Students for Fall 2014 Tri-C program?

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I knew I may be kind of premature with this topic but I wanted to start a thread for the people who have been accepted into the Tri-C nursing program for the fall semester. As of this morning, I was provisionally accepted into the program at Metro. Has anyone else been placed and if so which campus?

Specializes in ICU.
Awesome! I just got my email shortly after you. My orientation is on the 22nd.

Were you added to the group site? I was looking through the paperwork and there is one talking about registering for classes. I know you asked about it above, and it states that we need to be registered by May 4th. I am not sure if it's updated or not, but I thought I would just mention it.

Yes. I noticed that too. I think they may need to update it or it's for people who are already in the program.

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That date is for people already in the program.

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Specializes in ICU.
That date is for people already in the program.

Thanks for clarifying that for us AssociateDegree. I was about to call the nursing program again for like the millionth time this week.

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I updated my last post. One of the announcements said May 28th. Mornings open at 6am and evenings at 2pm.

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Specializes in ICU.

I am excited about orientation. Hopefully I will get to meet some of y'all.(sorry I'm Southern).

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I got my orientation on Tuesday;) n my orientation is on may 21 ;) exciting YAY

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About to graduate from Tri-C and I'll share my advice garnered the hard way from the past 3 years.

THE GOOD:

1) The program is rigorous!

The workload is a bear. Be prepared to study your butt off, but they have a high NCLEX passage rate for a reason. Even though you may only have lecture for 4 hours a week, there are 30-40 hours of study, Breezes and homework. If you can get pre-reqs out of the way before starting the nursing program, you'll be glad you did.

2) There are lots of opportunities for scholarships.

Tri-C has stepped up its scholarship game in the last couple years.

3) There are some fantastic professors, lab instructors and clinical instructors.

Just like any college, there are some bad ones, but overall, they've been knowledgeable. Don't let people tell you that Tri-C's education is subpar. My microbio prof was a highly recognized, published microbiologist . My current prof in 2501 is one of the contributing editors to the Iggy Med-Surg textbook. And take -------------- if at all possible. He is amazing! Read the reviews at Rate My Professor before signing up for class. Grading rigor and teaching ability can vary widely.

4) Tri-C seems to have a great reputation with the hospitals.

We've heard many times from hospital staff that they love the graduates from Tri-C. If you're going for an ADN first (you'll pretty much need your BSN to continue to work at the Clinic and University), Tri-C still garners respect as a school.

THE BAD:

1) The Nursing Admin department has a reputation for losing papers, sending out erroneous and repetitive emails and being unresponsive.

There is one person in the office that has been polite and helpful when contacted, but my overall experience has been terrible. Ask any current student about how many times their paperwork was lost, or how the office sent out erroneous emails to the clinic instructors about ineligiblity due to up to date records, or an email that they've been "deleted" from the program (accidentally) or how they've been curtly told to "read the email" when they stopped in to ask a question. You will get emails that say "Thank you for your patients in this matter" and it's not a pun. During the accreditation loss fiasco, most of my peers agreed that the administration was less than forthcoming with info. The consensus among all my classmates when we discuss Tri-C is that the worst part of the nursing program by far is the admin office. There is a new nursing dean, however, and things seem to be changing so don't get too discouraged yet.

2) Registration is terrible.

The servers crash every time you register rolls around (usually scheduled at midnight for some reason). People are shut out. We've twice had to reschedule registration for classes/clinicals because the system went down so people who did get in the first time were angry about losing their first choice the second time. Every semester, they promise to address the issue and every semester it happens again.

3) You will constantly be asked to pay for everything.

One of the downsides to the affordability is that you are asked to pay for everything from your kit to your HESI, even your scantrons at marked up prices. Some professors will refuse to let you take the test if you did not prepurchase and turn in your scantrons. They will try to get you to buy the e-book package. Think twice about it. As a tech geek, I bought them and still ended up buying books because the e-books were hard to navigate and read.

4) Management of facilities is subpar.

Don't be surprised if you come into class and there are no desks or chairs because they needed them for a breakfast meeting elsewhere on campus. We've sat on the floor for class before. Classes are cancelled due to no heat or watermain breaks.

Like any college, it has problems and strengths. Good luck as you start and enjoy the ride! It goes faster than you think.

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Tri-C has always had many scholarship opportunities. I think that they are just doing a better job of publicizing them now. You'd be amazed at how many students fail to apply for scholarships for which they are eligible.

Depending on what campus and track you are on, you may not have any choice in which professors you get. Rate My Professor is an "okay" website, but many of the people who post on it only give professors positive reviews if they got a good grade. Posts aren't necessarily based on academic rigor. As for a professor being listed as a contributor to a textbook, well, let's just say that that can mean many different things. It could be that the professor merely reviewed a chapter and let the publisher know about errors they found, or it could mean that the professor wrote a chapter of the book. In other words, being named may not mean much. You should also know some people who review or contribute to textbooks do so anonymously.

Because so many papers got lost in the shuffle, Tri-C went to the Verified Credentials program. Administration is always trying to make improvements, but students are not necessarily aware of all of the decisions going on in the office. I can also assure you that administration is working hard to make the office more "customer friendly" and responsive.

As for the registration problems, administration is working on those, too. Many meetings have been held between the office and IT and many more will be. It is frustrating and inconvenient for students and frustrating and embarrassing for staff when things don't go well, especially when we've all been assured that "this time will be different."

This was one heck of a school year. Between weather-related issues and city contractors breaking gas lines, etc., there have been lots of infrastructure problems. Hopefully, things will even out in this area. Don't see how you can blame Tri-C for things like water main breaks.

I have been at Tri-C for a long time and never had problems with desks and chairs being absent from classrooms. I've also never seen students being talked into the e-book package.

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AssociateDegree, you sound like you know the inside workings of Tri-C. I hope that what you say is true. Nevertheless, I stand by my points.

I don't blame Tri-C for a broken gas line, but I do feel that the facilities are often disorganized. On three separate occasions this semester, either some or all of our chairs and desks were missing from our classroom. One instance was on a test day. During the winter, the great majority of the class didn't bother taking off their coats because it was so cold. And, yes, this is at Metro campus. I didn't have this many issues at the other campuses.

I also hope that IT works out the issues. However, I remain skeptical since these problems have existed for all of the semesters I have been attending without improvement despite promises to the contrary after every registration that the problems will be fixed next semester.

I think I presented a fair review highlighting the biggest positives and negatives that my peers and I discuss. I've also highlighted the positives about the program. I'm proud of the nursing program and feel confident about taking the NCLEX. Nevertheless, I hope that the recurring problems can be worked out in the future for the sake of the upcoming students. Nursing school is stressful enough without the headaches of administrative issues.

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Interestingly, I posted about the problems with registration two days ago. Today, the upcoming classes had to register and the Tri-C Nursing Student board is alive with complaints that they could not register. Again.

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Unclear where you are looking, but there are no complaints on the Groups site and registration doesn't open for N1600 and N2300 students until 4/28/14. New ADN students can't register until they have been to orientation.

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Specializes in ICU.

Any one have orientation on May 20th?

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