Mrs.Me

Thank you for your responses mrs.BC and work&play. I was starting to doubt this school anyway and now I will definitely not sign up. I was going to start the December class. After reading your post and several post regarding the current state of jobs for LVN's in California. I'm thinking about moving to another state to begin my nursing career. I don't think California is going to turn around anytime soon and I need a career now.

I went to Casa Loma for CNA in 2003. Its a small world even on the web. :) Thank you TheCommuter for your reply. I guess its worth it to just go the traditional route if finding a job will be difficult. I guess there is no rush in that case.

Hi Toshea. The tuition at West Coast University is $116,000!!! My home loan is less than that. I just don't want to take out student loans for that much money. I'm not really sure why I didnt get into the ROP programs. I assumed because I didn't have any experience outside of my CNA clincals. And there were over 150 applicants for 15 seats. :smackingf So I assume they took the best of the best. I was discouraged because I only missed 3 questions on the entrance exam and still didn't get in. Some had an interview process and some did a lottery. I tried North Valley Occupational, Simi Valley Adult School, West Valley Occupational, Manual Arts - Crenshaw Community Adult School, and LA Trade Tech College all unsuccessfully. I may go the private school route just so I don't have to go through the stress of getting into public schools. I just want to know that it is worth it in the end.

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Hello all. I am considering going to school to become an LVN but I am trying to do my research because I don't want to make a mistake. :typing I wanted to know how long after you got your license did it take to find a job? My husband and I just bought a house and I want to get a career in nursing. I was a CNA a few years ago but I wasn't able to get into any of the LVN programs I wanted (Community College, ROP, Adult school etc.) so I gave up. Now I am going to try a private school. But I am hesitant because of the price tag but I know I won't have to be on a waiting list or be subjected to a lottery. I eventually want to be an RN but the only program I can get into now is West Coast University. I passed the HESI but again the tuition is causing me concern. 116k is more than my house is worth right now. :chuckle And their LVN to RN program isn't much better in terms of cost. Sorry for the long post but I am very nervous about this. I really want to be a nurse and I am tired of all the road blocks. I am 27 and I don't want to go school later in life. I have seen first hand how hard it is with some of my family members. I want to do this now while we don't have children. I live in the Antelope Valley but commuting is not an issue for me but I want to know what schools helped you get an advantage and how long did it take to land a job? And if there are any schools that offer job placement. Thank you in advance.:)

I am attending an orientation for Career Care Institute in a few weeks in Lancaster, CA for the LVN program. I wanted to know if anyone has attended this school and what was your experience. Do they offer job placement? I really need to find a school where I can get a job after graduation. My company folded last year and I have had trouble finding work so I decided to go back to school. If anyone knows a school with job placement please let me know. Thank you in advance.

I am attending an orientation for Career Care Institute in a few weeks. I wanted to know if anyone has attended this school and what was your experience.

I am currently trying to complete my prerequisites to apply for all of the nursing schools in LA County. :wink2: My only problem is I don't see myself in a position to quit my job and dedicate my entire day to go to nursing school. I found out that Mt St. Mary's College has an evening/weekend program. The only thing that is discouraging me is the price tag.:eek:This seems like my only option at this point seeing that all of the community colleges have lotteries. And I'm not the luckiest person. I'm afraid I won't get picked and I have to wait semester after semester to get into a CC when I could have just gone to a private school. I wanted to hear from previous graduates of the ADN Program at Mt. St. Mary's College. How did you pay and are the student loans causing you any financial hardships? Where you able to find a job quickly? My husband and I recently paid off a substantial amount of debt from credits cards recently so that's why I'm so worried about being in debt again. I know education is an investment but because of the economic situation right now I'm just trying to be cautious. Thank you in advance. :wink2: