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I have to disagree and say that I really dont think your past experience in the medical field has any bearing on your acceptance into the program, I cant remember but I didnt even think they asked about your employment history on the application. The acceptance process I feel is fair and organized, now after you get accepted its a whole different story. I applied with a 3.86 GPA and a 78 on the NET and I had no previous medical experience and got in first try. I know others that applied with much lower GPA's and NET scores and they got in as well. Its different every semester cause the candidate pool is always different as far as how many apply and what their GPA's and NET scores are. I only knew two people who applied who didnt get in, one didnt pass the NET test and the other didnt attach NET scores to the application. My friends and I look back now and think about how nervous we were about getting accepted and all the rumors that circulated about crazy amount of applicants. Dont beliee all the crazy numbers you hear of people who are applying, same rumor differents semester. If you are a good student with a deceit GPA, passed the NET test you will probably make it in, the more classes from the nursing curriculum you have done are a bonus too but not a deal breaker, we have people in our class who took A&P and Micro alongside the NRN classes. Try to enjoy this time of not running around like crazy women/men cause when you get accepted and start the program you will be busy busy busy. So relax, clean your house well, spend time with family and friends and dont make yourself crazy checking the mail, they told us late April we would get our letters last year and I got mine May 1st!!!! Good Luck to you all and I hope you all get accepted!!!

I am in NRN 102 now. I do the evening program and at south campus we have class and lab Tues and Thurs night and clinicals on Sat. First semester I paid around $400 for books but that was with buying one optional book, this semester I think it was around $300. Just an FYI, CCAC's nursing program is so frustatingly unorganized and they do have young faculty that really shouldnt be nursing instructors, be prepared to self study ALOT!!!! There are a few very good instructors, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Piekut and Mrs. Finley are very experienced and knowledgeable!!!!

I would suggest all the different codes(the numbers to call and what each particular code means) we go to different hospitals each semester and it can be hard to keep all the codes straight in your head,I can only imagine during your first code you are very nervous and may possibly blank out, having a handy list of codes and what to do would be reassurance.