Wait List for Valencia Community College?

I have a couple of friends who work for several orlando area hospitals and they say you can always tell the VCC students or grads of nursing from the other students. They have a very good np and are one of the few Nursing schools that have a very high NCLEX passing rate...I guess its the training. Maybe they come out better prepard to enter the workforce idk but a friend of mine working at ORMC who is also a VCC grad has said on numerous occasions that if its between hiring a nursing grad from VCC and anyother NP in the area almost always the VCC grad is preferred. If this program was compettitve , just by looking at some of the students who applied with me, it would be a HELL of a compettetion for a seat.

This is good information to know. Thanks!

im not at all trying to discourage you from getting your BSN though ! in the long run your BSN will take you further than just your RN !!

im not at all trying to discourage you from getting your BSN though ! in the long run your BSN will take you further than just your RN !!

Oh no, I didn't think you were trying to discourage me. I already have a bachelor's degree, so I still plan on applying to UCF's ABSN program. I figure it would be nice to make some use out of the degree I already have. I do hope to earn an advanced nursing degree, and I would like to get my BSN as soon as I can. It is nice to know that Valencia has a good program. I know that they only require applicants to meet the minimum requirements for acceptance, and I had been wondering about the program's quality. I plan on finishing up some BSN pre-reqs at Valencia when I move to the Orlando area in the fall, and I have not had the best experience with Valencia's transfer process. Everything is all fixed now though.

I took all my pre-reqs at valencia and i will tell you their nursing program pool of aplicants is of a very compettetive nature. although you only need a 2.5 GPA im pretty sure the average GPA of students applying is around a 3.6. and although you only need a 75% teas score , i got an 80%..i dont know the program average but a couple of friends took it around the same time i did and scored in the high 80's and mid 90's. so its deff a well regarded program..the waitling list which is a year is the only downside..i thought about applying at SCC b/c they dont have a waiting list but i decided agianst it when i found out about their program and their passing rates .

I took all my pre-reqs at valencia and i will tell you their nursing program pool of aplicants is of a very compettetive nature. although you only need a 2.5 GPA im pretty sure the average GPA of students applying is around a 3.6. and although you only need a 75% teas score , i got an 80%..i dont know the program average but a couple of friends took it around the same time i did and scored in the high 80's and mid 90's. so its deff a well regarded program..the waitling list which is a year is the only downside..i thought about applying at SCC b/c they dont have a waiting list but i decided agianst it when i found out about their program and their passing rates .

I checked Valencia's nursing website the other day, and their waiting list is already into Spring 2012. I will be ready to apply after this summer term, so I would probably be looking at either Spring or Summer 2012.

I was also considering applying to SCC. That stinks that their passing rates are low.

Is there anyone starting the NP at VCC next Aug (2011)?

Is there anyone starting the NP at VCC next Aug (2011)?

No but I'm starting in 3 months. You should go check out my post

Valencia CC Spring of 2011 - Nursing for Nurses

Is there anyone starting the NP at VCC next Aug (2011)?

yes, I am :)

Has anyone started that program earlier the expected. I will be starting in summer of 2012.

Has anyone started that program earlier the expected. I will be starting in summer of 2012.

I have a post going

Valencia CC Spring of 2011 - Nursing for Nurses

And some one in a reply said she was supposed to start in the summer of 2011 but got moved up the Spring of 2011 with me. Typically its a 3 semester wait but if your one of the lucky ones there is a small chance its only a 2 semester wait.

MichelleJ,

I am starting in Spring of 2012. What is your impression of the program? I know it's early, but just wondering.

I have a few questions about the nursing program at vcc.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if you have to finish all your pre-reqs to apply?

How long is the waitlist?

Are you guarenteed to get a spot as long as you meet the min. requirements?

Any other information would be great =)