Looking for LPN school in Colorado

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I am looking for a LPN program in Colorado. I heard Emily Griffith has a great program but I want to later move into RN program. I also checked in Regis What do you think?

Okay, so I am new here wanting to go get an ADN in nursing, I am going to sign up for late start classes at PPCC this semester for pre reqs before I can apply for their ADN in nursing (possibly there). However I have many questions... First I see PPCC is NOT nationally accredited. My plan is to continue on to get my BSN... was thinking about UCCS but I also dont see them on the list of nationally accredited schools.. So if I went to PPCC will UCCS accept my transfer? If I got my BSN at UCCS and happened to move out of state or want a masters will it be ok with it not being nationally accredited as well? I see there are no nationally accredited schools in colorado springs, has it been a problem for anyone not going to a nationally accredited school when wanting to further education or get a job or move out of state? There are schools in pueblo which are nationally accredited (pueblo community college and CSU pueblo) which I could commute to. Has anyone gone there? Would it be a better option? I was thinking of taking my pre reqs at PPCC and then just applying for Pueblo community college. Does anyone know much about the wait list or process there? I really don't want to go all the way through nursing school to have limited options to further my education or change locations if necessary. Also, I know in some states there are hospitals that have nursing programs and will pay all or part of your tuition if you work for them.. Is there any such thing in Colorado Springs that anyone knows of? I couldn't find any info on any hospital site. Or any scholarships or grants anyone suggest I apply for? Thanks!

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Hello!

You wrote "I really don't want to go all the way through nursing school to have limited options to further my education" and I laughed! That is exactly how I feel right now. I waited 2.5 years to get into the program and there's a waitlist whereever you go in Colorado. You may be able to get in a little quicker through CSU-Pueblo.

This is my honest opinion for you. I am in PPCC's program and I am set to graduate this December. I recommend going straight to UCCS and wish I would have done that myself. There is a WHOLE lot more opprotunity than there is for us at PPCC. UCCS gets better clinical spots, they get the first dibs on jobs and they are overall more welcomed than students from PPCC. Please, save yourself and go to UCCS! Having a BSN is key to finding a job nowadays.

Hope that helps!

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I would have started there but I think it will save me A LOT to go to PPCC or PCC first and then apply for the RN to BSN program at UCCS or CSU pueblo. I already may have to have more student loans than I want once I start the actual nursing program because my job now at an insurance company is a normal M-F daytime job and even if they let me go to part time I am sure the schedules would still conflict, I can always try to find another night job but who knows in this economy I may have to depend on loans but I guess i'll worry about that when I get there. I am thinking of going to school in Pueblo now because I wonder why the schools here are not nationally accredited and how much it matters.

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I was wondering if anyone has found out from Metro if they are in for Jan 2010? I know it has only been 2 weeks from the deadline, but I was wondering what the response time usually is from Metro. I was hoping to know soon, but I do not even have a clue about what their time frame is.

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It may be different based on how many people apply the program.. Last year, I got my congrats letter two months before the program started..so you probably can expect the answer from them around Oct or Nov...hope this help :)

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I asked them back at the open house and they said November.

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Alice88,

What information did you get from the info session? I know they just changed their program to the Jan start and 17 months, but why did they do this? Did they talk about the schedule? Are we going to have the same breaks as all students at Metro or did they add courses or clinical hours? I was wondering how their semesters work as compared to traditional students at Metro. Any information on the new program would be great if you have any. Thanks

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I didn't sit through the info session, I just talked to the admin people who were there. They said they changed the schedule to align it to the regular Metro semester schedule, so it's four semesters - spring, summer, fall and spring. I didn't ask specifically but I assume this means there are the same breaks. They didn't add anything to the curriculum.

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So I am very confused with the whole accrediation situation at Denver School of Nursing. I visited the school and really liked the facility, however I still have concerns about weather or not grad schools will accept the ACCSCT. So, today I spent most of my day calling grad schools in different parts of the country. University of Kansas has a CRNA program and they do accept this type of accredidation, however Middle TEnnessee's CRNA program does not. I called 6 grad schools and only those 2 could answer my question about weather or not they accept ACCSCT. All of the others have to get back to me. I will let you know what I find out for those of you who are in the same boat as me. From what I understand DSON is seeking the NLN, but how long is this process?

If anyone else can add to this list I would greatly appreciate it.

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Most grad schools will not accept ACCSCT, they only accept NLN or CCNE. DSN does have an agreement with the University of Phoenix so they will accept DSN grads for their masters programs.

According to the NLN website, DSN is not currently a candidate program (the list was just updated a few weeks ago http://www.nlnac.org/Forms/candidacy.asp) so who knows if they will ever get it.

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Specializes in NICU.

Our current dean has taken a new position just focusing on accreditation. They have told our class we should have NLN by the time we graduate (a year from now). We've been told it's difficult for DSN since we have so many varying programs (LPN to ADN, ADN, BSN) that each program requires something different for NLN. Hope this helps!

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That's good to know they are working on it!

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