Orlando Tech (LPN Program)

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Hello! I was wondering if anyone has attended this school for the LPN program. Did you like it? What was the hardest part?? Is it possible to have a normal life while trying to become an LPN??? Im exited about the program but have sooo many questions and would love to have answers from someone that has attended this school??!!...thank you!

can i go to Orlando Tech and do a bridge program at a different school?

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I know this is rehashing a very old thread- but I would love to know about your experience ReshmiChandini. Did you end up doing the LPN program after completing your pre-reqs for the RN program at VCC? If so, did OTech accept any of your VCC courses towards theirs (like anatomy and nutrition)? I went to the orientation today and I feel like I left with just as many question as when I arrived, if not more.

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@ReshmiChandini- I did LPN first, grad in '10. Then went for prereqs at Valencia. Started AVS in fall semester of '11, grad '12.

There were several students in my class that had done A&P at the college level and their credits were accepted, they did not have to do A&P with us, but they still had to sit in class. So it's really up to you. :)

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I will have all of the VCC nursing pre-reqs done by the time I start at OTech. Will I end up doing a lot of sitting around then? :-/

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not a lot, just the A&P. have you applied for generic track at valencia? they have an option where you can get your rn/bsn concurrently which we were not eligible for in avs.

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There's a 2 year wait list right now for general track after you apply.. And I can do my pre-reqs, do the OTech LPN and do the AVS LPN-RN in the time it would take to wait to start the general track.

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that was our (mine and my bff) train of thought too. go get it, girl

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Hi guys! I just finished an AA at Valencia and am weighing out my options for furthering schooling. I think I might look into the LPN program but I was wondering how long it took any of you. I have 2 daughters and am wanting to do something that takes relatively a shorter amount of time than finishing my BA. Could you tell me how long it took you and what all schooling you had before you began?

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No matter what education you have going in, everyone goes through the same program at the same pace, more or less. It takes 12-13 months. You are in class 5 days a week from 745-225 with variations for clinical days. The latest I ever got out was 3:50. The program is good, structured, and set up to change the way you think. That's a painful process, be prepared. You'll learn to prioritize because there is too much to do. You'll learn what it feels like to say "I don't have enough to do. Something isn't right." And you'll learn to function in a state of overwhelming stress. You'll appreciate all of that later.

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