Any info on Weatherford College Nursing Program?

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hi there,

i am about to apply to a couple of different colleges for my nursing degree, and have recieved some information from another nursing student about weatherford college. she says that they don't have a very good nclex passing rate and that their nursing program was recently on some sort of academic probation due to this problem.

anyone have any further info? i don't want to attend a college for 2 years and not be able to pass the test!!

i am also applying to tarrant county community college in ft worth and brookhaven college in dallas. i know these are both reputable programs, but any advice is greatly appreciated!

thanks,

deltadawn72:chair:

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I personally wouldn't bother with Weatherford, especially if they are on some kind of probation due to a bad pass rate on the NCLEX. Also, they only take 30 students per application period so the chances of getting in would be pretty slim. I go to TCC and am starting my second semester. So far so good. I would think about other options for sure. Good luck!!

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Hi there,

I personally have experience with Weatherford College nursing program. I was going in my last semester of their RN program when the director of the program walked out along with 2 instructors. It was an awful experience. The school started their program right around 1999. My class was the 2nd class in 2000. The school is still on probation and sad to say, I am now in an LVN program instead of RN because the school got so bad people were scared they were going to loose their program all together. Out of the 34 students that started we only had 3 going into our last semester. When the 2 that graduated went to take their NCLEX the school had not sent in their paperwork and delayed them by a few months for taking NCLEX. Its just and overall terrible school. My fiancee was also in the program and had a terrible experience as well. He is now in med school and I am on the deans list at my school so I am sure that the problem was with Weatherford College.

On a positive note, I have worked with students from TCC and they all seemed to be pretty pleased with the program. I dont know alot about the programs in Dallas. Good luck to you!!!

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thanks for the info! i don't think i will even bother to apply there. it scares me to even consider schools that have had problems. :uhoh3:

i am a massage therapist, and fortunately when i chose a school, i chose a good one for massage. when i went to the state boards, it was a breeze, but there were people crying outside in the halls because they had no clue when it came to the exam! so i know what chosing the wrong school can do!

thanks again:icon_hug: ,

deltadawn72

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I don't know personally, but you can check for exam pass rates and approved programs on the Texas BNE website. It looks like Weatherford College is approved with warning. http://www.bne.state.tx.us/gen-edu.htm

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