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Cuyahoga Career Center has a 9 month LPN course. That is the shortest one that I have seen. Looks like a good program. One good thing about being an LPN is that you can get some good experience before you become an RN. The pay is pretty good. Al...

There are many Excelsior Student Sites on Yahoo groups. Go to Yahoo groups and search for Excelsior College. You will find a lot of support and information from current students.

Louis Stokes VA Hospital Cleveland Ohio VISN 10. Lpn working in Psychiatric Emergency Room. US Marine Corps 1984 -1990. Proud to serve. Still pursuing an RN license, but waiting for my year with the VA to qualify for educational benefits.

University of Akron has a few different programs you may want to look at while you are here. http://www.wzip.uakron.edu/ nursing/Academic/ academic_programs.htm

It can be confusing. What is good about Excelsior is that you can take it at your own pace. If you are motivated and have good study habits, you may be able to take a test every month or so. You pay as you go. You will have to enroll to complete ...

I am an LPN working at the VA hospital in Cleveland. I too am going through Excelsior. It won't be easy, but it can be done. Check out the distance learning forum. Many posts concerning Excelsior. There are Medics there too that have successfull...

Rylee, I too am a LPN in Northeast Ohio. Checked with the BON and Ohio has no restrictions on EC grads. You can go to the EC web site and fill out a application for enrollment. The fee was $65.00. Forward your transcripts and they will give you a...

EC recently sent a response to this. They say that I can't have the waiver because I took Commonalities "B" back in 1999 and was not successful. They say that this test is about the same. I can't seem to make sense of this. There are two other te...

After submitting your application and the $65.00, EC will give a pre-assessment of your transcripts. They say it isn't official, but will give you a good idea of what is needed. Also, they have made Nursing Concepts 2 exempt for all LPN/LVNs with a...

One option to consider:idea: If you can find a job within the Veterans Administration.......You can work anywhere..as long as it is with the VA

Had to verify with the college just for peace of mind. I have been hearing about this since last week. Now I know. Just in time too. I was about to pay for the practice test just a few days ago. Wow!!:yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

I am currently taking classes with Excelsior. For myself, it is the best fit. I finished NC 1 recently. Not too bad. Got through it with minimal studying, but that may not be the case with some of the others. You may be exempt for NC2 if you gra...

Going to LVN school would not be a bad idea. Not sure about the RN programs out there, but I think that most of them have bridge programs for LPNs/LVNs. So the time would not be a waste. If your job is flexible, which it sounds like it, Go For It. I ...

$75.00 per exam. They now have available Micro, A&P, and of course the NC exams. I recently went through the practice exam for NC 1. The rationales our very informative. I noticed that some of the questions were similar in the 2nd practice test, ...

Check with Excelsior. I think I seen something in their curriculum about accepting students that have completed atleast 50% of their nursing classes. Not totally sure, but it is worth looking into. http://www.Excelsior.edu

Okay Melissa, I will take a stab at it. Weighted exams "weigh" different questions at different percentages of the total score. For instance questions that are multiple choice may not count as much as fill in the blank or essay questions. In insta...

:mortarboard: I have heard so many horror stories about the CPNE. That it makes me wonder if this is the best course of action in obtaining my RN license. I'm not giving up, but would love to hear about some good experiences with Excelsior. I used...

:Melody: Thanks everyone. Your comments have been music to my ears. I figured that there had to be some happy graduates. It helps me to stay determined to follow through. Just waiting to find the $$ to get going.

Love the thread. I am from NE Ohio, but my cousins are from Southern. Growing up, it was always going down home. Also Mom would say "kittle" for kettle. They visited me once in California and asked for a kittle and my ex-wife just looked puzzled....

I would be dancing up a storm if I could pass all the NC tests in 5 months. Way to stay focused. Did you happen to use any notes from Yahoo groups? As soon as I get the $ I will schedule my test(s). I agree, I will need to schedule in order to st...

Lisa, Don't be so hard on yourself. The clinicals should be okay. You just finished LPN school, so the basics are there. Plus you have not had time to acquire any bad habits. You should do great. It is natural to second guess, but stick with it...

Thanks for all the info. I to am wondering what kind of time frame I'm looking at. Just wondering if there are any other programs that take all or part of EC's nursing concept courses???

In my facility the compensation for an RN is different than an LPN. I'm talking about bennies. RN's get more vacation and can carry over more vacation from year to year. Not sure how they compensate financially. They do have what they call a "Boa...

So true. One of my coworkers is using one of the publishing companies. I gave them a call. Expensive. I'm so glad that I found this forum before I signed up. There are also some groups on Yahoo that help. It looks like all the information can be...

Yes, you can actually download the content guide from Excelsior's web site. It will give a general description of the Examination. A content outline, and some Sample questions. Good Luck. I plan on doing the same. Take what I can before I actuall...