Program Discription for LPN programs

[Achorn]

I am currently in the process of applying for Nursing programs. I am not in any hurry to finish a program because I will need to be working while in school (to maintain healthcare benefits). I am ready to apply with all my prereq's completed. I may want to do SLCC's RN program, but I am interested in looking into other options such as Ogden Weber Applied Tech LPN program or Davis Applied Tech LPN program, then completed my RN afterwards. Can anyone who has been through either of these LPN programs give me an insight to what the program is like? I have heard from someone that one of these LPN program's is mostly online (except for clinical's). Is this true?

Thanks!

[Therestishistory]

I cannot speak for the other programs, but I attended MATC's LPN program and I cannot tell you how bad it was. Curriculum was out dated and instructors were just bad. The program director is constantly on a power trip-she tried to kick me out the last day of school! Yes, I learned the bare minimum to graduate and pass NCLEX but it was not worth it. I attended this school because it was the only one I got in to and a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.

[moabgirlie]

I went to DATC and I feel like I was very well prepared with skills, knowledge, and also to pass the NCLEX. The program is intense, you'll do 2 semesters full time to get your LPN which you are required to take the NCLEX-PN. Then you immediately bridge to your RN with 2 semesters that are also taught at DATC.

The program isn't part time, there are some semesters that you are in class or clinicals 5 days a week 7-3. Your last semester of RN year you will go to school 2 days a week and have full time precepting that equals 130 hours. They will not work around your work hours, as they tell you on day one, they own you for the next 18 months... it was worth it.

Precepting was amazing, I learned the confidence needed to land a hospital job from my first interview. Hospital staff loved us during clinicals because we knew our skills and our director held us to extremely high standards.

I think we had like a 90% pass rate for the NCLEX-RN first time takers and 100% for the NCLEX-PN.

hope this helps :-)