Can anyone give me info on South Florida Community college in Avon Park, FL?

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I'm looking for information about the RN program offered at South Florida Community College in Avon Park, FL. Any info I can get would really be appreciated!

Specifically, I'm curious about anyone's personal thoughts on the program? How competitive is it for entry into the program? What type of degree do they offer? Their website shows that they offer both an a.s. and an a.a.s. Is this true? I have had a couple emails with a someone from the school, and was told they only offer the a.a.s. Is this true? If it is, anyone happen to know the transferability of their degree to an bsn program?

Also, if anyone can offer any feedback about the area of Avon Park, Sebring, or Lake Placid, I'd really appreciate to receive it also (looking into relocating to the area).

Thanks in advance!!

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Specializes in emergency room.

I am a student at SFCC doing the LPN to RN transition program. It is extremely competitive and often unorganized. I applied already to get into the program and 75 others were ahead of me. They have also a night program for those who have to work but it is almost impossible to get in. The teachers are superb, and they offer A.A.S. and also partner with Florida Gulf coast for the BSN. Their prereqs are less than surrounding colleges as currently they do not require Chemistry or Alegebra. The exspense is lower than other colleges too. I have attended all campuses except Lake Placid and they are really nice and low key. They have a good pass rate on boards. I think you would like it but if you are use to a larger university type setting it is a bit of a culture shock.:nurse:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

I graduated from SFCC's RN program June 2008, as for the competitive question, I really couldn't say, I was fortunate to be able to get in the first time I applied, I really think what helped was that beyond the 4 pre-req's I completed all but the humanities general ed credits prior to the program starting, so I was able to take alot of classes I'd need towards my BSN/MSN later on so I could maintain FT status for financial aide. they have the AS listed online and in the book but it's not fully set up through the state last I had heard so it is an AAS, which is fully transferable to any major university (I'm leaning towards USF in Tampa since they will accept my intro chem class for their chem requirement) as for the area, it's rough job-wise, best thing to do is get your CNA and get hired on at a hospital or LTC so you have a foot in the door prior to finishing nursing school (I say go with Florida Hospital but that's just because I work for them and am biased lol) also Highlands or Hardee county residents get preference for entrance since other counties around us also have nursing programs. Hope that helped some, if you have other questions just ask away :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

A high score on the NLN doesn't hurt either, in the library's tech room they have old versions of the NLN to work through, I did that several times a week for a few months between classes and scored 98th percentile, can't remember the composite score.

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I would suggest you ask any local professors. I have a friend that is a professor at a local university, and she would be happy to offer her suggestions. Just find someone that works in the industry.

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