Sumner College or Concorde Career College, Portland LPN programs - Has anyone attended?

Published Feb 28

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Hello,

I am desperate to start school to increase my income ASAP and I can't move to another state. I have a bachelors degree that has proven to be useless in gaining employment. I have some but not all pre requisites for RN programs (missing 4). Sumner is no pre requisites BSN but it takes 2 years and 8 months. I can't wait that long to make more money. I know I won't get accepted into an ABSN even if I had the pre reqs because the programs are so competitive in the PNW. My worry is Sumner and Concorde do not hold ACEN accreditation or NLN CNEA accreditation they are only approved by the Oregon Board of Nursing. Any graduates of these programs have a hard time seeking employment? I've spoken to 2 community college Deans in Oregon about their LPN to RN bridge and as long as you have an LPN license and pre requisites at a regionally accredited school (which I do I went to the top school in my home state and I plan on doing the missing 4 pre reqs at CC) I should be good but I almost don't trust it. I've seen jobs like the VA only take LPNs from ACEN programs even though the state of Oregon literally doesn't have any and it worries me. I've worked as a tech for 10 years but things in my life have changed and If I don't increase my income in a years time I could end up homeless. I feel so cornered right now and I don't want to make a rash decision but I don't know what else to do