Hudson Valley Community College--Has anyone gone there???

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Has anyone attended this school? Would you recommend it? 2-year waiting listt?

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My first-hand experience w/ HVCC...great program. Very thorough + demanding. That said, the 30 or so recent graduates were from classes that were originally 175+ when they began. I know of two recent almost grads who missed by 1 and 2 points! 2 years of very hard work to not make it by 1 point....A very high drop out rate...do not even attempt this program if you intend to work or have other time consuming issues. Try Ellis/Samaritan/Memorial/Sage before you try HVCC....just my .02

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Attrition rates like that just don't sound reasonable!

So you recommend Northeast health program's at Samaritan & Memorial. Do you know of anyone who's done these programs or Sage?

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Im sorry what Hudson are u guys talking about the one in jersey city...Hudson communty college...on 70 sip street..thats that has no valley included...:down:

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Sorry for the delay in responding...and sorry, I have no idea about Jersey City, this is regarding Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. I went from HVCC to Samaritan and loved Samaritan. Much smaller classes and a faculty that encourages you instead of looking for a way to get rid of you. That said, the program was demanding, no slouch in any decent program, I suppose. Once again, just my .02! Only know of 1 RN who went to Sage, supposedly good program but very expensive. I also know of a few who went to Ellis and were happy with that program...also found jobs w/ Ellis right out of school. As far as other Albany area schools, I know of a few who went to Maria College and they all strongly advised against that program. Good luck to you carrie42!

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Hi,

Gin Gin can you elaborate on why student's didn't like the Maria College program? They had a 90% NCLEX pass rate in '08. I am hoping to have a seat in their program for fall 2010 which is why I just wanted whatever information I could get from others. Thanks

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I'm not sure that I can help you with this one bananabubbletea....I don't have any first-hand knowledge of the Maria program, just have heard from co-workers who went to Maria. They said that they spent a lot of $ there and that they thought that there are better programs in the Albany area. What other schools are you considering?

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Thanks for the response Gin Gin. I've heard similar not so good responses regarding Maria College. It's a shame about Hudson Valley, Troy, NY, but best to know ahead of time!!

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Hi Gin Gin, I am looking into D'youville College in Buffalo, Daeman College in Amherst, and I am now researching ABSN programs. Unfortunately there is very little information on allnurses about all of these schools.

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Hi GinGin,

I am looking to go to either HVCC or Samaritan. If you don't mind me asking, what were the main differences between the 2 programs? Does Samaritan have the "dreaded" CPEs that I have heard associated with HVCC? Also - how are Samaritan's class schedules? I was leaning toward HVCC because the have evening programs but I have heard a lot of positive things about Samaritan.

Thanks!

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Hey Stella Star! In addition to what I've already posted, I would say the differences for me boiled down to this:

1. Samaritan faculty truly care about you and your goal of becoming a nurse. Much smaller classes and close relationships with everyone, students,faculty & support staff all know one another. While there were very competent faculty at HVCC, there were much larger classes and a very impersonal feel to the whole program. If you don;t succeed, there are 1,000 other people waiting for your slot (this statement was actually stated by one faculty member to our class!). This might help to explain the 80+% attrition rate!

2. Other differences:

- On "Lab" days at HVCC, there were 6-7 of us standing around each bed trying to learn new hands-on skills; at Samaritan 1-2

- registering for & paying for courses was always a nightmare at HVCC; long lines, indifferent staff, and you were lucky if you actaually got the class that you wanted and a correct tuition bill. At Samaritan, you knock on one office door and it was all done.

- Though I went to the day program @ Samaritan, they have a night and weekend program; Another advantage over HVCC is that they start courses throughout the year (i.e., you don't have to wait a whole year until a certain class begins again like you have to at HVCC)

- For what its worth, no CPE's @ Samaritan

- No matter which program you decide upon, all of the pre-req's are taken at HVCC, so why don;t you take some of those to get a feel for the 2 school's?

Good Luck StellaStar!

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I am currently a student at HVCC, and many of us are not happy with the 'training' we are receiving. The skill exams are very difficult because we a re expected to learn most of them by reading and watching the dumb videos. There isn't enough lab time to go around for 200+ students. I am seriously considering applying to one of the hospital programs. Are there really no CPE's at Samaritan? Thanks!

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