Private v. Public

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Nov 15, 2005

Public- cheap but it will take you longer to graduate because of prerequisites or waiting list.
Private- $$$$ but no waiting list and no prerequisites.

Precisely! :nurse:

kjcboys · Nov 15, 2005

Hi Everyone!
I was just curious for everyone's opinion on trade/technical schools. I'm starting Concorde Career Institute's LVN program tomorrow because I wanted to be able to finish within a year. Will it be significantly harder for me to get hired at hospitals because I chose this route?
Any information would be appreciated. Thank you!

Well, I just want to let you know that I graduated from Concorde Career Institute for the LVN program. When we started, we have about 50 students, but 30 of us only graduated. The school is very strict. If you fail a test, they will let you take it again but different questions, and if you fail again, they will drop you. Also if you missed about 3 days per term you will be dropped. I'm very satisfied of the school. I highly recommend Concorde,but everything will be in fast pace. it's up to you to work extra hours to study what you learned from the school. I took my NCLEX and passed it, maybe some private schools let the student graduate easily, but I think they setting them up for failure. Concorde is not that type. If you willing to work extra hard, you be good in Concorde. Wish you the best.

airis · Nov 15, 2005

Hi Everyone!
I was just curious for everyone's opinion on trade/technical schools. I'm starting Concorde Career Institute's LVN program tomorrow because I wanted to be able to finish within a year. Will it be significantly harder for me to get hired at hospitals because I chose this route?
Any information would be appreciated. Thank you!

If you apply in the hospital to work as an LVN all they need is your license. My cousin graduated in a very very small town in the Philippines. She came here, passed the nclex and the hospital hired her.

Worry about passing the nclex because that will determine either you will be able to work as an LVN or not.

anbreen · Dec 3, 2005

Agree.. all the employers I know about, in San Diego, say they wants the license and experience, and don't care about the school.

sjrn85 · Dec 3, 2005

its probably too late to reply to u but now I am going to Concorde for respiratory therapy and if you go to Coarc or Caahep website concorde is not listed as accredited so I called caahep and coarc to verify and they said that concorde is under review and once you graduated from there YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE LICENSE EXAM. I also called the respiratory exam center and they said that if a school is under review that school will be given temporary accreditation so that students who graduate from there will be eligible to take the exam.

You should contact your state board, not the school or exam center to fid out what the state requires. Even if the above is true (and that is a big "if"), if the school does not pass accreditation, you will be out $$. IIRC, it is a requirement to sit for state licensing boards that the applicant be a graduate of an accredited program.

Why waste $$ on a program that may/ may not be up to snuff? Would you want someone taking care of you/loved one who graduated from that kind of school?

Funny...you'd think if their nursing program was accredited by the NLN they'd advertise it. I also noticed that there was no mention of their program being accredited by the organization that supervises RT schools.

http://concorde.edu-search.com/

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 3, 2005

Funny...you'd think if their nursing program was accredited by the NLN they'd advertise it. I also noticed that there was no mention of their program being accredited by the organization that supervises RT schools.
http://concorde.edu-search.com/

Most LVN/LPN schools are losing their NLN accreditation because of the lack of instructors who hold masters' degrees. I attended Casa Loma College's LVN program from October '04 to October '05 and they were the only LVN school with NLN accreditation in the entire state of California. Unfortunately for me, the school lost it's NLN accreditation in April '05 for not having enough masters' prepared instructors. Casa Loma College had been NLN-accredited since 1986, but not anymore.

airis · Dec 7, 2005

You should contact your state board, not the school or exam center to fid out what the state requires. Even if the above is true (and that is a big "if"), if the school does not pass accreditation, you will be out $$. IIRC, it is a requirement to sit for state licensing boards that the applicant be a graduate of an accredited program.
Why waste $$ on a program that may/ may not be up to snuff? Would you want someone taking care of you/loved one who graduated from that kind of school?
Funny...you'd think if their nursing program was accredited by the NLN they'd advertise it. I also noticed that there was no mention of their program being accredited by the organization that supervises RT schools.
http://concorde.edu-search.com/

like i said I contacted the coarc and caahep to verify about concorde and they said that you will be eligible to take the exam. Coarc and Caahep are the one who will give schools the accreditation so students will qualify to sit for the examination for their licensure. I called the examination center which is the state licensing center and they said that as long as the school is accredited then its ok. THE STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR RT TOLD ME TO CALL THE COARC which means committee accreditation for respiratory care and CAAHEP which means Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health. WHy dont you try calling the accreditation centers yourself.

sjrn85 · Dec 7, 2005

Perhaps your concerns would be better addressed on a board for RTs. I apologize for having tried to help.

nenanena · Dec 7, 2005

Most LVN/LPN schools are losing their NLN accreditation because of the lack of instructors who hold masters' degrees. I attended Casa Loma College's LVN program from October '04 to October '05 and they were the only LVN school with NLN accreditation in the entire state of California. Unfortunately for me, the school lost it's NLN accreditation in April '05 for not having enough masters' prepared instructors. Casa Loma College had been NLN-accredited since 1986, but not anymore.

I read your thread and had a feeling you attended Casa Loma College. I am thinking of attending their part time program, but It doesnt start until almost the end of next year. I need part time because I have to keep my full time job and income. I am a little upset that they make us people who work full time wait so long to start. Also can you give me a little advice about their pre entrance exam. I'm a llittle nervous about it. :chuckle

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 7, 2005

I read your thread and had a feeling you attended Casa Loma College. I am thinking of attending their part time program, but It doesnt start until almost the end of next year. I need part time because I have to keep my full time job and income. I am a little upset that they make us people who work full time wait so long to start. Also can you give me a little advice about their pre entrance exam. I'm a llittle nervous about it. :chuckle

Walk into their admissions office and ask to purchase something called a 'pre-test preparation packet'. Back in the summer of '04 it cost me $5, but it has everything that will be on the pre-admissions test.

I wouldn't worry about their test too much. If you can read and write at an eighth grade level, you'll pass the reading and grammar portion of the test. If you can do math at a fifth grade level (fractions, decimals, percentages), you'll pass the math portion of the test. But your pre-admissions interview is more important, because it will determine whether you're an alternate student or actually admitted into the program.

During the interview, tell them you want to become a nurse because you really want to help people and touch someone's life. Don't tell them you're in it for the money or you have family and friends who are nurses.

anbreen · Dec 11, 2005

Most LVN/LPN schools are losing their NLN accreditation because of the lack of instructors who hold masters' degrees. I attended Casa Loma College's LVN program from October '04 to October '05 and they were the only LVN school with NLN accreditation in the entire state of California. Unfortunately for me, the school lost it's NLN accreditation in April '05 for not having enough masters' prepared instructors. Casa Loma College had been NLN-accredited since 1986, but not anymore.

I just checked the NLN w/s, and found NO accredited LVN programs in CA. But, Concorde is OK with the BON.