New Jersey Vo-Tech Program vs. Community College Program

[nursingirl14]

I was just wondering how many people out there have been in both the LPN Program at a vocational school and either failed out, dropped out, or graduated and went on to a community college to obtain their RN? I looked into both and found that the LPN Program is a bit too fast for my pace, but the RN Program seems as if it will take some time to get through it and you need to pass the TEAS Test just to be considered and I heard that the test is quite hard. I am very torn on what to do! I haven't gone to school in quite some time so I feel it may be a challenge. Any advice, suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

I was just wondering how many people out there have been in both the LPN Program at a vocational school and either failed out, dropped out, or graduated and went on to a community college to obtain their RN? I looked into both and found that the LPN Program is a bit too fast for my pace, but the RN Program seems as if it will take some time to get through it and you need to pass the TEAS Test just to be considered and I heard that the test is quite hard. I am very torn on what to do! I haven't gone to school in quite some time so I feel it may be a challenge. Any advice, suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated!

Honestly I know more students that dropped out of the RN program and switched to the county vo tech LPN program. They still struggled with the fast pace (they did not address their personal academic habits that caused issues in the RN program) in the LPN program but felt knowing it was a 10 month full time program they would have an end closer in site. TEAS is used by many LPN programs now instead of the TABE. Most county colleges require all pre-requisite courses to be successfully completed before you can even consider taking the TEAS and even then the wait can be 1-2 years before you have the chance to start the nursing program.

Determine where your deficiencies lie. Is it the pace? Is it your study skills? Is it the volumes of material? Is it the clinical component? Do you not have good text reading for retention of concepts? Do you need better note taking skills? A self evaluation may be needed before moving forward. Most vocational schools have academic and career centers where you can do an assessment of your scholastic needs and sometimes determine what career choices are best for you