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So I am in the 3rd week of my second quarter at ITT-Tech in Phoenix. I am not going to lie, the first quarter nursing class is very boring and dry, but it is picking up a bit in this quarter. In our first quarter (11 weeks) we basically learned the history of nursing, the nursing process, and a brief intro to nursing diagnosis.

In the second quarter we have began doing labs. So far we have done mostly CNA stuff, which is fine.

I am basically just curious if this sounds somewhat similar to other schools. We only go 1 day a week (for nursing), for 4 hours. (we also have other classes like math, anatomy and physiolgy ect ect for a total of 3 classes a quarter, so 3 days a week in all)

I am also more then happy to answer any questions you have about the school.

PS. Just so you know, I am enjoying the program, I am just curious how other schools do things.

Thanks in advance!

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I agree that evidenced based practice is good. Evidence based decision making here is key. That's precisely why I'm presenting a large body of evidence from multiple sources rather than relying on one or two anecdotal experiences.

Here is the latest edition of PBS's Frontline documentary series entitled College Inc. covering the For Profit education industry:

FRONTLINE: college, inc.: watch the full program online | PBS

Frontline is possibly the most reputable documentary series out there. This episode is quite good. It is available for free viewing online or you can read the detail synopsis.

Interesting statistics about For Profit Schools and their students from the Department of Education:

  • Enroll 10% of post-secondary students
  • Receive ~25% of all federal financial aid
  • Account for 44% of student loan defaults within 3 years of graduation
  • 11% of For Profit's students default within 2 years
  • The majority of FP revenue comes from the federal government backed loans (86% in University of Phoenix's case)
  • Many accredited For Profit Schools only got their accreditation as a nonprofit and were later purchased by investors.
  • For Profits usually spend as much or more money on marketing than they do on actually educating their students

Because of all that:

  1. Regional accreditation commissions are becoming much more strict and are looking to revoke accreditation.
  2. The Obama administration is pushing policy and legislation that would cut off federal loans to students of schools which do not show good gainful employment rates that would justify the debt the students are being talked into taking on by the "enrollment counselors."

To which I say: GOOD!

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Nicely written, and good points. I have seen that report also.

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I am in 100% agreement with everything SummitAP has posted thus far;

please remember you're getting an ADN from a private non-accredited school.... (I believe they may have provisional only)

Anyway, back to your Questions; yes it does sound typical of my nursing program; we did AP 1 and 2, chem, sociology and other core classes first 2 semesters (BSN program) afterwards we began Health Assessment and Adult Health I with CNA-training in labs, and afterward clinicals finally started.

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Hello I attend the Nursing program in Missouri, and everything is going well. I have talked to head people of the BJC(Barnes Jewish Hospital Healthcare) for which I work for, and getting hired as a RN is not an issue. I would say that some colleges may not accept ITT-Tech credits for transfering, but I do know we are up for review for the NLNAC site. We are going into our sencond semester soon, and I would say that the first semester is boring

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Hello I attend the Nursing program in Missouri, and everything is going well. I have talked to head people of the BJC(Barnes Jewish Hospital Healthcare) for which I work for, and getting hired as a RN is not an issue. I would say that some colleges may not accept ITT-Tech credits for transfering, but I do know we are up for review for the NLNAC site. We are going into our sencond semester soon, and I would say that the first semester is boring

Hi I am happy to here that I attend the program in Tampa, Florida. Yeah the first semester is boring the seond semester is where some action is hopefully we can keep in touch

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That would be great to stay in touch. I am craving for some nurse action lol. I work in an emergency room now at my hospital, so i have plenty experience. Also I would like to know if your nursing classes are held on Mondays still during the second quarter?

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I can say that not all credits transfer when coming from those type of specialty schools. ALL of my community college credits will transfer to the 4 year university and I am able to take BSN equivalent courses while on the waitlist, but this is because of a partnership they have with each other.

I don't think anyone was trying to cut down the school when it was originally mentioned, but it seems some people have taken it that way.

For example, there are 3 of those type of schools, expensive, fast track around me. When these people come to my school or the 4 year university my school is partnered up with, they have to retake all of the gen ed courses, especially all of the sciences. So if someone gets an RN from one of those schools, they will not be able to get a fast track RN-BSN, unless they go to another one of those for-profit schools. And then, if they want an MSN, the same rules apply. Also, some people I know who have attended these schools have had problems with their licenses transferring from state to state.

But if there is no desire to get a BSN or MSN, then it really isn't something to worry about, or if you have plenty of money.

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greetings to all, i must say some of you got some enormous amount of time in your hands. may the mighty lord bless you. however, the info you are providing are very helpful; therefore, i thank you for that! nonetheless, i am going to a seminar for itt tech's nursing program that is starting here in portland, oregon this june. i've read all your comments and i will be going to the seminar tomorrow morning. i am sure it will be interesting. just a brief hx about me, i have applied to four public nursing schools this year and so far have received three denial letters, which is why my mind is going toward itt tech. so, will see what happens after i find out about their program tomorrow.

thx!

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I'm wondering how you liked the info session, KurdRN. I went on 5.11.2010, and it seemed pretty legit. I know there is a bad rap for ITT on these forums, but I thought it was a good presentation, and I feel like the curriculum seemed similar to other programs that I've looked at. The lab was nice too.

Do you think you'll take the HESI and go there? I'm on the fence, but leaning towards yes. I'd like your feedback though!

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i'm wondering how you liked the info session, kurdrn. i went on 5.11.2010, and it seemed pretty legit. i know there is a bad rap for itt on these forums, but i thought it was a good presentation, and i feel like the curriculum seemed similar to other programs that i've looked at. the lab was nice too.

do you think you'll take the hesi and go there? i'm on the fence, but leaning towards yes. i'd like your feedback though!

i have to say it wasn't bad at all. i agree with you, it did seem very legit. itt has been around for quite some time, and i am sure in two years they'll have no trouble w/ accreditation. we all need to give them some time. all schools go through the same phase. it is a bit costly, but guess what? i don’t have to sit around years and years waiting to get into a school. that way i can get done w/ it and start doing the job i love and make money. instead of spending the money on retaking my “b”s for “a”s and applications, i will spent that money on itt. i called around some hospitals, and they all said as long as i take the nclex and get my rn license, they don’t care what school i graduated from or even if they are accredited. yes, i did apply to itt and am scheduled to take the hesi. oh… i also work in a medical facility, most of the rns, therapists, doctors, including my manager, advised me to go for it instead of waiting around. therefore, i probably will. please let me know of your decision. since they are full for june, i might be a fall candidate. sorry if my writing is unorganized, i typed this message really fast. wish you the best of luck w/ your decision. thx! oh.. and the other thing i liked about them which saves me little money and time, most of my prereqs can transfer as their genral ed classes. which is very nice. thx!

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Yeah, I feel the same way. I'm taking the HESI on 6.3.2010. I've done quite a bit of calling around to hospitals to find out about jobs after graduation and it doesn't seem to be a problem. RN is RN, right? And really, to continue our education, if the ITT gen ed's don't transfer, I don't care. I've already taken A&P, Micro, etc. and can put those towards an RN to BSN or RN to MSN program later on if I want.

I'm going to go for it. I just don't want to sit and wait and hope. Everyone I've talked to has said to go for it. I'm SO excited and hope that I score high enough. ******* told us that 75% doesn't guarentee admission, but it is high enough if you have one of the 30 highest scores and you are over 75%. Did she tell your group what the average score for the June test? She told us she thought it was approx 83%, but she couldn't be 100% because she hadn't reviewed it and since the science portion was coming out that would require some score adjusting.

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Dont rush into a troubled program that may not get you a job, just becuase you dont get into nursing school the FIRST TIME AROUND...

Remember: Haste makes waste...

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