Teaching at a Tech school?

Hi rn3052,

I started my teaching career in a high school-based CNA program. It was an opportunity to work at the same school my children attended and I was not sure what to expect. The program was intense, but I enjoyed it so much that this led me to pursue higher education. During the summers, I would sub for instructors in the LPN program. I think this as a wonderful opportunity to instill a love for nursing in others.

I suggest you ask whether the program runs year round and what the overall pass rates are for those programs. You want to make sure you are associating yourself with a stable program. Check to see if your state has a mandatory maximum for CNA and LPN clinical groups. Find out what the typical group size is for the school you are interested in. I found that as a clinical instructor in FL, the clinical groups were a max of 15. This was difficult to manage because I had students on multiple units at one time. I had to be creative to supervise and assist with skills.

Hope this helps.

Best of luck!

About 4 years ago I interviewed for an instructor position at a private LVN school. I was offered the job, but I decided not to take it when I found out how much they were charging for tuition. I felt that the students were being taken advantage of and were accruing loans that would take years & years to pay off on an LVN wage. It didn't sit well with me.