Rio Hondo College ADN Spring 2025

iCantDraw · Dec 18, 2024

-SoonToBe_RN- said:

For those who got accepted, do you guys mind sharing your TEAS score? Just wondering if it's a huge factor in getting accepted. Thank you!

the biggest factor for this school is having a bachelor's degree and really high science pre-req GPA. The TEAS probably ranks a close 2nd.

Cdol · Dec 31, 2024

Hi

Did you submit the clinical paperwork? Do you need to print, sign it with a pen, take a picture, and send it? Or can you sign it online instead?

-SoonToBe_RN- · Jan 5

Cdol said:

Hi

Did you submit the clinical paperwork? Do you need to print, sign it with a pen, take a picture, and send it? Or can you sign it online instead?

I printed, signed, scanned, and sent mine to be on the safe side.

StudentNurse7_ · Jan 7

Good luck to us this Spring Semester!

murse562 · Jan 8

iCantDraw said:

hey guys adn student here at rio, I don't want to scare anyone, but unless you are naturally smart, I would advise going somewhere else instead of rio, all of the old instructors have practically left this program due to reaching retirement age, and the new crop of professors here aren't the best. basic pharmacology was a nightmare because I had to self teach myself and I only barely passed by a fraction of a percentage. and its the same with OB, you will not have any time to relax at all once you get past med surg 1.

im currently taking advanced pharm and med surg 2 and its horrible, everything is basically self taught and the instructions don't really help you to prepare for the exams. I basically had to quit work because of how much studying is going into these two classes alone. It's an entirely new professor teaching this and its not great. don't let the great NCLEX scores fool you.

Do they provide powerpoint slides for each class? Are test materials based on powerpoints?

Also, are there any students in your cohort that are doing well and are not stressing over passing?

Can you include some of the professors last name so that I can look them up on ratemyprof? I start the program in a few weeks and I have no idea what I'm about to experience.

iCantDraw · Jan 9

murse562 said:

Do they provide powerpoint slides for each class? Are test materials based on powerpoints?

Also, are there any students in your cohort that are doing well and are not stressing over passing?

Can you include some of the professors last name so that I can look them up on ratemyprof? I start the program in a few weeks and I have no idea what I'm about to experience.

I want to preface this by saying that they completely overhauled the curriculum, which was the final straw for the old teachers to finally leave, who were amazing. Because if they had stayed, then they would need to read the entire book again and change how the way the class is taught and change the tests which takes a lot of time.

Because of this curriculum change, you guys will have a bit more challenging of a time then when I was a first year nursing student. Classes are more condensed and you guys will be having the new professors which aren't helpful tbh.

I'm not entirely sure if fundamentals and med-surg 1 will be all powerpoint to be honest, but what I can say is that OB, Pharm, and any class with huang is all from the book, and you basically have to read. and it was brutal.

Even the ones that are passing or naturally smart have all expressed stress because the studying is kinda insane even in nursing school standards.

Just look up "rio hondo class schedule" should be the first one on the Google search and you can look up the lists of professors that will be teaching your class.

Aspen86 · Mar 1

I know this is an old thread but just curious if it's a requirement to meet with a counselor before applying?

iCantDraw · Mar 7

Aspen86 said:

I know this is an old thread but just curious if it's a requirement to meet with a counselor before applying?

nope

shelby2135 · Apr 20

Hi friends— I just got accepted to RHC ADN program beginning fall 2025. For those of you in the program now, are you able to share how it's going? What is your schedule like? Have you had classmates drop out? Any info + advice is greatly appreciated!!