Louisiana College

Gatorgirl4 · Mar 31, 2014

Thanks for the info. When you find out the name of the complex and town homes will you please post on here because I live in Dallas and it's hard trying to find places from here. Thank you!

Chasen888 · Apr 1, 2014

Hello @Gatorgirl4 and @geauxtigers13

I just received my conditional letter of acceptance into Louisiana College's accelerated nursing program. I live in California, but I'm willing to make the change in order to become an RN. I was wondering if you have found any information regarding cost of tuition and length of the program? Have you guys done interviews? Also any info for apartments close to campus would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Gatorgirl4 · Apr 2, 2014

Hi, I believe the overall tuition should be around 25,000 and the program is 16 months. My interview was basically a phone call saying that they were impressed with my application. I am going to make the drive down there tomorrow so that I can look into the apartments I'll post what I find.

cadyssa · Apr 5, 2014

@geauxtigers13 thanks for the update; I'm in Chicago and I've been looking online for apartments as well.

@gatorgirl4 can you also post your results on here? Thanks :)

@Chasen888 welcome aboard

Chasen888 · Apr 7, 2014

Thank you @gatorgirl4 and @cadyssa

Just mailed in my acceptance offer letter. I spoke with Liz Moser and she gave me a good amount of information. If anyone needs some she helped me out a lot.

Gatorgirl4 · Apr 8, 2014

There aren't really any nice apts there. Magnolia trace looks really nice but they are overly expensive. Each couple days I called to check back with them they raised there price a hundred dollars more, that's a lil skeptical. It went from 865 to 1030 in two weeks. Beau Terre is nice but they barely have any apts available. Hermitage is decent and the people are friendly. Rosewood is also decent.

Chasen888 · Apr 15, 2014

In doing some research on this school I have discovered some alarming news of state of accreditation for this college. I have no intentions of displaying the school negatively, because I still believe this school can be a wise choice to earn a great education. However, I just wanted to make you aware that the school was on probation from SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) for two years up until they were granted reaccreditation in December 2013. If the school did not receive reaccreditation in December, they would have lost their support from SACS meaning that a degree from this school would not be recognized by other institutions. So if you were planning in the future to get your Masters in Nursing or go back to school to be a Nurse Practitioner this would be troubling news.

However the school did receive reaffirmation of accreditation in December so that is good news! However, just three months later, local news (The Town Talk, Newspaper in Alexandria, La) has shed light that the documents submitted to SACS may have been forged. If you search local news you can find more information on the issues the school has dealt with over the past year. Apparently there has been protest by Alumni and students to remove the president of the school. Yesterday the board of trustees met with the President and there should be a vote to either keep or remove the President. Just wanted to let you all know of these issues. If you have any further information on the issue please let us know. If you want to send me a message feel free.

Chasen888 · Apr 15, 2014

@Gatorgirl4 and @geauxtigers13

HOPEFULRNTOB · Apr 29, 2014

@gatorgirl4, @chassen888, @cadyssa, @ geauxtigers13

Hi everyone and congrats on your acceptance to the Fall 2014 cohort! I too will be joining you all this fall I am super excited. If any of you have any information that you al have learned since your last post will you be willing to share. Thanks can't wait to meet you all.

cadyssa · May 3, 2014

@hopefulrntob

Thanks & congrats too. Are you from the area?

HOPEFULRNTOB · May 3, 2014

@cadyssa, I am nor officially from the are but have been working in the area for the past 10 years. Where are you from? will you be attending? Have you heard any info about orientation? Do you have to take a class this summer?

cadyssa · May 3, 2014

@hopefulrntob

I am from Chicago. Yes I will be attending. I spoke with Liz and I don't have precise information about orientation. I do know that we will have to be on campus at least a week prior to classes starting on the 25th of August, I believe. If you don't already have BLS for Healthcare Providers, you'll complete the course during that week as well. I'm done with all of my prereqs. I will have to take the 2 courses from LA College over the summer.