ICHS 2022

What is the school?

Buse said:

Thank you so much for the information. Yes, I am an LVN living in California, I really want to join this program, what is their website, please? How do I find them? 

Cool. I am in California too about 85 - 90% of the school is California.  Google ICHS. it will pop right up.

I think it is ichs.edu

Full name is International College of Health Sciences

Thank you very much

What are the current NCLEX scores from 2022? The ICHS site does not have those under "disclosures" which would where the statistics would be.

londonflo said:

What are the current NCLEX scores from 2022? The ICHS site does not have those under "disclosures" which would where the statistics would be.

Check out the Florida BON site and it should list it on there. 

As of the last cohort to graduate in January, I was told 99% graduates passed the NCLEX. I haven't seen the scores myself but the school is making changes to improve the outcomes. Just know since this is a hybrid program you will be doing a lot of self teaching. If you never have taken a online class, it's a lot. We get between 4-6 chapters to read a week, 4-6 quizzes and at least 24-31 assignments a week on top of four lectures a week online (teams) that last between 1.5-2 hrs each. 
If your a LVN you will do well, but you have to stay on top of your homework. 
All honesty, if you have dreams of working at a magnet hospital or any hospital, you won't get the clinical experience you need. But you will get your license as soon as 4 weeks after Graduation, and then you can endorse your license to work in California. It's a faster way of getting to where you want, and then it's all on the job training. 
good luck. 

HapaNurse610 said:

Check out the Florida BON site and it should list it on there. 

ACEN requires it to be listed on the school site!!

Recent scores are at 63 percent on the FBON site. I guess that is why it is not on the school site. 

nea415 said:

As of the last cohort to graduate in January, I was told 99% graduates passed the NCLEX. I haven't seen the scores myself but the school is making changes to improve the outcomes.

If the NCLEX pass rate is 99% why make changes? Yep make changes when it is 63%!

We just spoke about this today in clinical one of my classmates was paranoid about it and so she called the ACen  and made sure that they were listed as accredited and then you can also see on the Florida Board of Nursing website that the school is fully accredited.  
also, if anybody else wants to know it's $1000 a month they do not offer any financial aid it's completely out of pocket you can do financing with a particular company that they work with but the interest rates are high. It's better to just finance your own loan I do believe that the military will pay the tuition for the school.  You will spend a significant time away from your family. 
MedSurg fundamental clinical and psych require 13 days of clinical Monday through Saturday not including Sunday. For example, I'm here for 16 days but I'll be at school for 13 of those. Days. 

MedSurg two with OB and pediatrics requires another 13 days at school. Capstone requires 17 days at school +7 days for residency week. You will spend a lot of money on your plane and accommodations and rental car but even with all of those expenses it is still cheaper than a California school and you can still work. If you're tired of waiting around to get into a nursing school via raffle in California, this is the school for you they take expired prerequisites and there's no TEAS examination.

The school is legitimate. We've all done the research.

HapaNurse610 said:

Check out the Florida BON site and it should list it on there. 

londonflo said:

ACEN requires it to be listed on the school site!!

It.is on the website in the Consumer Information Link

Yes, they had bad scores before because most people just cheat on all their work online and then expect to pass the classes. Also, if you don't have any prior clinical experience as a LVN, this school does not provide great clinical experience past working in a skilled nursing facility so like I said, people were cheating on test and then that's why they weren't passing the tests. Since I've been here at clinical, I have met some great teachers that actually care about students and I feel like they are advocating to improve the system to allow better clinical experience.  They have now made it if you don't pass the exit exam plus skill assessment you will not be able to sit for boards. From what I heard our exit examination is harder than the NCLEX and they do that on purpose to make sure that you're prepared to sit for boards. Students and teachers are taking school more seriously in my opinion, especially since we all pay out of pocket. They are working on getting more equipment and more staff to accommodate the hundreds of students that they accept at a time. This is not normal to most nursing schools who usually only except 30 to 60 people a semester. 
The bottom line is this you are going to sit for the exact same board test that all the other schools do. In my opinion it's about you putting in the work and learning for yourself. Your associate degree will be just as valid as any other nurses programs degree, there is no difference between the state boards so if you are interested in getting your license and then going from there whether you're getting your BSN at another school just to get your foot in the door then this is the way to go. There is good and bad at any school. It's up to you if you want to go to the school but you have to put in the work so that you can sit for the same boards as everyone else  there is no easy ride in the situation.