SPC College

future_fl_rn · May 7, 2015

Hi, good luck on getting in! I've heard mixed things about GPA from my other classmates. There was someone with a 4.0 who was an alternate. They say fall semester has tough competition to get in. They say they use GPA, courses completed, and residency as a way to determine placement. To read ahead, we mainly work out of Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing book. Take the time off during the summer to rest, you will need it. I just finished Level I and I'm in nights so we go through the summer, graduating a semester earlier than those that went to days that started with us. Hope this somewhat helped.

Good luck again!

Potato 007 · May 7, 2015

Thank you future_fl_rn for responding! I am sitting on pins, and needles, it's an awful long time to wait for the results . I am hoping to get into the nights as well, because my husband would be home to care for my child while I'm studying, I don't want my son to be left at a daycare. So do I get to choose nights or days? Or would they assign me to a shift? How many days do you have to go? Is it difficult? How many hours a day? Sorry about the hundred questions, I am just very nervous :nailbiting: .

future_fl_rn · May 8, 2015

No problem, I was there once before too. When you get accepted, you are given a list of day and night classes along with the facility where clinicals will be done at. You rank them in order of preference and based on your rank into the program, they place you. In Level I for nights, we went to class Mon 3-5, Thur 3-6. Clinicals were done on Tue and Wed, 2-11ish. The first 8 weeks (we were on campus) and then at the hospital the last 8 weeks. Hope that gives you a general idea. Good luck, again!

Potato 007 · May 8, 2015

Wow! That's a lot of time dedicated to school :sorry: . I need to organize my life, and start planning ahead for my son, transportation, and so on. Thank you future_fl_rn, you're awesome! I wish you all the best! :up:

future_fl_rn · May 8, 2015

No problem. I wish I had someone helping me along the way. There were a lot of "surprises" along the way. Also, nights go through the summer. Something I wasn't aware of at first. But the bright side of cramming a 18 week course into 10 is that we graduate a semester before the days. :***:

Potato 007 · May 8, 2015

Agreed, graduating early is definitely a plus! :yes: I hope I get in first... :sarcastic: I will let you know if I was accepted! Meanwhile, I 'll be biting my nails :nailbiting: . Good luck to you :up:

Boppers · Jun 16, 2015

For nights, is this an option (i.e. do you HAVE to go through the summer)? Thanks!

future_fl_rn · Jun 17, 2015

For nights, if you do not go thru the summer, you must wait to re-apply into the program and start with the next cycle.

I.E nights starts fall and spring. If you start in fall for Level I and you don't do Level III in the summer, you can do Level III in fall with those that started Level I in spring. But if you try to do it the other way where you started Level I in spring, you will be skipping Level II in summer and there wont be a Level II again until next Spring (because there is no Level II that begins in fall) and from what I know, if you take a semester off, you will have to reapply into the program but I'm not 100% on that.

Potato 007 · Jun 17, 2015

For nights, if you do not go thru the summer, you must wait to re-apply into the program and start with the next cycle.
I.E nights starts fall and spring. If you start in fall for Level I and you don't do Level III in the summer, you can do Level III in fall with those that started Level I in spring. But if you try to do it the other way where you started Level I in spring, you will be skipping Level II in summer and there wont be a Level II again until next Spring (because there is no Level II that begins in fall) and from what I know, if you take a semester off, you will have to reapply into the program but I'm not 100% on that.

I was under the impression that every semester offers (nights+days) and that a student gets assigned to either one of them. Am I mistaken?

future_fl_rn · Jun 19, 2015

Days do not go thru the summer. When you come into the orientation, you are given a list of about 7 options. It is usually 4 clinical sites for days, and 3 sites for nights. You place your choices in order of preference of clinical site. Lets say you choose a Baycare hospital for nights.. you will remain at Baycare facilities for much of your sites.. Now if you were to choose a Baycare site for days, you would all start the term at the same time but you would miss summer term and thus be graduating after the nights group that goes thru the summer.

Edwards2974 · Jun 22, 2015

Hello everyone,

Trivine1 it looks like we are in this together. This is my first post here. I applied to the AS-RN program in March which begins this fall (August 2015) at St Pete College. All pre-regs completed with a 3.6 gpa. This week can't go by fast enough for me... it's been nerve wrecking waiting to hear back on Jul 1st. This website has been very helpful with what to expect before during and after acceptance. If anyone else has any insight that will help get us through the next nine days it would be much appreciated. Thank you