NursingMatt

Can't wait to see people at orientation! congrats on everyone who was accepted. Look forward to meeting everyone! Regards, Matt.

Heyo all! I just mailed in my tuition deposit, acceptance decision, and finished off my FAFSA. Looking forward to meeting people at orientation on December the 2nd if all works out well. I have to say though, I'm slightly perplexed by the lack of reviews overall on the net about this particular program at Mount St. Mary's. Having lived in southern California all my life, I've always heard great things about their nursing department, yet when it finally came time to apply and to give serious thought to if I wanted to accept their offer, I could find almost no reviews or opinions about the program. Thanks for sharing your insight herring_RN! Catch you all later! Regards, Matt. P.S. I was accepted into the Pre-nursing option since I still have a few pre-requisites to complete. Part of the reason I applied to this program was due to the fact that I've been so aggravated about the fact that I've spent a year and a half at a local community college, and this current semester is the only one I've been able to even obtain a science pre-req!

Thanks! I'm planning on going over to the school on Monday to look over the nursing department a bit more and see if I can get a look at the classrooms and equipment as well before attending. Regards, Matt.

Anie10: Thanks for the reply. I definitely do feel that a part of me is over thinking the situation as you stated. I'm going to be making some calls today to all the local hospital's nursing recruiters to speak directly with them on the matter. Hopefully any and all doubts will be put to rest. Thanks! Regards, Matt.

Indeed, it is Mount St. Mary's ADN program in Los Angeles, CA. -Matt

Hello, my name is Matt. Long time lurker of the forums, but first time posting. I'm really in need of some help at the moment. I just received my acceptance packet from Mount St. Mary's for the Associate's Degree in Nursing, however I'm a bit worried. After looking further into the matter, the program is in fact BON certified and graduates are allowed to sit for the NCLEX, however the ADN program itself is not NLNCA accredited. I've been sifting through vast amounts of information on the site regarding accreditation vs certification, and at this point I have no idea if I should accept my offer or not. Currently I'm at a community college trying to pursue my pre-requisite courses. The Pre-Nursing option that I was admitted to is first year pre-requisites followed by the two year RN program. Reading through all the situations that have arisen from others who have completed non-NLNCA accredited programs in furthering education or finding employment, I'm wondering if declining and sticking it out for a community college program that is NLNCA accredited would be the better choice. I made numerous phone calls to local hospitals today (USC, UCLA, Harbor, Children's, Kaiser, Providence, etc) to speak with their nurse staffing departments, but was only able to get a hold of a recruiter at Harbor-UCLA since it was late in the evening. I plan on making more calls tomorrow to the hospitals that I was not able to get a hold of. When I mentioned that the program I'm considering is the ADN program at Mount St. Mary's, the recruiter at Harbor-UCLA went on to speak about how well know and renowned the nursing programs at Mount St. Mary's are and said that it would be unlikely that finding local employment at southern California hospitals would be problematic. Does anyone have any first hand experience with finding employment after graduating from Mount St. Mary's at local hospitals? On a slightly separate note but possibly related, I spoke to the assistant director of the nursing for the ADN program and she stated that clinicals for the program occur at a wide range of hospitals in the area. Does it make sense for many of the previously mentioned hospitals to allow Mount St. Mary's ADN nurses clinicals, but then to deny them the possibility of employment after graduation based on the school's lack of NLNCA accreditation? (I know obtaining a license does not guarantee employment anywhere) Thanks for reading through this wall of text. I find myself quite anxious as I have to respond to Mount St. Mary's by the 18th of this month (Only received my acceptance packet today) and I don't want to make a decision that will hurt me in the long run. Regards, Matt.