Lvn/ADN school Dallas area - moving from Southern California

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Greetings,

I am a 42 year old woman who has been attending West Coast University in Orange County California for a little over a year. I am currently enrolled in their BSN program. I am to start the nursing portion of the program at the end of August.

My husband was laid off from his position here in Orange County and is seeking employment. There is a strong chance he will be offered a position in the Plano Texas area. I will know more in a few weeks... in the mean time I am a little concerned about my schooling.

I am tossing around different ideas about what to do. I selected WCU because of the no wait list, and the ability to have my BSN-RN in a little over 3 years.

I contacted DNI in the Dallas area and a few of my classes will transfer over to their ADN program but none of the nursing portion... I will obviously know by the time that I am to start the nursing portion if my husband has accepted the position.

I was wondering if I should look into being an LVN and then attend a bridge program?

I contacted Platt as well and am waiting to hear what feedback I get.

I looked at the Texas Board of nursing for schools that they approve and it appears those are the only two that are more like a "technical/vocational" like WCU with board approval.

Are most LVN schools in Dallas about 13 months with f/t? Can you go directly into a ADN bridge from there? I hate that I have spent the since April of 2009 working toward this but my husband is our sole supporter while I am in school and we need his income.

Do any nursing schools in general take transfer clinical hours? We have talked about me and the family staying behind for 9 months while he gets settled and to permit the school year to finish out.

Thank you in advance!

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I have no idea about transfering clinical hours. Collin College in McKinney (just north of Plano) does accept applications from transfer students and has admissions in both Fall and Spring semester. It is a very very reputable ADN program and has a bridge to BSN through TWU for which acceptance is automatic if you graduate with your ADN and pass the NCLEX. The cost of this remains at Collin prices and the classes are held in the immediate area, both of which make it very attractive. Entry is quite competitive, but if your grades are strong, I would encourage you to look into it. The deadline to have your application in for acceptance for Spring is July 31st, so you would need to get all your stuff together and submitted rather quickly to be considered. Notification happens six to seven weeks after the deadline has passed. Here's a website to help you out:

http://www.collin.edu/nursing/

The nursing program staff is very helpful and in particular the program director is very good about answering emails. I encourage you to talk with her directly and see if this is an option for you.

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Thank you for your reply. My grades are good - not great but good.

I do have an F that I am concerned about showing up and having to "explain". I was dx with malignant melanoma last year, and went on a medical leave from school. I had a few weeks left in one term. I had a strong A in one class and could not get less than a C even if I never turned another thing in, in another class I had a low B and they way the class was structured by not taking the final and turning in the last few weeks I dropped to failing. I was told I could not go on medical leave and only withdraw from one class - that when I retook the class the F would be replaced by my new grade. As you might imagine being dx with malignant melanoma my head was swimming to begin with and I just said, okay, I will take the F and repeat the one class.

I ended up with an F and a B for that term and went on medical leave for the following term.

I will look at the website ~ thank you again for the information. My brain is swimming and I am trying not to get too far ahead of myself - to be sure he is taking the position...

I started to look into sitting for my LPN/LVN in the state of California, as that might be an option - taking the exam and then doing a bridge program. I am gathering the information on that to see if I would qualify if I stayed behind till next June. It would be hard on the family but it would permit our youngest to finish Jr. High and be able to start high school in Dallas...anyway... off to school this morning~ thank you again!

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I have no idea about transfering clinical hours. Collin College in McKinney (just north of Plano) does accept applications from transfer students and has admissions in both Fall and Spring semester. It is a very very reputable ADN program and has a bridge to BSN through TWU for which acceptance is automatic if you graduate with your ADN and pass the NCLEX. The cost of this remains at Collin prices and the classes are held in the immediate area, both of which make it very attractive. Entry is quite competitive, but if your grades are strong, I would encourage you to look into it. The deadline to have your application in for acceptance for Spring is July 31st, so you would need to get all your stuff together and submitted rather quickly to be considered. Notification happens six to seven weeks after the deadline has passed. Here's a website to help you out:

http://www.collin.edu/nursing/

The nursing program staff is very helpful and in particular the program director is very good about answering emails. I encourage you to talk with her directly and see if this is an option for you.

Adding...is there were you are going? I just noticed you are a nursing student as well - and just a few years younger than me. :) Congrats!

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Thank you for your reply. My grades are good - not great but good.

I do have an F that I am concerned about showing up and having to "explain". I was dx with malignant melanoma last year, and went on a medical leave from school. I had a few weeks left in one term. I had a strong A in one class and could not get less than a C even if I never turned another thing in, in another class I had a low B and they way the class was structured by not taking the final and turning in the last few weeks I dropped to failing. I was told I could not go on medical leave and only withdraw from one class - that when I retook the class the F would be replaced by my new grade. As you might imagine being dx with malignant melanoma my head was swimming to begin with and I just said, okay, I will take the F and repeat the one class.

I ended up with an F and a B for that term and went on medical leave for the following term.

I will look at the website ~ thank you again for the information. My brain is swimming and I am trying not to get too far ahead of myself - to be sure he is taking the position...

I started to look into sitting for my LPN/LVN in the state of California, as that might be an option - taking the exam and then doing a bridge program. I am gathering the information on that to see if I would qualify if I stayed behind till next June. It would be hard on the family but it would permit our youngest to finish Jr. High and be able to start high school in Dallas...anyway... off to school this morning~ thank you again!

I just looked over that website - they DO take transfer students - that application period is slightly different than the "prenursing" so I could proceed with my current classes and begin my core nursing program in August and apply at anytime. One thing that I will need is statistics which I take not as a prereq at my school but during the core program.

That is a great website and information. I really appreciate it.

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If I were you, I would do everything possible to finish out the WCU program. Nursing courses generally do not transfer, no matter what the school. You will be losing a lot in the process, and going to an LVN or even a two year program, will result in a tremendous loss of time and money. It will be a sacrifice to stay to finish at WCU, but the alternatives will be costly also.

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If I were you, I would do everything possible to finish out the WCU program. Nursing courses generally do not transfer, no matter what the school. You will be losing a lot in the process, and going to an LVN or even a two year program, will result in a tremendous loss of time and money. It will be a sacrifice to stay to finish at WCU, but the alternatives will be costly also.

Thanks so much Caliotter - it has been a crazy few years and I would not want to lose all of this... as you said, time & money. :eek:

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