Riverside Community College fall 2014

I'm taking it tomorrow because my brain fried lol ... its harder than practice exam A ?

Well... I thought so. I will admit that I didn't read some of the questions good enough. They got a little trickier in the way they worded them to see if you're paying attention to what's being asked.

I just got accepted into the MSJC program, I don't know if I should accept since RCC is my first choice. Should I accept it and then decline when I got accepted into the RCC program? However, if I accept at MSJC I already need to start all the immunization process and the uniform fitting. Is anybody anybody in the some situation? What would you do?

Thanks

I just got accepted into the MSJC program, I don't know if I should accept since RCC is my first choice. Should I accept it and then decline when I got accepted into the RCC program? However, if I accept at MSJC I already need to start all the immunization process and the uniform fitting. Is anybody anybody in the some situation? What would you do?

Thanks

I would accept and see how it goes with RCC... Its only a little over a month till we will probably know if we're accepted to RCC, so you know if you back out of MSJC someone on the wait list will get in ..

Hi. MsJC is regionally accredited but is not ACEN. MSJC only has pell grants to issue, scholarships but no loans!!

Hi. MsJC is regionally accredited but is not ACEN. MSJC only has pell grants to issue, scholarships but no loans!!

Hi kbrownstewart,

It doesn't matter if a program is ACEN accredited as long as the school is listed by the California Board of Registered Nurses, so you can sit for the NCLEX. In fact non of the Cal States or UC's are ACEN accredited. I also don't need any loans and I also don't qualify for any pell grants.

Thanks for your input though.

They are CCNE accredited. Some employers are not hiring some nurses from schools that are regionally accredited. Like Veterans Administration. However you can request a waiver.

I was speaking in general not to anyone specific. It seems like you are taking this personal. I am a graduate from MSJC and I was informing people who may want to use loans or want to make an informed decision about what type of accred the school offers. You seem like you are trying to be rude when my intent wasn't. There are many people on this site that look for info and if I have any info I like to tell people. ACEN is for most 2 year institutions. Four year colleges use CCNE.

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I would also accept as a back up plan. It's much safer if you do.

To kbrownstewart: thanks thats pretty useful info! That's very nice of you but I have to say I don't think the other person was being rude, at least it didn't seem that way to me.

Thanks kbrownstewart, for putting up that info. I definitely will consider one that has as many accreditation as possible. I am sorry if I came off as rude I didn't mean to. :)

no problem. I just want you guys to make an informed decision!!