Corning community college - no wait list, got in with a 3.4

I got into the Corning Community College Nursing program a few weeks ago with less than a 3.0 gpa their program for Nursing has no deadline. I was going to apply since last year but I was told by an admissions advisor that they still had like 28 open seats for Fall 2009 and it was the end of May. That scared me because usually Nursing programs are full by the end of the application season. That gave me the impression that there's something wrong with their Nursing program. Not to discourage you but on studentsreview.com someone posted a review about ccc nursing program that said there class started with 120 students and finished with 47. I most likely wont be going to ccc.

I looked at their nclex pass rates too and the 95.5% pass rate came from the 2009 exams with 42 out of 44 passing and in 2008 92.3% with 48 out of 52 passing. They never say how many started out in the program only how many passed from the nursing program and took the exam. From what I hear Corning takes 100-120 students every year and to see only an average of 48 students making it out makes you wonder if its worth taking the risk to go there.

Hi Girls., I did not go to Corning but went to Arnot school of nursing in Elmira-- Excellent school - but can tell you it is typical of any nursing school to have that high of drop out / fail rate no matter where you go --good luck no matter where you go

Actually don't let the graduation rate fool you. I go to a four year university that has a very rigorous nursing program but easy acceptance. About 120-150 start and only about 80-90 really graduate. It's not because the program is bad, but the program is very intense and there are a number of measures to weed out the students that aren't fit to make it. Our motto is easy to get in, hard to stay in. I do kinda like it this way because the people that don't get 4.0's in all their pre-reqs get a chance and some do very well, even getting A's and A-'s in their nursing courses and then for those who can't cut it, they either drop out or get failed out. Sometime's the 4.0 students can't handle nursing because some are book smart but can't handle the hands-on work or they realize it's not what they want to do.

I have a 3.6 gpa but I have a C+ in one of my science courses which a lot of nursing programs would consider to be unacceptable. I still consider myself a good student and I think I have what it takes to get through the program. You have a 3.4 and just because you don't have a 4.0 doesn't mean you can't be a great nursing student. It's better than being on a waiting list for 1 or 2 years even when you have what you consider to be a competitive average but not competitive enough because you miss the GPA cutoff by .5

is there an entrance test for this school?

Did they have an entrance test?