Pioneer Pacific and the likes

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 22, 2007

I attended one of these private, 'proprietary' LVN programs 2 years ago. They tend to be very expensive, fast track, and operated like businesses. My LVN tuition cost $20,000 for a 12-month program.

Most people who complete these programs are able to pass NCLEX. It is fairly easy to get a job, since most employers pay attention to your nursing license (not the school attended). As long as you're a warm body with a license, you should find a job. Employers do not care about which school you attended.

As long as you complete certain prerequisites, your LPN license will be accepted into an LPN-to-BSN bridge program. The actual credits earned from most private LPN programs will not transfer, but many RN programs will give you advanced placement per articulation agreements. For example, you will usually be allowed to totally bypass the first year of many RN programs if you have completed the prerequisites. My former coworker earned her LVN from Concorde Career Institute, and she is enrolled in an LVN-to-BSN program at Tarleton State University, a public institution in Texas. They accepted her LVN license, and gave her advanced placement in the RN bridge program. Her LVN-to-BSN program will be 2 years in duration.

momma2twnz · May 22, 2007

Thanks Commuter!.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 22, 2007

You're welcome.

ericcire · Feb 18, 2008

go to their website www.pioneerpacificlpn.com