has anyone heard of or attended Americare Institute for their LPN program? If so, could you tell me about the cost, professors, exams -your total experience? I believe it's about $14,000.00, but is that cost with or without the WIA (Workforce Investment Act) grant? I would also like to know if you transferred courses to Americare Institute and which were accepted or not, such as A&P, Pharmacology, Medical Terminology, computer intro., etc.. And if Americare Institute is true to their word about not needing to take the TEAS test if you had transferred courses over.

I attend a Chicago community college where I have already completed my pre-nursing prerequisite courses, except one -which I will be taking in Spring 2008 and...well...I need my HS diploma or GED -which I will have soon (just not before the application deadline:uhoh21:). I will be getting my diploma through American School of Correspondence (yes, it is accredited and nationally accepted). I just want to get my foot in the "nursing door" and bridge-over when I complete Americare Institute.

Please feel free to let me know about other LPN vocational or community college programs within Illinois and not too far from Chicago or Chicagoland suburbs. Thank you much and have a wonderful new year:smiley_aa:yelclap::cheers::beer::balloons::Melody::icon_hug::blushkiss!!!

~Jessica / JessiBoopCNA

[i3ola]

WOW! I just got on this website and was curious to see if there was any info on my old school.

I graduated from Americare in July of 2009 with my LPN .....I have mixed opinions on it. My biggest issue with the school was the fact that they had the hardest time getting schedules out in a timely manner. I agree with keeplooking7 regarding that frustration. Other than that, it wasn't too bad. The teachers were decent, most of them were incredibly helpful and willing to go out of their way to help a student who was struggling. Of course there were a couple who weren't all that great, but that's at any school. Many of the students complained about the DON, I personally never had a bad experience with her but I did hear horror stories from some of the students who got on her bad side. Whether or not they were disgruntled classmates exaggerating, well, I don't know.

I have recommended Americare to a few of the CNAs that I now work with...Americare now has financial aid so I imagine the competition to secure a spot is going to be a little tougher than it was before. All in all, at the end of the day it was worth it. I'd most certainly recommend the info sessions and to give it a try! Feel free to PM me if you would like any information. I'd definitely go back if they had an RN.

WOW IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Im actually starting at this school in january... Tell me, where you able to find a job quickly and are you going to get your RN? If so did you have any trouble with schools accepting you certification from them? And you only get certified right or do you recieve an actually degree?

[doli123]

i am going school now and failed fundamental . i am taking this course again. i am very scare and nervous now. any suggestions for me.

doli

[dianka890]

Congrads with finishing and good luck to all who is done with a program =)

[nurse1011]

Hey guys

I am thinking about going here but my only concern is transferring from LPN to a RN program at a local community college. Was anyone able to transfer and get their RN and from which school??

Thanks