Anyone going to/went to Tulsa Tech???

LanaBanana · Jul 3, 2006

I'm there now. I started the LPN program in May and so far it's been good. I like that it's mostly self-paced and I've gotten WAY ahead (I'm currently working on what they have scheduled for us to do in December!) We're on a 6 week summer break for now though. I did my CNA there last fall and then applied in February and was one of the lucky ones that got right in. They aren't accepting applications currently, but they will start taking them sometime in the fall. Call and find out what day they will start accepting them. Whatever day it is, plan to be there very early. The day I applied they said they would start taking apps at 7:30am. I was there around 6am and was the 8th person in line. The first person there had been there since 11 the night before. Yes, it sounds extreme, but they take students on a first-come first-accepted basis. Also, when you go to apply you should take an official copy of your high school transcript AND any college ones you have. They girl in front of me had her college one showing that she already had a bachelors degree but they said they had to have proof of high school graduation before her app could be accepted so she was bumped. If you have any college degrees (bachelors or associates) you don't need to take the entrance test. Otherwise you need to go in sometime before the application date to take the entrance test and then take the results with you when you go to apply. In the mean time, you can get a jump start on their program by taking medical terminology (1 and 2) and A&P. They offer both of these online. It's really helped me get ahead to not have to do those as part of the regular program.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions let me know or PM me. Oh yeah, you don't have to have your CNA completed by the time you apply, just by the time you start. So even if the class is still going on or you haven't even started you can apply. 2 girls in my class hadn't taken CNA classes at all before they applied and the day they were accepted the went and signed up for a CNA class.

BabyRN2Be · Jul 4, 2006

Actually, I've heard some very good things about the LPN program at Tulsa Tech. I talked with the LPN who works with my husband's grandmother at an Alzheimer's unit. He got his LPN through Tulsa Tech and he thought that the program was excellent. Right now he's working on his prereqs to take a bridge program so he can get his RN. His wife did that and he's working on that, too.

He also mentioned that through this program, one can get their LPN, bridge to an RN, and then bridge to a BSN. It takes some work but it can get done and he highly recommends their LPN program. He also mentioned that the NCLEX-PN seemed like a breeze to him.

All in all, it sounds like a really good deal! :)

Jasonandamanda04 · Jul 4, 2006

Thank you so much!! I appreciate it!!!

LanaBanana · Jul 5, 2006

Goodluck!

dottimur · Jul 7, 2006

I am in the 1+1 program starting in August. My goal is to finish in 7 months which makes a completion date of 3/21/2007. If I finish on 3/21/2007 does anyone know how long it takes to schedule and sit for my LPN license? Is there anything I can do now to apply? If I can pass the boards before or during May I could start the TCC ADN program in summer.

By the way, after we go through the LPN portion of the 1+1 program we have to apply to the ADN program at TCC... we are not automatically in. The good thing is that there are spots open in the LPN to ADN bridge at TCC for fall even as of 2 days ago so it is not as competitive.

LanaBanana · Jul 7, 2006

Wow, I was told you guys had guaranteed admission to the program. That stinks. But as you said, there will be spots open. I had hoped to finish in 7 months, but we have a 6 week summer break which slows things down, and apparantly it's harder to finish that fast in the evening program. I will have all the book work completed sometime in September or October and then will just have to wait on clinicals, which is annoying. But there is a guy in my class who is just as determined as I am to get out early so we are both working furiously this summer to get even further ahead so our instructor will HAVE to make clinical time available to us.

As for taking NCLEX. I'm told you can't apply or do anything towards it until you have the paper in hand saying you have completed all requirements (including your preceptorship.) After you have that and send it in it's supposed to take about 2 weeks to get scheduled, but I don't really know. I have been told that taking the NCLEX before May is best because May/June is when everybody graduates and wants to take it so then sometimes they schedule you out a month before you can even take it.

Sounds like we may be seeing each other at TCC next fall!

dottimur · Jul 14, 2006

Anyone know the uniform for the 1+1 program. It says a lab coat but is it the long one or shorter one? I am trying to save some bucks and make it since I won't be using it longer term.... Thanks!

LanaBanana · Jul 14, 2006

It's not so much a lab coat but the short jackets like you wear with scrubs. You need a navy if you want it - it's not required, but if you think you might get cold you will want it and it has to have a patch put on the sleeve. Also navy pants, white shirt. Laplante Medical Supply at 21st & Sheridan has scrubs for $9.99. Or I think the Uniforme Shoppe at 61st and Sheridan offers TTC students a discount on their uniforms (15% if you can prove you're a student, which you should be able to do with the supply list you have or an acceptance letter or something.) You won't really need the scrubs for a while because they aren't required for classes, only clinicals. I prefer to wear scrub pants most days because they're comfy and easy and I don't have to stop and think much about putting an outfit together!

This is kind of what the jackets are, I think most companies call them warmup jackets. http://www.allheart.com/ck4350.html

BabyRN2Be · Jul 17, 2006

Wow, I was told you guys had guaranteed admission to the program. That stinks. But as you said, there will be spots open.

I can see how spots would be open as there might be many dropouts from the first year of the TCC program, such as people going through it and seeing that nursing is not for them (especially those who specifically went into nursing because they thought that they'd be guaranteed a job if they are a nurse), and keep in mind that there are probably many dropouts.

I wonder how they do that in the 1+1 program? How do they decide who they let go forward with the program?

Someone brought up the option in here and this is what I'm thinking of doing. Hopefully the tuition for the LPN program at TTC is reasonable because I'd like to have the money before I begin the program (ie, not taking out any loans.

LanaBanana · Jul 17, 2006

The TTC program is under $5000. The tuition is just under $3000, but if you already have A&P and medical terminology you can knock off $280. You also have about $1500 in fees/uniforms/books. Before starting, you need to pay a $100 deposit plus some of the the fees and 1/4 of tuition, so you need just over $1000, but if you have financial aid lined up it can cover most of it. If you are applying for financial aid, do it as soon as you find out you are accepted because the financial aid lady is slow.

As for the bridge program, I'm told that the bridge program is completely separate from the TCC students who went through the first year of the program so it is not dependant on the number who dropped. I talked to the director of the bridge program last week and she said they are currently accepting all LPNs who apply who meet the prereq requirements. She said a lot of LPNs say they are going to go on for the RN but not a lot do. They started out taking 10 per semester and she said this fall they will have just over 25.

dottimur · Jul 17, 2006

I am in the 1+1 program and I don't know why but 2006-2007 tuition is $3650. Total expected fees is $5199 but that includes estimates for everything (uniforms, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, etc).