AnonAMoose

2 terms, about 4 months each. Both terms consisted of 1 all-day in-person class for lecture plus 2 days of clinicals. About halfway through the 2nd/last term, we stopped going to class and started our preceptorship. Some in my class got an assignment from the get-go and attended 2-3x per week. Some of us attended VSIMS for about 2-3 weeks before receiving our assignment. I was part of the latter and still completed enough preceptorship hours to complete the program and graduate on time.

Hey Krista, I can't say it was hard, but it was definitely frustrating. I'm an organized, "cross your Ts & dot your Is" type of person, so I made sure to do ample research on what Carrington required: Completing the correct prerequisite classes, ensuring my GPA & TEAS scores were high enough, etc. The most difficult part of the admissions process was not getting the proper support and lack of timely responses from the admission counselor. My counselor has since retired and would take days to respond to simple questions. Whenever I had a question about which science classes would be accepted, she said the academics counselor had to answer that but would not assist further. She lost my PAID transcripts several times, which meant I had to spent even more money resending them to her. After she received all of the transcripts, I was invited to a file building session, where they cover the application and documents you'll provide to them. Make sure you're up to date and compliant with all of your immunizations* (verified by third-party company), have a current CPR card, and have your employment verification letter. Once you submit the packet to them, they'll simply tell you the packet is complete, and one of them will eventually call you within the next few days to inform of your acceptance or rejection. Hope this helps & good luck! *See the LVN to RN program requirements in Carrington catalog, downloadable from their site.

I just got the emails this morning about orientation & supplies pick-up. Thanks for the information! ?

1x lecture & 2x clinicals per week -- is this pretty much the same through the entire 8-month program? Because it's an RN program, I assumed it would be 5 days but am pleasantly and happily surprised it's 3 only. I hear you. One of the reasons for this post was to prepare for the possibility of staying overnight in Sacramento because I live 1.5hrs away one-way, without traffic. Thank you so, so much for the information!

Hello, everyone! Communicating with and getting information from Carrington has been extremely difficult, so I'm hoping to get feedback from current and past students. I got the acceptance call yesterday for their April 12 start. I was told about the upcoming orientation one week prior to the program start, and how we would be told of the "set schedule" for class, clinicals, etc. The only somewhat reliable information I've gotten is my friend's co-worker graduated from Sac Carrington in May 2020 who said she only went to campus once per week. What has been your experience with Carrington? How many times per week are you going to campus for instruction? How many days for clinicals? Thank you!

Could you please share the on-campus schedule? How many times did you have to go on campus, and how were the clinical sites handled? A friend's coworker graduated May 2020 and said she only had to be on campus once per week, which would be absolutely fantastic (since I live 1.5 hrs away) but also makes me a bit skeptical that it's true.

Yes, I did. I got the call yesterday and was told orientation will be held one week before the 4/12 start.