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Hi Everyone: The 2011 NCLEX Pass Rates for Illinois has been released by the Board of Nursing. If you are in an existing program, you probably already know where your school stands. If not, feel free to browse through from the link below. LINK: htt...

Katwab - It is true that schools with sustained higher NCLEX pass rates "generally" produce "sharper" nurses. BUT... at the end of the day, though... the only thing that matters is "Did you passed your NCLEX, or not?" Passing your NCLEX means lice...

Hi Amanda - This is going to be a bit long... I hope they're able to provide you with the answers you're looking for. Disclaimer: Please validate my statements with each of the schools mentioned below. They usually are the best source of informatio...

Congratz, Erika. As long as you do your job, I can guarantee you that they'll do theirs. Study hard, study smart, and you'll be an LPN faster than you know it. G'luck. Hanzo

NCOHC is ran by Mrs. Kim Hollowell... The former D.O.N of Northwestern Institute when NWIHT was just starting its LPN program (six years ago). There's no finer nurse-educator in the North-Suburbs than Mrs. Hollowell. Likewise, their Dean of Academi...

amoltie - take an inventory of all the classes that you need to take and arrange them in the order that you need to take them. If the school that you're applying to has their 'stuff' together, they should be able to give you a "roadmap" of where you...

It looks like a "classroom extension" of the ATS Institute of Technology out of Cleveland, OH. Their program will begin its first class on Oct 24 (according to their website). Tuition is set at $20,352 (using their Net Price calculator). There's not ...

You must have a really big gripe towards NWIHT. My best bet is that you're probably one of the students of the school who failed one or more of their core courses -- after pleading the instructors/school to give you a passing grade. I have some pr...

@Adek - As with any CCC Nursing program, they'll actually tell you that having a good GPA and TEAS scores do not guarantee acceptance into the program. What they'll give you are the minimum criteria for acceptance. For the GPA, CCC (Wright included...

@Adek - Wright College has one of the best NCLEX-PN pass rates in the Chicago-land area. Likewise, you might able to take advantage of their RN bridge once you complete their PN program. If you have the time to spare, I'd highly suggest that you ap...

@SkimKim - The community colleges, like Wright, Oakton, Harper and Truman offer the most affordable options for LPNs and AAS-RN programs. However, you may find yourself on a waiting list due to high demand (for low-cost federal and local-government ...

@SkimKim: Questions... 1.Do you plan on going to school full-time? 2. Do you plan on paying your way through school? 3. If your answer to question 2 is to get a "pell grant" subsidized by a loan(s), have you thought of doing "incremental" licensure (...

Your question sounds very "program-specific." Ambria's RN program is very new. My bet is that their LPN-to-RN bridge program students are also wondering how this next phase of their education is going to be like. Ambria has one of the highest (if ...

All accreditation and approvals for NWIHT can be found at: LINK: http://www.nwiht.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=62 If it ain't there, it ain't official. :)

"On Probation" generally means the NCLEX passing rate of the institution has fallen below 75% for two consecutive years. For example: Year 1: School-A clears 30 of its students to take the NCLEX exam and only 22 of the 30 students pass (73%) Year ...

RaeMae - I think the best way to get your questions answered is to go and see them. Americare Institute has a very disciplined academic and business process. If you so choose to decide to enroll there, I think your time and effort will be worth the...

SMOKEY - Have you heard/read that Americare Institute has been approved to offer the RN program? Their office is in Schaumburg and I think their new campus (undergoing construction) is right on 59 and Higgins. You might want to check 'em out (www.a...

All community colleges have an out-of-district enrollment provision. The tuition for them may be a bit higher but as long as your grades are in good order and high enough based on their requirements, you have every right, just like the rest, to be a...

Advice: Go for your dreams. If you hit a bump, you can always re-adjust your priorities and keep moving forward. Don't let other people tell you otherwise, and don't be content with where you're at today. Besides, if you don't pursue your dream...

At the end of the day, I think what matters most is how you (the student) feel you're being treated at your preferred school; and of course, the result of your NCLEX at the end of your program. I'm sure CMK, just like the rest of the private schools,...

I think unsubstantiated comments like the above do more disservice to the Nursing community as a whole. State-Approved schools go through such a rigorous approval and accreditation process (it's all about accountability, folks) that it doesn't make ...

@KayC - I had the opportunity of speaking to one of BACC's department of nursing staff from a recent conference (NCA-CASI) and I was impressed by their level of commitment to their students (prospective and current). I think a conversation with one ...

Hi LB -- I think what you meant in your post is that NWIHT currently does not have the Department of Education's Financial Student Aid (FSA), or Title 4 as it is called. I believe you're right on this... The FSA allows for both 'grants' (don't have ...

Thanks, SD. :)

12 and 11 will give X-school a 91.6% Passing Rate. 15 and 11 will lower it down close 19 points to 73% -- a "probationary mark". If you were X-school, which number would you prefer reporting? There is a 3rd school of thought though... and that is... ...