Has anyone gone to Carrington College

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I've been looking into Carrington College in Sacramento there LVN to RN bridge program seems really good I'm thinking of moving up so my question is has anyone gone to the school if so can you tell me a little bit about it was helpful were the classes ok was it easy or were you able to learn all the materials are the teachers okay if anyone has gone to the school please let me know cuz I'm really considering it

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

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I've been looking into Carrington College in Sacramento there LVN to RN bridge program seems really good I'm thinking of moving up so my question is has anyone gone to the school if so can you tell me a little bit about it was helpful were the classes ok was it easy or were you able to learn all the materials are the teachers okay if anyone has gone to the school please let me know cuz I'm really considering it

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I have a few friends who attended. It was not easy. They had to put in work. It's expensive, but quick and you can work through the prereqs, which is quite beneficial.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

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I went to Carrington College Sacramento for the LVN program and graduated last July. The courses and instructors were awesome. There were a few instructors I was like eh about but that's like any other college. I think I learned the most during my clinical experience and the clinical instructors are awesome. The one thing I'd have to complain about is the administration and how disorganized they were in the nursing department. A lot of instructors quit in the middle of the term but they always figured things out. Just teaches you how to be a flexible nurse, I guess lol. I'd say going there was worth it. I'm also thinking about going there to do the bridge program. I know that the actual LVN to RN (not the pre-reqs) is only 8 months.

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P.S. I can't speak for the LVN to RN program but the LVN program was not easy there. It wasn't very difficult but I put a lot of hours into studying and trying to learn concepts on my own. Some instructors didn't emphasize what was going to be on the exams or read straight from the textbooks, so I found it hard to study for the exams. You have to pass all your courses with at least a 75% or they hold you back.

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Thank you for sharing your experience for the most part it sounds like I'll be okay lol quick question are your clinicals mostly in doctor's office or did you go more to like facilities and hospitals

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Yea I'm sure you'll do good. It's what you make of it. In the LVN program we only got to go to long-term care facilities but the experience was good. I've heard in the RN program they do go to local hospitals.

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Oh actually we got to go to a pediatric office for our pediatric clinicals lol.

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Hi do you know if you remember how was the class schedule for the LVN to RN program like what it class M-F?

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