RPN program at fleming college peterborough

RPN568 · Mar 26, 2018

I know:( let me know if you find anything out and i will aswell!

Ttgib · Mar 26, 2018

Will do!! Thank you

Ttgib · Mar 27, 2018

Sent an email to the program coordinator and waiting to hear back. Def gunna call too

BUT osap just started that whole free tuition thing. So if you qualify for that then it makes things less annoying...?

blonderpn · Mar 29, 2018

I completed the program!

The first semester was busy. We had 10 classes but there is one class all about excel, powerpoint and word. I completed that class in a week. It's modules online, so I was done that and focused on the rest.

You start pharmacology in this semester and you're allowed calculators.

Clinical doesn't start until the last like 5-6 weeks of the semester and it is in a retirement home. I got like a 95% average in my first semester.

It really doesn't start to become harder until semester three. You need to keep up with your work, study beforehand and make sure you understand the concepts, etc.

Clinical in your 2nd semester is on a medical floor. I had the luxury of staying in Peterborough.

3rd semester my clinical was on a med/surg floor and we did that for 12 weeks once a week. In 4th semester they break the clinical in to 2. 6 weeks in a long term care and 6 weeks in the hospital and I did it on the maternal/child unit.

Any other questions, just ask!

Ttgib · Apr 7, 2018

1. Durham's program is published as a 5 semester program and is delivered over 5 semesters. The program at Fleming College is also a 5 semester program, but it is delivered in a compressed format over 4 semesters. As such, 5 semesters of tuition are spread over 4 semesters of delivery.

2. The program at Durham displays Tuition at $4298 for one year which is generally understood to be 2 semesters. At Fleming we display Tuition and Ancillary fees for the first semester as $3,809.22. If you highlight the link on the Fleming website, you will see that Tuition only is $2,825.41 per semester. Over the course of 4 semesters (program duration) this totals roughly $11, 301.64 (note this does not include the annual increases in tuition per academic year). For the program at Durham assuming it reflects two terms the cost of tuition over 5 semesters is $10,745. The fees displayed on the Durham College website do not appear to include ancillary fees, whereas the fees displayed on the Fleming College website do include ancillary fees so they are not equal comparators.

3. I expect this is also the case for Algonquin as well.

Without knowing the specifics of what are included in the fees at Durham and Algonquin, it is difficult to provide an exact comparison. Ancillary fees at each College will be different depending on the services provided. I hope this provides some clarity with respect to the difference

I got this reply back from someone at Fleming. So im trying to understand it as best as i can... After I did all the mall in the end we are only paying a fee hundred more than durham because we have 4 semesters and they have 5.

Nurse.Krissy · Apr 20, 2018

Hello friends!

I'm and RPN who just graduated from Fleming College this past summer.

Here's a link to their curriculum: Practical Nursing Curriculum : Fleming College

I lived on campus during my first year and I loved it. Each student gets a private room in a 6 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living room apartment. Res has a good balance of social and study time - they enforce scheduled quiet hours during exams which I found helpful.

The nursing classes consist of seminar, lectures, labs, and clinicals. You'll have two days per week blocked off of your schedule for clinical days. For example you'll begin clinical in the latter half of your first semester during Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 6 weeks (meaning you will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off for the first few months..bonus!). In second semester you'll have clinical Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 14 weeks. Then you'll have clinical Thursdays and Fridays for 14 weeks in third and fourth semester. Fifth semester is a 3 month long consolidation placement where you'll be working 1:1 with an RPN while taking no other classes. This is required by the collage of nurses before you can register to take the CPNRE exam. Placements will be in ptbo and surrounding areas determined by a survey that will be send to your Fleming email a few weeks before clinical starts. They ask if you have a car and preference for location, but cannot promise a specific placement. I lived on campus and didn't own a car, but never had a problem getting to my placements. Between bus, and carpool you'll be fine.

The hardest semester is semester 3, with the hardest class being nursing theory. Semester 4 nursing theory is challenge as well, but the schedule is less intense, making it easier to balance additional studying time. Overall I didn't find the program too hard, just very busy. If you dedicate time to doing your reading and developing personalized study habits early, you'll be okay in the final semesters. It's hard to get perfect grades in this program, I finished with an 87% average and was top 4 of my class, but I finished with a 69% in Nursing Theory III. Nursing isn't meant to be a program where you can memorize, you need to deeply understand the concepts taught because the real world implications are serious.

The program takes 2.5 years, ending in July, graduating in June (you'll get a fake diploma until you finish your placement hours, kinda weird, I know). I was able to write my CPNRE in Sept-Oct, get my license completely processed and valid by Jan. Fleming will prepare you for working as an RPN, and if you want to return to school and get you bachelors they have many pathways to do so. I've applied to, and been accepted to all of the RPN-->BScN programs so if that is your ultimate goal it is possible.

Overall I enjoyed my experience at Fleming. I loved the teachers, campus, and the opportunities the program has given me. I work on a complex unit of a rehab hospital as a new grad, and with 2.5 more years of school I can get my bachelors of nursing with Trent (or 3 years with other schools).

If you have any other questions, just let me know. I'm happy to help :)

Ttgib · May 14, 2018

Hello friends!
I'm and RPN who just graduated from Fleming College this past summer.
Here's a link to their curriculum: Practical Nursing Curriculum : Fleming College
I lived on campus during my first year and I loved it. Each student gets a private room in a 6 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living room apartment. Res has a good balance of social and study time - they enforce scheduled quiet hours during exams which I found helpful.
The nursing classes consist of seminar, lectures, labs, and clinicals. You'll have two days per week blocked off of your schedule for clinical days. For example you'll begin clinical in the latter half of your first semester during Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 6 weeks (meaning you will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off for the first few months..bonus!). In second semester you'll have clinical Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 14 weeks. Then you'll have clinical Thursdays and Fridays for 14 weeks in third and fourth semester. Fifth semester is a 3 month long consolidation placement where you'll be working 1:1 with an RPN while taking no other classes. This is required by the collage of nurses before you can register to take the CPNRE exam. Placements will be in ptbo and surrounding areas determined by a survey that will be send to your Fleming email a few weeks before clinical starts. They ask if you have a car and preference for location, but cannot promise a specific placement. I lived on campus and didn't own a car, but never had a problem getting to my placements. Between bus, and carpool you'll be fine.
The hardest semester is semester 3, with the hardest class being nursing theory. Semester 4 nursing theory is challenge as well, but the schedule is less intense, making it easier to balance additional studying time. Overall I didn't find the program too hard, just very busy. If you dedicate time to doing your reading and developing personalized study habits early, you'll be okay in the final semesters. It's hard to get perfect grades in this program, I finished with an 87% average and was top 4 of my class, but I finished with a 69% in Nursing Theory III. Nursing isn't meant to be a program where you can memorize, you need to deeply understand the concepts taught because the real world implications are serious.
The program takes 2.5 years, ending in July, graduating in June (you'll get a fake diploma until you finish your placement hours, kinda weird, I know). I was able to write my CPNRE in Sept-Oct, get my license completely processed and valid by Jan. Fleming will prepare you for working as an RPN, and if you want to return to school and get you bachelors they have many pathways to do so. I've applied to, and been accepted to all of the RPN-->BScN programs so if that is your ultimate goal it is possible.
Overall I enjoyed my experience at Fleming. I loved the teachers, campus, and the opportunities the program has given me. I work on a complex unit of a rehab hospital as a new grad, and with 2.5 more years of school I can get my bachelors of nursing with Trent (or 3 years with other schools).
If you have any other questions, just let me know. I'm happy to help :)

Hello! Just saw this now. Thanks for taking the time to write that out I really enjoyed reading it. So i went to trent for my bachelor's of science already. Im hoping because i have prior experience as a student at the university level I can do well in this program :) im still waiting to hear back from trent for the compressed program - but if not admitted im definitely going to be attending Fleming!!!

I was thinking about possible briding options for the future too, depending where my life takes me. Where have you decided to do your bridging ??

Thanks in advance

somecoolgal · Sep 29, 2018

I graduated from Fleming this year and I would not recommend anyone to go there, especially for Nursing. I wish I went to Durham.