Jack NP

Oh and Delta hasn't gotten rid of its LVN program. They scaled it back a few years ago due to Delta College budget issues..

Oh and for the record, Healthcare College is no longer accredited offering an LVN program.

I'm an employer in the area and have excellent nurses from Xavier, many of whom have already moved on to finish their RN, BSN, and a few are currently in their MSN programs. Many grads are in management positions already in the long term care field as well as those who have moved on to the RN having upper management positions in the area. It's how the program is tailored, to continue to excel in the field. There are over 20 Xavier graduates working the new Stockton Prison Hospital and also the county jail, numerous hospitals in the area and long term care facilities. It's not an entirely accurate statement, actually it borders lack of understanding of staffing at all to say to say that nobody is hiring LVNs or RNs. There was a slowdown in 2009, but that's completely withered and gone. The fact of the matter is most new grads think they're automatically going to get that unit or area of nursing that they want. Sorry, nursing doesn't work that way you start where you can get a job first regardless what it is, you have to put your time in. This is fact and if you don't like that fact, you're going to be waiting a while for employment maybe permanently. You have to put your time in. I think some school's graduates like Xavier graduates who have most of theirs working immediately after graduation understand this fact. It is also an unwritten rule these days that you're not going to get into an RN program (at least not in CA) unless you have your LVN license in hand first. You can go the community college/university route and PRAY that you get into a program, but most Xavier students went that route and waited, 2, 4, 5, sometimes 10 years having taken so many pre req courses (that expire after 5 years in most places) yet never to even get close on gaining entry to an RN or LVN program. For every 1 student admitted to a community college RN or LVN program there are over 500 who did not. That's a statistical fact. It is why the private programs like Xavier are growing. Most of the students realize that once the LVN is in had they're quick to gain admission to any community college program. They have the pre reqs in hand already and simply have to bridge LVN to RN which is not a lengthy bridge at all. Xavier is not an easy program. It's not for everyone. But their graduates excel everywhere they go, they're hired immediately in most cases and their aggressive clinical training makes them quickly an attractive candidate to employers such as myself. Don't waste time with Psychiatric Technician programs. Although there is a demand especially in the Stockton area, for psych, you are limited to just that area for life and those jobs aren't going to be around forever. As an LVN or RN you can take it anywhere. As an employer there are always slow downs but there are reasons and usually are very temporary. There is always a position open somewhere. I think too many new grads again simply aren't willing to take those jobs and they end up waiting around letting their license waste away waiting for that distinct unit they want to work in. That's a very shallow and very immature view and frankly those new grads with that attitude are not needed in this field. As for the post that said most LVN schools are closing. That's true but not for the reason posted. Most started closing when a few years ago the Board of Vocational Nursing started posting actual number of NCLEX candidates who took the test from the school vs who passed. Many schools were propping the numbers up and once a lot of them posted their actual taken vs actual passed, they lost students. When you lose students or interest you cannot function as any school. So either schools lost their accreditation or outright closed or both. Good luck, be careful listening to definitive sounding advice and do solid research on any program you look into.