Care Hope College in FL?

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Anyone know is CHC in FL is legit? Anyone graduate from there? I can't find a lot of info on it.

1 minute ago, londonflo said:

No institutional accreditation is NOT a start. REgional and Programmatic approval are what the school needs to establish a reputation for graduating competent nurses. This proposed institutional accreditation is just for students to take out loans. It does not endorse the rigor or quality of the program.

I agree, regional and programmatic approval is absolutely needed. However, ACCSC assess the quality of the program, student graduate ratios, passing rates, and more. Institutional accreditation is merely the BEGINNING of a nursing program on its way to being fully accredited with approvals. After research, there’s a great handful of schools in FL that haven’t even BEGIN to apply for any accreditation what’s so ever. I appreciate your feedback. I see that you respond to a lot of threads regarding this topic. 

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On 12/2/2021 at 1:47 PM, MyasJounrney2Rn said:

However, ACCSC assess the quality of the program, student graduate ratios, passing rates, and more

 

On 12/2/2021 at 1:47 PM, MyasJounrney2Rn said:

Institutional accreditation is merely the BEGINNING of a nursing program on its way to being fully accredited with approvals.

You might be referring to a regional accreditation such as the Higher Learning Commission? 

 But No, NO NO. None of the schools you cited on your list have any hope of getting accepted by the Higher Learning Commission. I looked up a couple of the schools you showed were accredited by AASC. Chicago Professional School teaches HVAC (Heating, ventilating and air conditioning) and Cortiva College is a chain of massage schools.

I have been involved with 2 programs getting initial accreditation for ACEN/CCNE and many years if reaccreditation. We did not need any accreditation such as ACCSC. Accreditation like ACCSC is just so the enrolled students can take out loans and has nothing to do with the quality of the program.

 

Yes, I respond to any thread on someone attending a nursing program in Florida. I do my due diligence by looking at the schools NCLEX pass rate on the FBON site. (everything seems to be a secret on the school's web site including NCLEX pass rates and graduation rates.) I hate to see students scammed for their dream of becoming a registered nurse/  I feel very sorry for those students who invest time and money into a school that has a poor pass rate. Florida does NOT investigate the quality of the school until it is 10% less than the national pass rate (which would be below 70% usually). And then the school can continue to enroll students until their pass rate is below the 10% for three (3) years! The FBON does approve the program initially  but the Department of Education takes responsibility for the programs after that, Frankly, if a school is not accredited for the student's major it is just 'smoke and mirrors'. Accreditation for ACEN (ADN) program is expensive but the school is examined to determine if they are financially stable, the curriculum is sound, the admission process is well developed.

 Admission rates,  accurate graduation rates in the timely fashion -- (ADN in 2 years)  and NCLEX rates MUST be published and available. Are these readily available on the the CHC site? No, you have to got to the FBON site where the pass rate is cited; not the graduation rate after students complete the 2 years. 

Want to go to ITT tech nursing where everything is a secret? CHC may be similar.. OOPS ITT tech closed with the students holding the bag

 

 

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On 11/25/2021 at 11:31 AM, Nija said:

Hello I just joined this thread and I wanted to find out information about Care hope as well. I am hopefully starting in January 2022. So far I like the feed back from reading the thread. How is it so far at CHC?

 

I will be attending January 2022 as well can we exchange emails ? 

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On 9/8/2021 at 10:11 PM, Lexus L. said:

Apparently they require at least 850 on the HESI or else you have to take the entire CLASS all over again. 

I spoke to some That finished the program and they said it’s just the exit exam at the end of the program 

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On 12/2/2021 at 2:37 PM, londonflo said:

No institutional accreditation is NOT a start. REgional and Programmatic approval are what the school needs to establish a reputation for graduating competent nurses. This proposed institutional accreditation is just for students to take out loans. It does not endorse the rigor or quality of the program in terms of teaching nurses.

Here is the quality:

NCLEX pass rates as reported on the FBON - US in general runs about 80% (I guess someone has to be on the bottom: Care Hope. - looking at you)
21- 60%

20 - 50%

19- 100%

Another bad year and they may be on probation

 Hi can I ask was this the total percentage of the NCLEX pass rate ? 

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Hi guys,

I have a question I do not live in Florida I live in New Jersey. If I complete and graduate from the ADN program and pass the NCLEX will I be able to endorse my license to New Jersey or would I be able to only practice in Florida? Thanks!

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3 minutes ago, Futurenurse011 said:

Hi guys,

I have a question I do not live in Florida I live in New Jersey. If I complete and graduate from the ADN program and pass the NCLEX will I be able to endorse my license to New Jersey or would I be able to only practice in Florida? Thanks!

Why not apply for an initial RN license through NJ BON? Their website’s req is completion of a board approved program. 

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18 hours ago, tifaluxious said:

Hi can I ask was this the total percentage of the NCLEX pass rate ? 

yes for this school. 

Go to this site and scroll down to Care Hope. These schools are in alphabetical order. This will show you the number taking NCLEX and the number passing.

https://floridasnursing.gov/forms/RN-pass-rate-4q-2020.pdf

 

. Sometimes, some schools have an exit exam that students must pass to be given the chance to take NCLEX. Of course, this information is hidden until you enroll in the program or a student here reveals it.

There are hundreds of nursing schools in Florida with better pass rates and are accredited ....Why choose this one?

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Doesn’t every nursing program have to take an exit exam regardless if the program is approved and/or accredited..

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3 hours ago, Futurenurse011 said:

Hi guys,

I have a question I do not live in Florida I live in New Jersey. If I complete and graduate from the ADN program and pass the NCLEX will I be able to endorse my license to New Jersey or would I be able to only practice in Florida? Thanks!

 Call your BON if it’s compact just get it endorsed or just register with your state 

I’m coming from MD

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1 hour ago, Futurenurse011 said:

Doesn’t every nursing program have to take an exit exam regardless if the program is approved and/or accredited..

No.

1) A school can have the Exit Exam as a gate keeper that requires the student to achieve a certain score for the school to send their name to the BON to make them eligible for NCLEX. Schools that have a past experience of low NCLEX pass rates do this to avoid going on probation or being closed.   

2) A school can have an Exit Exam just to help the students get ideas of their weak areas and to help faculty look at areas in the curriculum for improvement. But this Exit Exam does NOT hold the student back from graduating and being able to take NCLEX

3) A school may not have any kind of exit exam. When the student completes the last class, they graduate.

4) HESI tests and ATI are the most commonly used to help the student remediate their weak areas. 

    Some schools have tests such as ATI throughout the program to help the student evaluate their knowledge in a certain area...such as at the completion of 'Nursing Fundamentals" students take the ATI Fundamentals  test and get scored for their comprehensive knowledge of the subject (1, (below average)  2 (adequate), 3) (very good.)

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3 hours ago, londonflo said:

No.

1) A school can have the Exit Exam as a gate keeper that requires the student to achieve a certain score for the school to send their name to the BON to make them eligible for NCLEX. Schools that have a past experience of low NCLEX pass rates do this to avoid going on probation or being closed.   

2) A school can have an Exit Exam just to help the students get ideas of their weak areas and to help faculty look at areas in the curriculum for improvement. But this Exit Exam does NOT hold the student back from graduating and being able to take NCLEX

3) A school may not have any kind of exit exam. When the student completes the last class, they graduate.

4) HESI tests and ATI are the most commonly used to help the student remediate their weak areas. 

    Some schools have tests such as ATI throughout the program to help the student evaluate their knowledge in a certain area...such as at the completion of 'Nursing Fundamentals" students take the ATI Fundamentals  test and get scored for their comprehensive knowledge of the subject (1, (below average)  2 (adequate), 3) (very good.)

I don’t think that’s necessarily true. I was in a accredited (CCNE) RN program with a 97% NCLEX pass rate for several years we were required to pass our exit exam to graduate from the program. It was a ATI Comprehension exit exam and you had to get a 90% likely to pass NCLEX score. You had two tries to pass. I know numerous of people in RN and BSN programs that are accredited by the CCNE and ACEN and are required to pass their exit exams or else they cannot graduate. So it’s not just approved programs with poor NCLEX scores that have this rule. It’s very common in most if not all nursing programs regardless if it’s state approved or accredited by the ACEN or CCNE.

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