Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Spring 2024

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Hi everyone! I just submitted my application to LACCONAH for the Spring 2024 cohort and thought I'd start a forum for us all here. If you have any questions or would like to share your stats, feel free to leave a comment.

Lizzylvn said:

Hi! How many days/week are you in school or clinical? What clinical sites have you been to? Thank you! 

Clinicals are T and W every semester until you graduate. The large bulk of students have their clinicals at LA General (formerly known as LAC + USC), though there are also clinical sites at Olive View, Rancho, and Harbor (there won't be a clinical group at Rancho and Harbor every semester; there usually is at Olive View).

Clinicals usually start at 7 or 6:30. First semester, they are 6.5 hrs and every semester will add an additional hour in length. First and second semesters will have one to two pts; third semesters add a third and fourth semesters have 4-5. LA Gen is a teaching hospital with an extremely diverse, under-served pt population, typically with many co-morbidities; it's an ideal place to train. CONAH has a reputation for turning out very seasoned and clinically skilled new grads... it's why I chose the school.

Lectures will always be M and Th; F are always off.

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WinniethePooh11 said:

awesome, thank you!! how's the program?? do they do a white coat ceremony at CONAH?

I love the program, and I know the feeling is generally widespread among the student body. There's a lot of County Pride. The instructors are generally amazing, and they genuinely care about teaching you and preparing you for success. I had heard and read so many horror stories about terrible nursing programs — places where the students are left unsupported, where the teachers are barely present during clinicals, where the school is basically run to maximize profit and NCLEX pass rates and that's it. I had some expectation CONAH wouldn't be like that, but I can honestly say that the quality of education combined with the price makes me feel like I hacked the system or something.

Don't get me wrong, this place is hard and people struggle. Nursing school should be hard imo. But you'll never feel like you're not given every opportunity to succeed.

I've never heard of a white coat ceremony for nursing students... isn't that a med school thing? On graduation, there's a pinning ceremony.

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Ahrum said:

I love the program, and I know the feeling is generally widespread among the student body. There's a lot of County Pride. The instructors are generally amazing, and they genuinely care about teaching you and preparing you for success. I had heard and read so many horror stories about terrible nursing programs — places where the students are left unsupported, where the teachers are barely present during clinicals, where the school is basically run to maximize profit and NCLEX pass rates and that's it. I had some expectation CONAH wouldn't be like that, but I can honestly say that the quality of education combined with the price makes me feel like I hacked the system or something.

Don't get me wrong, this place is hard and people struggle. Nursing school should be hard imo. But you'll never feel like you're not given every opportunity to succeed.

I've never heard of a white coat ceremony for nursing students... isn't that a med school thing? On graduation, there's a pinning ceremony.

thanks so much! that's very insightful. a lot of schools now are doing white coat ceremonies for nursing students, like csulb. but maybe it's a BSN thing. I did my undergrad at csulb, so I had some friends who did the ceremony. 

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Ahrum said:

Hi, I'm a current CONAH student, 3rd semester. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

How many students are in your cohort? 

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Hellosunshine said:

How many students are in your cohort? 

The limit for new cohorts is 60. You typically lose a few students every semester but also pick up a few who need to repeat. You also pick up a number of LVN-RNs between 2nd and 3rd semester.

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Ahrum said:

Hi, I'm a current CONAH student, 3rd semester. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

Hi Ahrum,

Do you currently work while in the program? How many classes do you take each semester? 

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Lizzylvn said:

Hi Ahrum,

Do you currently work while in the program? How many classes do you take each semester? 

You can actually access the class schedule for each semester. 

https://dhs.lacounty.gov/college-of-nursing-and-allied-health/home/school-of-nursing/current-students/

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Lizzylvn said:

Hi Ahrum,

Do you currently work while in the program? How many classes do you take each semester? 

I don't work, but many of my classmates do. Every semester is slightly different but you can count on about 10 hrs of lecture per week, give or take depending on the structure.

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Ahrum said:

I don't work, but many of my classmates do. Every semester is slightly different but you can count on about 10 hrs of lecture per week, give or take depending on the structure.

Thank you so much. I appreciate your responses!! You're half way there that's amazing ?

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anyone else nervous for the interview tomorrow?? ??

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WinniethePooh11 said:

anyone else nervous for the interview tomorrow?? ??

 

 

 

Hi ? yes I think it can be nerve wrecking, but remember about the hard work you put in to get to this point as-well, and to let that translate towards the interviewer, and just think about what has motivated you to pursuit this career path. You got this ? best of luck tomorrow to everyone ?

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are we just supposed to park on the street??? it says the parking lot is permit only

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