Maricopa LPN Program Schedule

[rhubarbstrawberry]

I’m looking into the LPN program at Gateway CC. I see from other posts there is a morning and an afternoon schedule. Is the program every day of the week? Can any Gateway LPN students or grads tell me more about your schedule?

Thanks in advance!

[NurseCafeolait1, CNA]

I had a nursing advisement appointment today and both the day and evening classes are on an 18 month waiting list for the LPN program...

[rhubarbstrawberry]

Yikes—so it sounds like the wait has gotten longer! Are you currently on the waiting list?

I hope to get my application in by the end of the summer...hopefully the wait won’t be extended even further by then.

[Mizami]

I just finished Block 1 of the Evening Cohort LPN program. The schedule for evening is Mondays and Wednesdays 5pm to 9pm. Plus a 12ish hour clinical day each week on either Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays...I was in the Saturday clinical rotation. The clinical day is from 5:45am until 5pm.

[rhubarbstrawberry]

Thanks for the update, that’s very helpful! How are you liking the program so far?

[Mizami]

So far the program has been wonderful. Keep in mind that not all clinical sites are created equally for the LPN program. I lucked out and got a site that allowed us students to do a lot of hands on medication passes, foley insertions, and tube feedings. Some of my fellow classmates that went to different sites, got very little opportunities to do actually nurse work and so mostly were there as glorified CNAs. When you get in, my biggest advice is to study the power points and fill in any supplementary worksheets given as you do. Practice NCLEX style questions as much as you can because it'll help in the long run to retain the information.

[rhubarbstrawberry]

That is very useful advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts!

[Didib6789]

Anybody take the placement PN test for South Western Boces? Anybody know the passing score and or percentile needed to get accepted? I received my test scores but it doesn’t say if I was accepted, on a waitlist or denied. I’m literally going crazy if anyone knows I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Good luck to you all.

Thanks in advance.

[christy1994, CNA]

On ‎5‎/‎16‎/‎2019 at 10:27 PM, Mizami said:

So far the program has been wonderful. Keep in mind that not all clinical sites are created equally for the LPN program. I lucked out and got a site that allowed us students to do a lot of hands on medication passes, foley insertions, and tube feedings. Some of my fellow classmates that went to different sites, got very little opportunities to do actually nurse work and so mostly were there as glorified CNAs. When you get in, my biggest advice is to study the power points and fill in any supplementary worksheets given as you do. Practice NCLEX style questions as much as you can because it'll help in the long run to retain the information.

Does the evening program go through the summer? Or do they get the summer off? I'm pretty sure I'm starting January and although I like the evening hours, I've heard the Day cohort finishes the program a few months before the evening cohort does. Do you know if that is correct? Thank you for you input! It's always very helpful to hear from others who are already in the program.

[Mizami]

@christy1994 the evening cohort does get the summer off;however, the day cohort does not. That means that the day cohort program will be finished sooner (August) than the Evening cohort will (December).

[rhubarbstrawberry]

@christy1994 Sorry if I missed this elsewhere, but can I ask how long you have been on the waitlist for? Just curious if it is still running 1-1.5 years.

[christy1994, CNA]

1 hour ago, rhubarbstrawberry said:

@christy1994 Sorry if I missed this elsewhere, but can I ask how long you have been on the waitlist for? Just curious if it is still running 1-1.5 years.

I have been waiting since July 2018.