Concordia University Irvine Graduates

[jen314]

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to start off by congratulating everyone who recently graduated and had a 98.55% NCLEX pass rate! My situation: I am a biochemistry major graduate and did some soul searching and found my interest in nursing. I want to pursue an ABSN degree and down the line work towards CRNA. I learned about the ABSN program at Concordia Irvine and want to apply but I am not too familiar with the program since I'm more familiar with state college programs like CSUF, CLULB, and CSULA. I had a few questions about the experience at Concordia and beyond. What made you decide to apply /choose this program versus others? What were the deciding factors? As a graduate, do you feel like Concordia has prepared you well for your first nursing job? If you've heard any thing, how does the cirriculum compare to other ABSN programs from your colleagues? Thank you for your time and I look forward to any advice! ?

[anndreaa8]

Hi,

I am also thinking of applying to concordia ABSN program. Have you applied to any other schools ?

[StephanieRuth21]

I am a recent graduate of Concordia's ABSN program. I graduated in August and passed NCLEX first time in 75 questions. I applied to many schools and pretty much chose Concordia because of location (lived at home and saved money, nursing school is quite expensive). It had great factors at the time when I was choosing however they are becoming much larger and I'm not sure how well they are handling the size. The teachers are wonderful and the schooling got me to pass NCLEX however structure wise, there could be improvement. Concordia did prepare me for the "book" side of nursing but I really had to prepare myself for my job. They do a great job of giving you textbook information but the real world is not a textbook. Curriculum wise, it is the exact same curriculum all around California. Once you get out of state is where it varies but throughout California you will have all of the same classes. Hope this helps!