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Hello, ICHS doesn't have an an LPN(LVN) to RN program. It is just an accelerated program for anyone who applies. For the ASN, LVN/LPNs can take 2 Advanced Placement exam Fundamentals and Pharmacology and if you pass both, You will skip the First Semester and come in at the 2nd Semester of the ASN. For BSN you will just go through the whole program 2 to 4 years for a Bachelor. The school is not very good but if you keep your head low and not cause attention to yourself you will have an OK experience. Your clinicals will be mostly Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living. They are making some changes starting with new students compared to us who just graduated. The program is mostly self taught so don't expect to be taught what you need to pass exams. Expect alot of sudden changes, having your mental wellness messed with and alot of rude and disrespect. If you are OK with that and have no other choice then welcome. Hopefully they make the changes soon and it is for the better. Cost of tuition is out of pocket, School does not have Financial Aid. They will provide a couple of loan programs that you can apply for. The program is around 50k for the ASN. BSN will probably be about the same or higher since it's a high degree. Don't know where $7000 came from. Clinicals are all out of pocket. The school pays for nothing. Glad to be done and graduated. If was mostly a bad experience but got through. Waiting to get my authorization to test so I can get my license.

What class are you in now? In nursing core, no exam or quizzes are basic unless it's ore reqs.

This school is no different. They make it hard to pass, students are treated like crap. Disrespect is at an all time high at the moment. Coursework is alot. Assignments due the end of each week. You can work but many end up reducing hours to minimum because the work load makes it hard to stay caught up. 2 classes with a ton of work. It gets overwhelming but if you don't mind getting less sleep you can pull it off. The way the school is currently, I would not recommend to my worse enemy. Unfortunately I am stuck because my tuition is paid for but if I had the choice, I would have left a long time ago and stuck with a local college. This school is not worth the mental and health wellness.

It was the school who told us along with students from that time. And I never said Administrator is giving a testbank. I said the Administration was telling us in Clinicals of how students cheated on the Exit exams and were being investigated. They told us students fessed up and now every semester they treat all students as potential cheaters. I am hoping that you were not referring to me about being a bitter student. I am still in the school in our last semester. As I said, our time now is much different than yours from early 2023. I was in ICHS last year also, did my 1st 2 semesters of clinicals. Many of us who are still at ICHS have seen the changes for the worse. From treatment of the students to the grading scale changes to ridiculous exam grading to switching Capstone to ATI still using HESI material and lying telling us we were not changing although we were. Those who choose to go that route with ICHS just go in not expecting a great education. It's mostly self taught so be prepared to spend all your time trying to make sure you get the high amounts of assignments done by Sunday. Keep your head low and don't let clinicals instructors remember your name because if it was something they didn't like, you are now a target when they see you again. Be prepared to be searched with metal detectors your last semester before the Exit exam. Be prepared for the yelling of staff accusing all students of cheating when most of are working our behinds off to get through. We get the backlash of other students wrongdoing. Go in with open eyes and keep your head low. Who knows. The whole program may be in ATI in the next couple of semesters. So far Fundamentals and Pharm are also in ATI. Capstone class, we are in Full ATI Capstone and Virtual ATI following. I am just trying to be done, get my license and switch to ER Nursing. But, HESI is history.

From what has been said about the Capstone from that time. Most scored over 1000 and some fessed up to sharing the testbank. That came from the students in that class and Administration. Thats why they are treating us like they are. Because of the mass group of Capstone students who took exit during that time. They remind us of it regularly. Telling us we will be investigated, metal detecting students prior to Exit and constantly beating us down with their idea of potential cheaters in each class. It is not a good school anymore.

We are not in HESI anymore. We are in ATI. Much harder. They switched it up this year. Nothing like 2023.

If you drop a class and plan to take it the next semester then you will pay for that class unless you drop by the deadline for a refund but you will continue to make your $1000 monthly payment if you are continuing the program. If you drop out of the school completely, you should only be paying for the semesters you took and depending on when you drop the one semester you either get a refund or you will lose half of what you paid. With this school they will find a way to have you in debt because they want the money. If you drop by 7th week they will tell you that you will get a Withdrawal Fail on your transcript. Thats how they keep people from dropping.

You will still pay for the whole semester and they will come after you if you do not pay. They are all about their money.

They were using HESI at that time. They are using ATI with us in Capstone now. With HESI you would use HESI study material. ATI has its own practice questions. Plus the professors last semester decided to create the Exit themselves and it was a disaster. It was not a NCLEX predictor. We don't know what they will pull this semester. Many of us are repeating. A few of my classmates will take the Exit again next month with no clue what or how to study because they may pull that mess again by making their own. They will not tell them or give them any study material to prepare for the repeat Exit. They are going and blind. Anybody who was in capstone before last semester will not be able to guide anyone in preparing because they were in HESI.

You left at a good time. They school has since gotten so much worse. No more Larkin or Miami hospital. All skilled nursing and assisted living. Finals have jumped up to the 70% The treatment has gotten worse. A friend also graduated in May. She is so glad she got out when she did because this school has gone mad and increased their prices. Not the same anymore. Many are looking to leave. Last semester 90% of Capstone failed because they switched mid semester to ATI and started creating their own Exit instead using the platform they switched to and failed almost everyone. To prevent reporting it to the Board they increased some students score on Exit but still very low pass rate. They constantly lied and said they were not switching and still after they switched the platform. This school is not the business. Had high hopes but now they are looking very scammish and all they are concerned about is the money you sign the contract to pay. Sorry but this is the Real today and it gets worse. I will never recommend this school even to my worse enemy. Mental and wellbeing is ruined for many.

Nothing is as bad as ICHS. I am moving my education to the Community College that I was at before I made the horrible mistake of switching to ICHS. I hear more good about Nightingale then I do ICHS. My idea of going out of state to get nothing experience especially in clinicals has ruined my new of all out of state schools. ICHS Is preying on California Students because we are trying to get a fast track to RN with no real experience. They will pass some students through just to keep their numbers reported to the Board when they are not operating like they make themselves seem. Lure you in, hook you and make you hate life while taking your hard earned money. Thats their focus. Get you and fail you while they keep your money and come after you if you have a balance.

I suggest Community college. I am moving my Education to Community College. ICHS is not a proper school but a business ran as a school so they can make alot of money.

Good Luck and may God be with you. You are going to need it. This is school is not the business. It is ran as a business. We take your money and you get bare minimum and graduate with CNA skills.

I am appealing. They really do not want us to make it through. Just want the money being paid to them. That's it's that's all. I hate this school.

I would not recommend this school to my worse enemy. If you are desperate to get into a program and don't mind getting taken advantage of with your money, no transparency, lack of teaching, disrespectful and rude staff. No real skills experience and not pass the exit that they give no review, study material for. If you don't mind them switching up material and testing days before the exam dates, being treated like you are going to cheat, having metal detectors ran over your body and searched if it goes off, treated like children in elementary school, not having support and having your positive mindset ruined accompanied with anxiety, depression and feeling like you are worthless and stupid which the Dean calls the students then signup. This school are not getting more than a handful of locals attending so they take advantage of California Residents and take our money for the slim chance of getting through their program. They do not care about the students only about the money that is paid to them by who they see as desperate and could not get in any program in California so they came to ICHS out of desperation. They feed on the issues of California nursing school availability and competitiveness. Thats why they don't require an entrance exam. You pay them to enroll and start giving them $1000 a month and got prereqs or take them there and they will accept you because they want that money and don't give 2 ish about the students. Students have started petitions and hearing many have submitted complaints. Not sure what will happen now but I will NEVER EVER recommend them is program to ANYONE! Many of us use that desperation and got Screwed without the vase. This past Capstone had a 90% fail forcing the school to add points to students and pass them which will leave students at a disadvantage if they get jobs and can't perform to California's standards. Clinicals do not teach skills and Instructors are not nice at all. They expect you to know the skills by watching videos. You will not get Maternity or Acute Care hospital clinicals. Pediatric clinicals are not real clinicals, your time will be spent at nursing homes and assisted living facility doing blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks and passing out meals that the staff don't have time or don't want to do. No skills RN specific will be practiced but you will get tested and expected to know it and don't get the wrong Instructor because you will be publicly ridiculed and disrespected. They made sudden switches of testing platforms, exit exam was created by the staff instead of the standardized Exit exam it should have been. This is how they fail out students every semester. Do not go to this school if you value your health and mental wellness. Find a school that will provide you with the education you deserve.

I know all about WCU. Don't know ow about spoon fed they are expensive as hell. They have a nice simulation area though. We don't get that at this school. Alot of old equipment unfortunately.

Pretty much. They are not a good school at all. Only about you paying them to offer you nothing. Students are basically told "We give you the material and you teach yourself". Staff are good at ridiculing the students. Many are learning that it is a business to make money. Failure rate is high especially with the ASN program. I regret enrolling in the school because it is alot of money wasted to get bare minimum.

Because they ran out of options and this was the last resort. It is not worth the money.

They don't! You will go to Florida for Clinicals and it is all out of your pocket. Welcome to probably the worse experience of your life.

This school does not have an LVN to RN bridge. You are joining the Traditional ASN and are given the ability to take an Exam for Fundamentals and Pharmacology and skip Semester 1 if you pass both then you will start in Semester 2. Many LVNs only pass Fundamentals and only take that class during Semester 1. I also regret this program as well. They are for money only. Even LVNs are failing out out of this school regardless of experience. This is school is ran as a business, not much of a school. No true Clinical Experience. RN Skills are learned by watching videos. You will get a few days of skills lab consisting of most common skills with demonstration in which if you are LVN you should already know them. The RN skills are given via videos and you are expected to perform any of the 200 or so successfully at Residency week to graduate. No Semester check offs. Only SNF and Assisted Living. No Acute Hospital, OB and Real Pediatric clinicals. Clinical Instructors are the Rudest I have ever encounter, They will disrespect you in front of staff and you can say nothing about. They make it very difficult to get through their program. At this moment the focus is on who is cheating and not on the students who work hard for their education. They do not teach according to what you will be tested on, they teach only what they feel is important key concepts and then give exams that do not line up. You are totally self taught. LVNs come in thinking Oh I been through it before and I am not going to have a problem. This school will change your mindset, mentally strain you and make you feel absolutely stupid which has been said the students. The school changes their curriculum every semester and will switch exam and platforms on the drop of a hat and tell you that they are not switching. They are not transparent and truthful with students. The things I heard about my classmates in Capstone who went to residency week and the experience they went through was unbelievable. I am planning to just apply to take the LVN boards and get my license and find a bridge program because I thought this school was going to improve but nope. They are getting worse and there is no comparison to any other programs difficulty. School is difficult, This school is beyond ridiculous. Good Luck and prepare for alot of major issues that will have you regretting you ever enrolled. I am so disappointed at this school as I used the last of my benefits to do this program and this last semester was an absolute disaster thanks to the faculty in charge. I am sorry but I do not and will never recommend this school to my worse enemy. This is the feeling of just about all students who got through this program who worked hard to try and get through. Only those who may have cheated their way through will say it was a good program for them. Good Luck to you.

Amen!! Same here! I had a little hope but it got ruined!! Such a disappointment.

It's more than 17. Semester 1 - 10 days Semester 2 - 10 days Semester 3 - 12 days Semester 4 - 17 days Residency Week - 1 week

Glad to see another group is being created.

We had BSN students at clinicals with us. That was a first I had seen BSN students in our clinicals.

One of my close friends just took the Exit and is taking her NCLEX. We are all from California. Have a couple of friends who passed over the last couple of semesters and all have their RN license. I am starting Capstone June 10th with some friends. We are in California. School is about 95% California student so many graduate and become RNs and are working. Clinicals are 1st semester Fundamentals/Pharm - 10 days (3 skills say and 7 clinicals) 2nd semester Med Surg 1/Psych - 10 days (2 labs/8 clinicals and LVN who skipped 1st semester have to complete 3 Fundamentals Skills labs in addition.) Clincials are 6 MS1 and 2 Psych. 3rd semester Med Surg 2/ OB/Peds - is 12 days including 8 MS2 and 4 Ob/Peds 4th Semester Capstone - is 17 days which include 2 skills day and 15 clinical days. If they don't schedule all of your OB/Peds in 3rd semester, you will be scheduled them during this semester. End of Capstone, if students pass the semester then they will attend Residency Week which is separate from Clinicals. This will be Exit Exam and Skills Evaluation.