Pasadena City College RN Program Spring 2020

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Hi!

Just starting a thread for people submitting applications to the PCC RN Spring 2020 program (Oct 1-30th app period). Let us know if you've applied & any updates along the way!

16 hours ago, Chinae said:

Tried to message you but for some reason the website won’t let me. What is your overall impression of the program? Any specific advice you have? Thoughts on the professors?

You might not meet the minimum post requirement to use the PM message. I believe it was 15 posts before.

I enjoyed my time in the nursing program, but that was largely due to my peers. My experience would've been completely different if it wasn't for the awesome people in my cohort. My overall impression of the program is "you get what you put in" if that makes sense. You want to practice your skills? Use the open lab time. You want tutoring? There are tutors available every semester that are usually a semester or two ahead. You just want some guidance on navigating the program? Join the nursing club and become a mentor/mentee. There are resources made available to help you succeed if you choose to utilize them. I'm not sure if other junior college nursing programs have these extra resources for their students. The program wasn't impossibly difficult, you can get As if you put in the effort. My friend at another nursing program tells me that 'you can't get an A here. you'll be lucky to get a B' but I would see her update her IG stories with her partying/clubbing all the time lol.

I had a good experience with the professors at PCC. All of them were very kind, helpful, and totally relatable. They genuinely want their students to succeed. There was one professor who everybody thought was incompetent, but I believe she has since retired. I was lucky enough to get the clinical sites that I wanted so there's that. One thing that I loved about PCC was that they weren't careplan-heavy, they wanted students to be more hands-on during their clinical rotation instead of on the computer gathering data for careplans. Again, it depends on your professors, but I was lucky enough to have clinical instructors who only wanted 1-2 careplans per rotation (this might have changed). We made up for the lack of careplans by utilizing ATI. I $#@#(*@& hated ATI with a passion my first two semesters, but I can't deny that it helped force me to learn more outside of lectures.

Also, I want to mention that the community and clinical sites love PCC nursing students. We have access to a couple clinical sites that no other ADN programs do. Another random tidbit... there was a huge donor a couple semesters that gave $500 scholarships to every nursing student (that qualified) for every semester!!!! So there are current students who will obtain their RN degree for FREE. Okay maybe not completely free, but less than $1k for sure.

PM me if you have any specific questions!

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Did you guys get acceptance packet? they said sending this week but i have not received yet.

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1 minute ago, Yoshiki Fukuda said:

Did you guys get acceptance packet? they said sending this week but i have not received yet.

I spoke with someone yesterday, they said they are running a few days behind due to an issue with one of the medical forms.

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Thanks, I was starting to worry about it, and checking my email every hour like crazy haha!

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10 minutes ago, Yoshiki Fukuda said:

Thanks, I was starting to worry about it, and checking my email every hour like crazy haha!

No problem, I’m the same way so I completely understand.

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6 hours ago, abcheyitsme said:

You might not meet the minimum post requirement to use the PM message. I believe it was 15 posts before.

I enjoyed my time in the nursing program, but that was largely due to my peers. My experience would've been completely different if it wasn't for the awesome people in my cohort. My overall impression of the program is "you get what you put in" if that makes sense. You want to practice your skills? Use the open lab time. You want tutoring? There are tutors available every semester that are usually a semester or two ahead. You just want some guidance on navigating the program? Join the nursing club and become a mentor/mentee. There are resources made available to help you succeed if you choose to utilize them. I'm not sure if other junior college nursing programs have these extra resources for their students. The program wasn't impossibly difficult, you can get As if you put in the effort. My friend at another nursing program tells me that 'you can't get an A here. you'll be lucky to get a B' but I would see her update her IG stories with her partying/clubbing all the time lol.

I had a good experience with the professors at PCC. All of them were very kind, helpful, and totally relatable. They genuinely want their students to succeed. There was one professor who everybody thought was incompetent, but I believe she has since retired. I was lucky enough to get the clinical sites that I wanted so there's that. One thing that I loved about PCC was that they weren't careplan-heavy, they wanted students to be more hands-on during their clinical rotation instead of on the computer gathering data for careplans. Again, it depends on your professors, but I was lucky enough to have clinical instructors who only wanted 1-2 careplans per rotation (this might have changed). We made up for the lack of careplans by utilizing ATI. I $#@#(*@& hated ATI with a passion my first two semesters, but I can't deny that it helped force me to learn more outside of lectures.

Also, I want to mention that the community and clinical sites love PCC nursing students. We have access to a couple clinical sites that no other ADN programs do. Another random tidbit... there was a huge donor a couple semesters that gave $500 scholarships to every nursing student (that qualified) for every semester!!!! So there are current students who will obtain their RN degree for FREE. Okay maybe not completely free, but less than $1k for sure.

PM me if you have any specific questions!

Wow, thank you for that. I have been trying to get more detailed information about the programs for a month and your post was incredibly helpful. For the last few weeks I’ve been stressing over which program I would pick, GCC or PCC, and I finally made a choice to go with PCC yesterday. The insight you shared eased my mind that I have made the best possible choice for me, I can’t thank you enough.

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28 minutes ago, Yoshiki Fukuda said:

Thanks, I was starting to worry about it, and checking my email every hour like crazy haha!

I just checked and I received mine this morning.

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6 hours ago, Chinae said:

I just checked and I received mine this morning.

I received mine this afternoon as well.

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I received mine as well. They actually called to inform me that they had sent it.
Did you guys get a school code for the uniforms?

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1 hour ago, Glamma said:

I received mine as well. They actually called to inform me that they had sent it.
Did you guys get a school code for the uniforms?

Yes, I believe it is PASA-ADN

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I also received the same call in the morning, and started to throw some money away to buy some stuff haha

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17 hours ago, Chinae said:

Wow, thank you for that. I have been trying to get more detailed information about the programs for a month and your post was incredibly helpful. For the last few weeks I’ve been stressing over which program I would pick, GCC or PCC, and I finally made a choice to go with PCC yesterday. The insight you shared eased my mind that I have made the best possible choice for me, I can’t thank you enough.

I was in your position before so I totally know what you mean. I wish someone had broken it down in an objective manner for me when I was making the decision between schools, but I made it through the program so I believe you will too.

I wanted to add that GCC's grading scale is a bit tougher (not really sure why). GCC's "A" is from 91-100% and a "B" is 82-90% whereas at PCC it's 90-100% for the A and 80-90% for the B. Same minimum 75% to pass. Believe me when I say that 1% will make a difference haha

One advise I have for you guys is to look into concurrent BSN programs. You'll take BSN courses during the summers. I believe we are officially partnered with CSUF, CSULA, and APU. Some of the clinical sites are only available to students who have a previous bachelors or are concurrently enrolled in a BSN program. I'm not sure if I should post the name of the hospitals, but if you get the chance just PM me and I'll let you know.

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