Rio Hondo ADN Nursing Program

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Hi everyone,

I currently go to Mt. Sac at the moment and will finish all my ADN pre-requistes for Rio Hondo this summer. As for the selection criteria they use overall, I feel that my application will be highly competitive. However, my definition of competitiveness is probably different from others. I was wondering for anyone who currently attends or previously attended the ADN program at Rio Hondo to state your applicant profile (overall GPA, science GPA, volunteer hours, any previous degree, and experience). Thanks, it would help me and many others who are hopeful in entering the ADN program at Rio Hondo College. :)

NLNAC AND AACN are voluntary agencies that accredit schools when they meet certain criteria. They are not a legal requirement. Accreditation from the state is a legal requirement to get a license, for us its the California State Board of Registered Nursing. Board of Registered Nursing

Hope that helps =]

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Hello fellow students

I applied and got accepted into Fall 2013 LVN --> RN bridge. QUOTE]

Congratulations!

I thought the application period didn't close until March 1 (for both generic and bridge). They already accepted you?

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Yea, due to budget cuts. they've dropped the ADN75 transition class for Summer and squeezed it into Spring semester. So the LVN-->RN application deadline got pushed to around end of October... Acceptance letters were sent out around end of January.

The Generic application deadline remain unchanged.

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Hey jeli42, Thanks for the support. Good luck!

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For those of you who have applied before:

When Rio Hondo says they notify you "in writing" do they mean actual snail mail or by email?

(I'm picturing the Health Science Department staff with quills and an ink dipper) :bookworm:

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For those of you who have applied before:

When Rio Hondo says they notify you "in writing" do they mean actual snail mail or by email?

(I'm picturing the Health Science Department staff with quills and an ink dipper) :bookworm:

They mail you an actual letter through snail mail. But so did Mt SAC and Citrus, so I don't see why that would seem unusual...

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Cool thanks. It seems unusual to me because out of the 5 schools I applied to, RHC is the only one that is going to send an actual letter. I didn't apply to the schools you mentioned.

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Hi everyone. I am applying to Rio Hondo's fall 2013 ADN program.

My Stats:

Science prerequisites: 3.67 gpa

Overall: 3.54 gpa

100+ hours of volunteer experience

Personal statement of hardship

Low income

Associates in Health Science and Liberal Arts

Good Luck to everyone and I was told that we will be notified by the third week of March?

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Rio-Hondo is not NLNAC accredited. what does this mean?

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - NLNAC Homepage

Would this limit a graduate of the program in any way? I know a graduate will still be able to take the NCLEX but what if we wanted to further our education? Because it is not accredited by NLNAC, will that disqualify a graduate from applying to a BSN/MSN program?

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Would this limit a graduate of the program in any way? I know a graduate will still be able to take the NCLEX but what if we wanted to further our education? Because it is not accredited by NLNAC, will that disqualify a graduate from applying to a BSN/MSN program?

If the BSN/MSN program has a preference about supplemental accreditation it will most likely be listed in its requirements or recommendations for admission. Supplemental accreditation may be of more consequence when moving from BSN to MSN but, of course, Rio Hondo is an ADN program. Unless you were looking at the RHC/CSULA bridge program. Then, it might be useful to research the accreditation of the BSN program at CSULA.

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Hi AnxiousAntsy,

Was it someone at Rio Hondo who said applicants will be notified by the 3rd week in March? When I called to verify my application was received I was told applicants for the ADN Fall 2013 program should receive a letter by the 2nd or 3rd week of April. Of course it would be great to know sooner!

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The clerk told me to check back April 15, she said there are over 200 applications, only 50 openings, it sounds competitive, I am anxious about it!

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