Mt. San Antonio College vs Pasadena City College

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:heartbeatI have heard many good things about theses schools. Any feedback would be appreciated on the nursing programs. Wait time to get accepted? :bowingpur

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Specializes in Operating Room, Med-Surg, Home Care.

Hi- I graduated from the PCC RN program 15 years ago (time REALLY flies) so I cant comment on wait times now. I can tell you that we got a good education. The instructors we had then are probably long gone, but I bet a lot of us will remember Dr Latham and Mrs Munoz. They were great. Good luck to you.:nurse:

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Specializes in Telemetry.

I'm graduating from Mt. SAC this June and I think it's a really good school. If you have any specific questions just ask me.

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:yeah:Thanks for the reply. How long did you have to wait to get accepted in the nursing program? How are the proffesors? In your opinion, can a nursing student work fulltime? Can you give me an example of what the schedule is like, example, first year of the nursing program?

Thanks you so much! :typing

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Specializes in Telemetry.
:yeah:Thanks for the reply. How long did you have to wait to get accepted in the nursing program? How are the proffesors? In your opinion, can a nursing student work fulltime? Can you give me an example of what the schedule is like, example, first year of the nursing program?

Thanks you so much! :typing

It took me a year (2 semesters) to get into the program. This was however before the lottery system. Most of the professors are pretty good, but you can't really expect too much because they can't cover everything, but they try their best. So you will be spending a lot of time reading and learning on your own, but that pretty much goes for a lot of different places. I used to work pretty close to full time my first year, but I quit my job last year so that I can focus on school. I would suggest maybe just working part time. For the first year you're at school about three days a week and at clinical maybe two or so.

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Are there any evening classes? My work schedule is 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

no there are no evening classes. is it possible for you to cut back on your hours. going to nursing school is a full time job within itself. you have to dedicate a lot of you time to it.

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Hello everyone:

I'm going to apply for RN program this Sep. at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut CA. Could anyone who already be accepted into the program tell me how long you had waited for from submitted the application to got accepted.

Thank you so much.

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Specializes in Telemetry.
Hello everyone:

I'm going to apply for RN program this Sep. at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut CA. Could anyone who already be accepted into the program tell me how long you had waited for from submitted the application to got accepted.

Thank you so much.

I just graduated from Mt. SAC, I had to wait 2 semesters after I put in my application. But this was a while ago, and now they have the lottery, so I'm not sure how long its going to take now. Sorry.

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According to the Advisors, there is a 2 semester wait. :typing

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thanks for your reply.

:bow:

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I took a refresher course at Mt.SAC awhile back and really got a lot of use out of the drop-in skills lab. At my original nursing school, skills lab was only at a few scheduled times so you could only practice on your own otherwise. At the Mt.SAC skills lab, there were lots of practice supplies and resources and a licensed nurse on hand for assistance or check-offs.

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