I'm starting this thread for everyone applying for COC's spring 2014 RN program. Please feel free to join in. We're all in this together! For anyone who's thinking of applying, the deadline for turning in your transcripts and requesting your prerequisite evaluation is tomorrow!
I'm an LVN hoping to get into the LVN to RN program. I applied last year and received an email notifying me that I qualified for the program but that they didn't have the required 20 qualified LVN applicants to offer the class. Booo hooo hooo... Oh well, I completed all of the General Ed classes in the meantime and have my fingers crossed for this time around :-)
I'm a little nervous about the TEAS V test and am starting to study for it. I read that the test is pretty challenging. Yikes!
I look forward to hearing from my fellow nail-biters!
Congratulations on getting into AVC! I'm sorry that you won't be joining us at COC but I understand that you prefer the one year program at AVC :-) I wish you all the best!
jessii427 -
I haven't received an email yet but I'm thinking that we'll be receiving them any day now :-)
Hi doodlebuggie!
Congratulations! The only thing that I can add to jessii427's reply regarding working while going through the nursing program is that, from what I've heard, the first semester is the most difficult. Good luck completing COC's "to do" list :-) I thought it would never end!
As far as I know, as long as you fulfill the transfer requirements to transfer to csun such as the four criteria which include critical thinking then you will be able to attend csun. I would go see the nursing counselor to review your transcripts and see if you qualify for csun.
For the schedule for summer it was one day a week and it was the whole day. The program is always changing so don't take my word for it. The two classes you will be taking is pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Since you will not be matriculated till fall semester then you can't qualify for financial aid for csun. It is either out of pocket or applying for student loans from a bank. I know some people used their financial aid from COC to help pay for the summer classes. If you would want to start saving, the price was about $2000.
Good luck to incoming COC students! I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks for the great information! I'll qualify for the program after I finish the critical thinking class. I'm registered to take philosophy 106 during the winter intersession. $2000? Yikes! Is that for one summer session? One day a week sounds great! I'm hoping to take metrolink to save some wear and tear on my nerves :-)
Chrrristinad -
A five minute commute sounds awesome! Wow, you'll be starting the program so soon! Best wishes to you!
Yep, around $2000 dollars for one summer session. You can see why many people dropped lol. I feel that is worth it because according to the current schedule i would graduate the summer of 2015. From what I heard, BSN is required for employment for most hospitals.
I was afraid of that :-/ I guess I'm just going to have to buck up and fork over the cash. Beans and weenies and ramen noodles here I come! Oh well, it could be worse. A friend of mine is paying over $30,000 for her RN to BSN!
I'm hearing that it's difficult to get a good job without a BSN also. Hopefully, they won't be requiring a MSN by the time I graduate!
Gaaaaahh.. Let's discuss this difficulty getting a job topic. As far as I know, it's all about the connections you've made. A friend of mine graduated from an RN program and was able to secure a job at Providence Holy Cross.
Yes, you're right, good connections will be a big help finding a good job. If you can really impress the charge nurse or a well-regarded floor nurse while doing clinicals or have a good friend that works in a hospital that still hires ASN's and they put in a good word for you, then your chances are good that you will be hired. The problem I see is that many hospitals don't hire new graduate ASN's anymore, only new graduate BSN's. For example, a couple of weeks ago when I finished my CPR skills testing, the instructor and I had a conversation about this very subject. He informed me that his wife has a BSN and is working in the hospital. He said that his wife told him that anymore, most hospitals consider an ASN for new graduates the same as a high school diploma. He then went on to say that the hospital where his wife works is encouraging all the nurses to get their MSN. Of course I, along with probably all of my classmates, will do our best to establish great connections. Hopefully, you will have an easy time getting work through your friend at Providence Holy Cross :-)
How did you see the schedule? Also, did anyone else get a registration date for spring 2014? For some reason I don't have one even though I reapplied for spring.
Does anybody know when registering for classes start? Just wanna make sure I'm not too late to call the admission and records.
I was wondering though, is anyone here going to try and work while in the program? I'm trying to figure the schedule out to see if I might be able to work part time vs. quitting altogether.
Personally, I will be working 30 hours a week during this program (gotta pay the bills and put food on the table ). I just spoke with two CoC nursing students who are finishing their two years this week. I asked both of them to give me their honest opinion about working during nursing school. They both said that working was TOTALLY do'able. They also knew several students in the current cohort that had been working full-time during the program. Additionally, they couldn't speak for other nursing programs, but they felt that the CoC program was not completely life-consuming, as is usually the stigma of nursing school. Even our own Dean said during our orientation that this program did not meet full-time status, and that we should feel free to pick up any additional courses we may need or want to take.
The schedules have been sent out :-) For the transitions course we need to purchase six books and a CD! Oh my...
Are you in the bridge program? I have not yet received any schedule or registration time. (Although I do have my standard Spring registration date and time for general classes. I'm just not sure if this is supposed to be the same date that I will be registering for the Spring nursing classes). Has anyone here, who is not in the bridge program received their schedule of classes yet?
I'm in the LVN to RN bridge program and the schedule was sent in an email to my COC email account. I have my COC email set up to send a copy of every email to my personal email account.
On the left side of the COC homepage there's a link to calendars where you can check out the spring registration dates. In the email I received from the instructor it says, "You must register on your registration date and it must be on or before January 27, 2014." My spring registration date is 1/15/2014.
TikTokk -
It looks like the bridge program instructor is the only one who's sent out the schedule so far.
Wow, that's great news that the program won't be brutal like I was expecting :-)
). I just spoke with two CoC nursing students who are finishing their two years this week. I asked both of them to give me their honest opinion about working during nursing school. They both said that working was TOTALLY do'able. They also knew several students in the current cohort that had been working full-time during the program. Additionally, they couldn't speak for other nursing programs, but they felt that the CoC program was not completely life-consuming, as is usually the stigma of nursing school. Even our own Dean said during our orientation that this program did not meet full-time status, and that we should feel free to pick up any additional courses we may need or want to take.
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Chrrristinad -
Congratulations on getting into AVC! I'm sorry that you won't be joining us at COC but I understand that you prefer the one year program at AVC :-) I wish you all the best!
jessii427 -
I haven't received an email yet but I'm thinking that we'll be receiving them any day now :-)
Hi doodlebuggie!
Congratulations! The only thing that I can add to jessii427's reply regarding working while going through the nursing program is that, from what I've heard, the first semester is the most difficult. Good luck completing COC's "to do" list :-) I thought it would never end!