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Address for El Camino College Compton Center is 1111 E. Artesia Blvd Compton, CA 90221 (310) 900-1600 http://www.compton.edu Right off the 91 fwy, Alameda Exit.

WOW! Really?? I tell you go to their Compton Campus. They don't have a waiting list. Leave the Main Campus alone. I am going to ask about that one. That sounds weird. But go to the Compton Campus. If you got the required classes you won't have a problem getting in. But I will check and see if I can get more info. Good Luck:typing

Yeah they might. When I was at the orientation there were alot of students checking out the program. They also have an LVN to RN too for those who are already LVNs. I forgot to mention that. Good Luck Ladies. I can't wait to get to school myself. God Bless

I guess not many people know about Compton Comunity College now being El Camino College Compton Campus. Yes Compton College is now part of El Camino College. They have their own seperate Nursing Program seperate from the El Camino Main Campus who has the big waiting list. Compton HAS NO waiting list. You are talking about the El Camino Main Campus who has the waiting list. My God Mother is the Interim Dean of the Compton campus and the Assistant Director of El Camino Colleges Nursing Department so I know. I went to the Nursing Program Orientation and got all the infomration as well as talk to my god mother. If I hear of the next orientation I will post it on here so anyone can go hear for themselves. If you go to Torrance to the El Camino Main Campus on Crenshaw, you will be waiting a couple of years to get into the program. If you go to the Compton Campus You will not wait unless you have not met the pre reqs. Their pre reqs are the Same because they are under El Camino College. If you went to El Camino and did all their pre reqs and are waiting on that long list, Go to the Compton Campus and see the Nursing Counselor Essie Preston to get start there. Once again there are 2 different programs. 1 in torrance with a waiting list and 1 in Compton with NO waiting list. Have a good Day and Good Luck Ladies!!!! Shonda:wink2:

No they accept students from other schools too. if you have good grades and have the pre-reqs completed then you can into the program. The main College has a waiting list with over 200 people on it. Their Compton campus does not have a waiting list. You got the grades and the requirements then you will get in. They try to be fair and allow their students in because they attended the school to get into the program but if you beat their scores they are not going to tell you no. You can get in the program.

Hello everyone, I really can't see all that money to go to a private school when you can pay so much less. If you got the pre reqs look at El Camino College Compton Campus. They do not have a waiting list. If you have your pre reqs and you are a student at the college and you have good grades then you will have no problem getting in. They are the only Community College campus with no waiting list. They have regular ASN and LVN to RN. I am getting my pre reqs done starting this coming semester so that I can get into the program myself. Why pay $40,000 when you can pay maybe $5000 to $7000 to get through school with prepreqs and supplies. Don't spend all that money. If you are close to Compton check out the Compton campus of El Camino College. Check with the nursing department for the next orientation session. Good Luck everyone!!!

The program right now is $18,000 but Jan 2009 the tuition is going to be $20,000. They offer night and weekend program. Haven't heard anything bad about them.

Trinity Vocational Center in Carson, CA has a LVN program for evening weekend and days. Their website is http://www.trinityvocational.com The Staff are excellent. I love them. I am going to get in the LVN program there. I have to work too so I had to find something in the evening and weekend to work around my schedule. This is the school for those who want to work and school. The course is 18 1/2 months part time. I have asked students about the course and they love it. Give them a try. toll free 866.737.7262 or local 310.834.3065 Good Luck and Take Care!! Shonda :heartbeat

I was in 7Eleven this morning getting my coffee and there was a student from Homestead getting coffee as well. I asked her was she going to nursing school at Homestead and she said yes. I asked her how was it and she said it was great and she liked it. So it is out there. Best to go to the California Board of Vocational Nursing website and get the full listing of schools. Homestead is on there. They have a website too I believe. Look it up. Good Luck everyone.:wink2:

If you are willing to do a 20 week program that only cost $45.00 to enroll plus the cost of uniforms and your texbook then try Harbor Occupational Center in San Pedro, CA. I graduated from there and it is a great program with a wonderful nursing facility to do your clinicals at. I have been to other programs clinical and they sucked. you do your clinical at the Little Company of Mary Pavillion in San Pedro and we loved the staff and they care they have for their residents and it was fun to work with them

Thats true. I spoke with my God Mother who is an RN and an Instructor for RN. If you do the 30 Unit Option you basically say that you are not going anywhere else with your license in the US. You are stuck in California.

I saw a website with a 6 month LVN Program it is an excellerated program to take the NCLEX Exam for LVN. The company is http://www.ftnlc.com/index.html But you have to have Clinical training such as CNA, EMT, Paramedic more than 5 yrs of experience, pharmacology I think 50 or 60 hours, OB and Pediatric ward experience 5 Months I think. I have the paper at home. They basically offere classes that will help you passed the NCLEX exam by going over the information on the exam. I put the website above for you to call and ask them for further information. I left the paperwork they sent me at home. I am at work right now. I wish I could tell you more. I can't do it right now but I would love too. :) I hope this help.

I say they are jealous because you are young and have your LPN license. They feel intimidated but they need to get over it. If you have the authority to write them up then please do so. Also talk to your DON and see what kind of direction she has. If she is letting this happen then I would contact the OMBUDSMEN and report that facility. If they have that many CNAs not doing their job their they need to be fired. You hould be able to tell them to get off their butts and stop ignoring the residents that is totally against the rule along with the gossiping or loud talking and laughing when they should be feeding the resident and talking to them. If it was me I would report it if I can't get any help from the other nurse. Just my input.

Sounds good. So you are saying that their program works well with working parents. If that is the case I am going to work on my pre-reqs for that program. I have all the information about them. I am going to look into joining the program whenmy pre-reqs are done. Thanks

Hi there, I know Compton Colleger does not have a waiting list. At least that is what my god mom told me and she is the assistant director and instructor. I was going to try and go there but their pass rate for NCLEX is not good. It is around 65%. I think LBCC and Harbor City is good. If you are looking for BSN try Mount St Marys in LA. It does not require all the classes to enter because some they include in the program. I thought about going there but I want to get alot of classes out of the way since it is expensive.

I am in the military. I wold have told his boss. He is not suppose to do that. He i a weirdo or he has not met his quota and is depserate, but to bang on someones door and harass them is a big NO NO. I would talk to his superiors. Shonda

Children's Hospital in Oakland is a decent size hospital. I was born and raised in Oakland and I worked as an EMT for 8 years and was there alot during that time and all the times my little sister was there for her asthma attacks growing up. To me it s a great hospital for children but I have not been there for a while. I don't know about SF. God Bless

Hello everyone, I am Shonda and I was interested what everyone was talking about here so I started reading. I am sort of shocked that EMTs were doing this. I was an EMT for 8 years and I had friends who were nurses. I have not ever had that kind of encounter but I must say if you got the company name and the unit number for that vehicle make sure you call them and let them know. He could be disciplined big time or even fired. Companies do not tolerate behavior like that. I am taking a CNA course now and the EMTs that show up where we are seem to be ok. If any EMTs were to make in kind of those comments I would let them have it. For the time I have been an EMT I would have never ever created those thought and they should not either. I am so sorry that you had to go through that with those idiots. There are some EMTs out there that think they are Gods gift to green earth and they know everything. The training is only 4 months and we learned very basic stuff live give O2, splint, CPR, reports, Glucose, tractions, fractures, some anatomy and explanation of different illness. But when it come to it we basically transport people from place to place. The have to become a paramedic if they want to be more than that. The things they train are things any civilian can do. Well take care and I hope that you get the right person and he gets a good discipline action from the company. God Bless

Hey I hope someone responds to this. I would love to know as well. I am here in Southern California and have a hard time trying to find a good school that is not long. Take Care

There are alot of hospitals in Southern California. Check the yellow pages and I looked on the internet for the Long Beach Area and there are hospitals that are hiring CNA. I know there is Long Beach Memorial Hospital, you have Los Alamitos Medical Center you can check out. There is Kaisers in Southern California and they hire CNAs. There is Pacific Hospital and a hospital in Lakewood. They are out there. To me I find more when I go on search engines like yahoo or google. If I find more I will put another message up. I will be done with my CNA in June. Take Care

Hello, I lived in Sacrament for 3 years. It was always cheaper than other major cities. It may have went up the past couple of years but when I lived there the rent was very decent. Auburn is alittle outside of Sac so I think it may be close or slightly higher. The cost is nothing compare to Southern California and the bay area. they are expensive. Sacramento is very hot in the summer and very rainy during the winter. Good luck on your job I wish you the best. Shonda

I lived in Sacramento for 3 years and have family in Stockton. Yes it gets very hot so you get alot of homes or apts equiped with AC to keep the places cool. When you step outside though it is burning up. During the winter is is very rainy and cold. I miss it. I loved being there though because Sacramento is still growing. Sacramento has alot of hospitals. I used to work for the main Ambulance company there AMR so I have been to all of them. I don't know alot about Stockton but I hear it is pretty slow there too and growing. I wish you the best of luck and hope that you find a place that is comfortable for you. I am in Southern California now and there are so many openings at the hospitals for RN and LVN it is crazy. I will be happy when I get into and through school. :)

What school are the Southern California students in. I am in Southern California and I need to start my pre-reqs but I am in a CNA class right now so my days are used up. I am hoping to start pre-reqs around fall or winter this year. I am so ready to go to nursing school so I an dreading the pre-reqs. I am thinking of doing a ROP vocational or private school for my LVN. Shonda :)

Mona Please let me know more. I am interested in doing my course online and if there is a way to do I would love to. If you know of anyone online here that is in Cali and taking the Nursing course DCN please put me in contact with them. I would love to get advice from them on what to do and how I should go about it. I would love to get that info. Also does anyone know of any good LVN programes that may be online or that is in the evening in Southern California? Thanks so much Shonda :balloons:

I did call and they just mentioned that there needs to be clinical time and they did not know much about the school. They questioned the clinicals and how would they be done. I would have to call and get info on that. Thanks though