Are there any hospital based nursing programs in Washington?

lindarn · Oct 21, 2009

Many moons ago, there were several Diploma programs in Seattle, Spokane, etc. They have all closed. There are several 2 year programs all around Washington, in Seattle, Tacoma, TriCities. Spokane has Spokane Community College. SCC also has an LPN program. Idaho has a 2 year program in Coeur d' Alene ( 40 miles east of Spokane).

You will find that there are not many Diploma programs left in the country. For some reason, Pennsylvania seems to have kept alot of Diploma programs, as well as Upstate NY. Unforunately, Diploma programs may have turned out good nurses, but they were an educational dead end.

It was somewhat better in the sunset of Diploma programs in the 70's and 80's. Most affiliated with colleges to allow students to earn college credit for at least the science and humanities. But with colleges not offering any credit for the other classes, nurses would have to start from the bottom, and redo all of their classes. That, I believe was one of the reasons they fell out of favor. That, and the community colleges started to graduate nurses with the first two years of college under their belt, and they did not have to start from the bottom to go back to school.

I was originally a Diploma grad from way back when. I moved to California, and enrolled in college and earned my BSN.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

tkgal · Oct 21, 2009

I just wish universities and colleges would get up to speed and take out the unnecessary coursework that does nothing but cost people money and waste time. If I'm going to pursue a nursing degree, then I don't need to take American history or creative writing. And because I am starting college so late, I don't have the time to waste. The hospital based programs are perfect, and in my opinion it's the only way to go for someone like me. Even doing a 2 year LPN at a university or community college, etc...I'm looking again at having to waste a good portion of that time taking classes I have no interest in and will never use once I'm out of school.