Khyron

Good luck to everyone, ICHS works well for people that work and have families, just keep studying, sacrifice, try to save before clinicals because that's what will eat away at your funds not just the tuition. You can do it!

Yes from California

It was about 10k for all my 4 trips in florida, flight 2k, hotel or airbnb which cost 4-5k, car rental or uber, food, etc. A lot of people got roomates and split with uber or car rentals. So that is always a great option to save a lot! It’s good you brought up the clinical day requirements. The school is always changing and I think I heard about them increasing the required days? I am not sure but from your list of days its seems so, but always ask the school directly for all that info.

Comprehensive Final Program Examination (CFPE) - Exit exam week which you have 2 days to show proficiency in skills, 3 days of live review then the exit exam on Sunday.

I passed my Exit exam on 9/18/22 and became an official graduate 9/19/22. Oh Boy it's been a journey, started in Feb 2021, took the GAP test which I passed but still ended up with the same cohort if I didn't take it. The only pro about taking the GAP is that it reduces your classes and the cost of the program. I did have to retake Med-Surge II and of course the nightmare of scheduling clinicals which put many people behind targeted graduating dates. I have many classmates that passed the exit in July and are now RNs, most of us are from California, like 90%. The school rules and policies are always changing, class structure and testing has been changing making it more difficult. Just be ready to "go with the flow". This program has given me the opportunity to get a ticket to take my NCLEX, which is all I hoped for the program. I knew it was going to be difficult, online schools/classes usually are. I went part time at my work when I started since I wanted to eliminate all possibilities of setting myself up for failure. It was a big sacrifice for my family since the program and also flying to florida back and forth (I went 4 times) is a big expense, I spent at least 10k for my trips. I know some people that were able to work fulltime the first few semesters but went part time or reduced their hours nearing the end of their programs. It's do-able you have to sacrifice if you want that RN License. I used to think I could recommend this to more of my friends last year, but the way the school evolves and changes with little notice I have steered people away. California is VERY competitive and many of us this school gave us a chance to become RNs without waiting 2-3 years waitlist/lottery programs. Tip for people asking about clinicals, you have to be very quick when they open up the list for your cohort, spots disappear within a day. Don't think you have the leisure in selecting your days or have a lot of options like scheduling it around your vacation etc. It's FIRST come FIRST serve. I had to go to florida to complete 1 clinical day and return the next day just to complete all my days (I had to do 35 clinical days + 2 mandatory lab days + the 7 days of the CFPE exit exam review week which is mandatory to graduate after you pass. So be ready for the hurdles. ( I also had to retake my RN Exit exam since I didn’t pass the first time and was very difficult, the stress was so intense but the victory is so sweet ? ) You got this, get in the school, study HARD and PREPARE for those that are going to ICHS.