Commonwealth Nursing Program students - how did yourfirst week go??

ccwva · Jan 19, 2008

I heard a rumor yesterday from my counselor that the commonwealth program will be going to a every spring entrance instead of spring and fall. This is suppose to start this year. They are just not getting the numbers that they had hoped for. I also hear that the students from the first round had better NCLEX results and attrition rates. I am looking at this program right now too. I will dig deeper into the rumor and find out more.

dlkjmk · Jan 22, 2008

Interesting rumor. Which campus is your counselor at? I know that at my home campus (JTCC) they are pretty much overwhelmed by applications each time. Now, I am not sure how many of those people are qualified, but I do know that MANY people are turned down, at least at JTCC.

I have heard the same as you about NCLEX. I think I heard that everyone from the first class passed. Pretty good.

Would love to hear more about this rumor, as you get more info!

Joy

ccwva · Jan 22, 2008

Not sure where JTCC is but my home school is Germanna. Each school gets 10 slots and they have only filled 5 of those so far.

dlkjmk · Jan 22, 2008

Interesting! JTCC is in Richmond (actually Midlothian) so we are a bigger area which is probably why our slots get filled up. I remember now at the information session that from time to time they do give JTCC student who don't get in down here the chance to take some of the Germanna slots that aren't filled, if they are willing to commute to clinicals. That could be a 45-90 minute commute depending on where in Richmond the student lives, but some people have actually done it!

I submitted my app on Thursday, so hopefully I'll hear something in the next week or so!

ccwva · Jan 22, 2008

OK, talked to VCCS. They said that each school makes the decision wether to admit in the Fall and Spring. Germanna just decided to admit in the spring only because they were not getting the numbers.