Anon student

First, congratulations on passing the NCLEX on your first try. That was what the program was supposed to do, prepare us for that test. Your right we are all entitled to our opinions. In my opinion the program was great in spite of the challenges. It does seem to me however that you and "lovemybaby" have found on outlet for your bitterness. Kudos, whine on... As for me I am satisfied as are many of my other classmates. Was it perfect, no. But is anything? The fact is I am happy with the training I have received. That is my opinion. And, I think I can find better things to do with my time than whine about how the rest of the world should be perfect like me. Good luck to both of you.

toadfrog, It sounds like you are a little bitter. Too bad you feel that way. From my experience, most people's educational experience is exactly what they put into it. Let me set the record straight. 1) Yes, Central Tech has lost its NLN accreditation. We were told that and it is public record information. In fact, the staff busted their butts to maintain their accreditation, but to no avail. The loss of accreditation was not related to the staff's ability to adequately prepare students to fulfill the role of an LPN. 2)The instructors you mention as being inexperienced, rude and condescending came into a program that already lacked stability and had fallen into disarray. Just because the instructors have 11 years combined experience does not prove them to be incapable. I found them to be extremely knowledgeable, approachable and sincere. I felt they actually wanted me to succeed and even though they were at times tough, I knew it was for my own good. 3) You mentioned that there were whiners in the class. It seems to me that from the contents of your blogs you were one of them. In fact, I know who you are and I can attest to this! 4) You say that you have taken the NCLEX and finished in 85 questions. I truly doubt that a 2 day crash course NCLEX review would have allowed you to have been that successful without already having a extremely strong base knowledge. This could have only have come from your LPN program/instructors. So, I guess what I am saying is that my experience was completely different from yours. Again, maybe a person's educational experience is exactly what YOU put into it! To Central Tech, and the PN instructors...Keep doing a great job!