Tampa/Clearwater Area Nurses and Students

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Hello all. I am considering a move to Clearwater in the next year and will be starting my journey towards nursing. When I try to look for practical nursing and associate programs, it gets very confusing because I am unsure where anything is. If any of you can help, thanks in advance!!

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St. Petersburg College (campus in Clearwater, but the nursing campus is in Pinellas Park) Hillsborough Community College (Tampa) and PTEC (Clearwater, for LPN no RN). Good luck!

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Specializes in Home Care.

There's also Galen School of Nursing in St Petersburg and the University of South Florida in Tampa.

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It's a bit farther north, but it may be worth looking into Pasco Hernando Community College, New Port Richey. They have fewer pre-reqs than St. Petersburg College and reasonable tuition for in-state/residents. PHCC also has a LPN program and a RN program, along with the LPN-RN track.

I'm actually applying to both PHCC and SPC (ADN-RN programs) in the Spring for the Fall 2010 session.

PHCC LPN, LPN-RN, RN Selective Admissions (GPA + TEAS + Residency)

SPC LPN-RN, RN Selective Admissions (GPA + Residency)

Here's the website to pTEC LPN only Unsure...maybe waitlist?

I'm pretty familiar with the two I'm applying to, feel free to post or PM me if you have any questions on schools, program costs, the area in general, etc. I've been down here about 26 years.

Sharon

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Thanks everyone, you've been a great deal of help. I love this website.

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In tampa, there are Erwin and Brewster. Both are apart of the school district of Hills.

Erwin process: Application, TABE, TEAS, (TEAS 80% vs lottery 20% -this might have changed)

Brewster process: Application, TABE, Lottery ( I was shocked Brewster was still on lottery and no TEAS)

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Many of the vocational schools are taking applications for classes that are nearly a year out from right now, so make sure you double check that.

Vo-tech schools

Erwin Tech - Tampa, Florida

Ptech - St pete/clearwater, florida

Brewster - unsure

Private schools

Galen - LPN, then RN

Keiser - LPN and RN I think

Center for allied health nursing

there are a couple more cant find them right now

State Schools

PHCC - Pasco-Hernando Community College - New Port Richey

SPJC/SPC - St Pete Junior College - St Pete

USF - University of South Florida - Tampa

UT - University of Tampa - Tampa

SU - South University - Tampa

PSC - Polk State College - Lakeland

SCF - State College of Florida - Sarasota

PSC - Polk State College - Lakeland

HCC - Hillsbourgh Community College - Tampa

UCF - Unicersity of Central Florida - Orlando

FHCHS - Florida Hospital College - Orlando

VCC Valencia Community College - Orlando

That is pretty much all the state schools within 75 miles of Tampa. Most have LPN programs some do not and are 4 year schools. Like I said earlier, most of the vo-techs and other LPN schools, like Erwin, are working on classes that are a year or more out at this time. I did the research on these schools for getting into the RN programs and had the LPN as a backup only. If you interested I have a spread sheet made up of the state schools and their prereqs, just drop me a pm and I will email it to you.

SeaOtter

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