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Candygyrl, I understand your excitement! My orientation is later today and I start the 1st :) I can't wait! I'm a little nervous but more anxious but I'm sure all the happy feelings will subside after the first couple late nights of homework haha =)

Hi! Thanks for all the info! Glad to hear that you're enjoying yourself so far. It's good to hear some positive feedback about the school since I'm starting in a week. I'm looking forward to it and I hope I will also feel that I've made the right choice in going there :)

Hey all, I start my LVN program at Concorde Career College in Garden Grove, CA on December 1st! My orientation is Monday (the 23rd). I'm sooo excited, but nervous because I don't have too much experience in the medical field and also because I haven't been in school for a couple years. By the way, I'm also working full time during the day just like a lot of other folks in here. I'm hoping that I can manage my time... I know I'll have to give up a lot of all the fun stuff for the next year and a half (going part time) but I know it will be worth it! Good luck to everyone else starting soon! I hope this thread keeps going, I'd love to hear more about everyone else's experiences!

I'm also doing a 20 month program, starting on the 1st so I wont be graduating til 2011 either... seems so far away =\ lol. But congrats on making it all the way through Hanna!! :ancong!:

Wow! That is crazy to hear because my experience was nothing like that. My admin rep was great. He didn't try to talk me out of the LVN program at all. He told me about the program and then he told me that for the LVN program I would need to pass 2 tests, the wonderlic and the NET. I passed the wonderlic and then I passed the NET, then made a financial aid appt and that was it. The whole process took about a week and a half. Not at any time did I feel like they wanted me to do another program first. I can't believe that you went thru that. Maybe it was just the rep you had because mine was really nice. If you want I can give you his number. But if not I hope you find a program that is right for you. What other schools were you lookin into? Yeah the nclex scores at Concorde is what attracted me to it too. Well good luck with whatever school you decide :)

Edit to above post: I actually start December 1st. Doing the part time program since I work full time. I'm excited to start Anyone starting there anytime soon?

Well I went with Concorde and I'm all set to start December 1st. I'm hoping all goes well :icon_roll Regardless of what happens, I'm gonna stick it out. Thanks to everyone who responded, you have made me feel very glad that I changed my mind about Pacific lol. Wish me luck at Concorde, I'm excited to start

Wow, well thanks for replying! I guess I'm glad I decided not to go there. If you don't mind me asking, what school do you go to now? And have you heard anything about Concorde in Garden Grove cuz I actually decided to go there instead of Pacific and I'm hoping I made a decent decision...

Hi all, I'm starting the LVN program at Concorde in Garden Grove on December 2nd. I hope I made the right choice. I really couldn't decide what school to go to but I chose Concorde. Anyone have any experiences with this campus in particular. I did a search but find lots of posts about the campuses in other states but only 1 or 2 about the Garden Grove campus. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks

Thanks for responding! Wow that's a bummer to hear =\ I still haven't decided on a school but that's discouraging to hear that the owner there would be so unprofessional... I guess my search for a school isn't over. Do you still go there? Or do you go somewhere else now? If so, how do you like it where you go?

Hi! I'm new here and I've been peeking around at other threads regarding Pacific College in Costa Mesa. However, most of them are a little aged so I was hoping for some more up-to-date experiences at this school for the LVN program. I haven't committed to the school yet but have a meeting with someone from admissions on Monday 9/21/09. The part-time schedule is very convenient for me since I work full-time and the school is not too far from my house so I am really leaning towards going there. I know a lot of people say that going to a community college is a better choice but since I work full time and they do not offer part-time (evenings or weekends), I have already decided I'm stuck with a private college. I am aware that they are for-profit and very expensive so I'm not looking to hear that. If anyone can give me some insight on this school, that would be great! Also, if you have graduated, have you moved on to become an RN (or ADN/BSN)? And what school did you go to? I have also heard that the pre-req credits from an LVN program do not transfer to RN programs at other schools so I know I will probably have to take them at maybe a community college? I know this is lengthy, but I'm just really nervous about this route but I don't see another way for a full-time worker, so I need as much info as possible for people who have gone this route. Thanks in advance!