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I am currently in LCCC's ADN program. I got a 74 on the ATI and they were happy with that. If I remember correctly, they like the scores to be a 68 and above.

Fireball 78, I started LCCC's ADN program on August 20th. I will be starting my third week this week. Week one was a little overwhelming and people have already dropped out. Per your request, my email address is [email protected]. Please email me with any information that you think will help me out. Our first exam is coming up on September 17th and they really didn't go into detail as to what will be on it. They just said to review everything from the beginning of the semester up until that date...pretty vague if you ask me. I'm hoping these next two years will fly by fast. I am also very intersted in hearing about LVHN's graduate nurse program. I look forward to hearing from you!

Fireball78, Thank you so much for your reply. I am pretty sure that I will be attending LCCC. I did a lot of research and I think it is the best school for me (cost-wise, NCLEX pass rates). I was wondering if you were able to work while attending LCCC's program. I currently work 24 hours per week (three 3-11) shifts. Since I already took all of my non-nursing classes (AP, chem, stats, etc.), I will only have to take my ADN classes. I was just wondering if I will be able to do well even though I work part time. Also, where did most of your fellow nursing graduates end up getting jobs at? I heard that LVHN is mostly hiring nurses who have BSN's. Eventually, I will go back to get my BSN, but since this is my second time around (I already have my bachelor's in something else), I wanted to do it the cheapest and fastest way possible. Thank you again for your helpful response!

I was accepted into LCCC's ADN program starting in August and St. Luke's School of Nursing starting in January 2013. It is coming down to crunch time and I really have to make a decision as to where to go. I currently work at St. Luke's as a PCA, so I am very familiar with their nursing program. However, I don't know much about LCCC's program. fireball 78 and ashelyisawesome...can you please give me info on your experiences with either program? Thanks!!

Thanks for the advice everyone! Dinah77, to answer your question, yes there are a lot of nursing jobs where I live, both LPN and RN. I live in PA and I check all of the local hospitals and nursing home job postings each week. I really don't know what I want to do, but I've been considering becoming a nurse for years. I'm just impatient and want to get there quick, so thats why I was considering the LPN program. I know that most LPNs here work in nursing homes but is it really that bad?? I've been around elderly people my whole life and I don't think I'd mind working with them. A lot of people say that working in nursing homes is crappy work. The LPN program that I'm interested in starts this July; however, it is 18 months, Tuesday thru Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and every other Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It seems like a long time compared to everyone else's LPN program on here. Also, the whole program costs $14,500.00. Is that a lot for an LPN program? Penn State offers the program, so I guess you're also paying for the name. There are also a couple RN programs that I have my eyes on but I need to take about 5 prereqs before I can even apply. By the time I get those classes done and get into an RN program, it could take years. Ugh. I'll be 30 this year and I'm just not as patient as I used to be with school. Sorry to ramble everyone but I'd appreciate everyone's feedback.

Hi everyone! Im new on here and I'd like to thank everyone in advance for their responses. I've spent hours upon hours reading disscussions on here and I'm very grateful that this site exists. Here's my dilemma... I already have my bachelor's in something unrelated to nursing and I want to go back to school to become either a nurse or a physicians assistant. I'd like to get some experience in the medical field fairly quick and I'm not sure if I should become an LPN first. I have to take pretty much the same prereqs to get into either the RN or PA program and I have lots to take before I can apply to either program. I was thinking that I could go to LPN school, continue to take my prereqs, get a job in the field, then decide if I want to become an RN or PA and go from there. Is this wise to do? Please help! Thank you everyone!