Weekend/Evening So Cal Nursing Programs

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Good afternoon everyone, I have been following this website for a very long time now and I finally decided to start a thread. I am currently finishing up with my pre-reqs at Riverside City College. I have been going back and forth between continuing working full time once I get into a nursing program. Does any one know of any weekend and or evening nursing programs in the southern California area? I have heard that Glendale Community College offers this program, but I cannot find any information. I appreciate everyone's answers in advanced.

-Lidia ?

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Mount St. Marys has an evening/weekend ADN program.

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WGU has a BSN program that is a hybrid (course work online/labs, exams, clinicals in person). Most people in the program work full-time.

BSN with RN License | Online RN Degree | Online Nursing School

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I probably should have mentioned the wgu Prelicensure program as well. Please note, it is different than from the rn-bsn program which is geared towards individuals who already have an adn

I am in the Prelicensure program. But technically it's not nights and weekends only. It is doable with a job but important to note you need a lot of flexibility as you only have advance notice for labs. Clinicals you will get the schedule as few as 2 weeks in advance. I have posted info on the program. Just search my post history. Any other questions feel free to ask.

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Thank you for the information. I have been looking into it.

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kk80 thanks for the info, i went ahead and read your previous comments. I do have some questions since I was a bit confused in regards to the clinicals and labs. Can we chose the days for the clinicals and labs or are they assigend? For example can we do like fri/sat/sun? I don't have adn or a Bachelor, am I still able to apply? thanks again :)

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kk80 thanks for the info, i went ahead and read your previous comments. I do have some questions since I was a bit confused in regards to the clinicals and labs. Can we chose the days for the clinicals and labs or are they assigend? For example can we do like fri/sat/sun? I don't have adn or a Bachelor, am I still able to apply? thanks again :)

No, you don't have a choice for lab- PERIOD. Upon your "2nd" acceptance into the program, you will receive a schedule. This schedule will contain all of your lab dates and the date range for the "clinical intensive period". To my knowledge, the lab dates are set in stone- unless for some reason the school needs to reschedule. You will not receive your schedule for the clinical intensive until you have passed the lab simulation/assessment. Scheduling tries to give you the schedule at least 2 weeks in advance, but there may be instances where you may not have that much notice.

In addition, most hospitals require the WGU student to attend an orientation of some sort (it should take place before your first clinical, but there is always the possibility that it won't) so there will be at least one other day that you will need to have available. Unfortunately, this will not be provided in the initial calendar- you will receive notice if you are required to schedule this.

Please note, you can share your preference for a clinical schedule (i.e. Friday/Saturday or nights/weekend) but there are absolutely NO guarantees that they will be able to accommodate your request. They will try to match you with a preceptor whose schedule is aligned with your needs. But I know some people requested days and ended up with night shift, others requested weekends and were given weekdays instead etc..

I'm referring to the pre-licensure program. Therefore, it is for individuals who do not possess a nursing degree (ADN). WGU has a RN-BSN program geared towards those students.

WGU does not have a LVN -RN Bridge program, so if you are a LVN desiring a BSN you need to apply to the pre-licensure program.

As far as I know, WGU looks at your overall healthcare experience, TEAS, pre-req's etc I don't think the lack of a bachelors would keep you from getting in if you are a competitive candidate. However, I do think you have to complete more non-science pre-req's to eligible to apply i.e. english, history etc.

My understanding is that the Cali WGU nursing program is one of the more competitive programs- so if you are in Cali- the higher your teas score is- the more competitive you are.

Just to clarify--

***1st acceptance*** you are accepted and complete the 1st 6 month term "pre-clinical" term

***2nd acceptance*** you successfully completed the 1st 6 month term, clinical bootcamp (at the end of the 1st term)_ and interview with the state director, instructors and your mentor makes a positive recommendation for you to continue.

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Just to give you a clearer picture- here is the "sample" clinical schedule WGU posts online for your reference.

https://www.wgu.edu/wgufiles/sample-clinical-schedule.pdf

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Santa Ana College has a night weekend program.

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No, you don't have a choice for lab- PERIOD. Upon your "2nd" acceptance into the program, you will receive a schedule. This schedule will contain all of your lab dates and the date range for the "clinical intensive period". To my knowledge, the lab dates are set in stone- unless for some reason the school needs to reschedule. You will not receive your schedule for the clinical intensive until you have passed the lab simulation/assessment. Scheduling tries to give you the schedule at least 2 weeks in advance, but there may be instances where you may not have that much notice.

In addition, most hospitals require the WGU student to attend an orientation of some sort (it should take place before your first clinical, but there is always the possibility that it won't) so there will be at least one other day that you will need to have available. Unfortunately, this will not be provided in the initial calendar- you will receive notice if you are required to schedule this.

Please note, you can share your preference for a clinical schedule (i.e. Friday/Saturday or nights/weekend) but there are absolutely NO guarantees that they will be able to accommodate your request. They will try to match you with a preceptor whose schedule is aligned with your needs. But I know some people requested days and ended up with night shift, others requested weekends and were given weekdays instead etc..

I'm referring to the pre-licensure program. Therefore, it is for individuals who do not possess a nursing degree (ADN). WGU has a RN-BSN program geared towards those students.

WGU does not have a LVN -RN Bridge program, so if you are a LVN desiring a BSN you need to apply to the pre-licensure program.

As far as I know, WGU looks at your overall healthcare experience, TEAS, pre-req's etc I don't think the lack of a bachelors would keep you from getting in if you are a competitive candidate. However, I do think you have to complete more non-science pre-req's to eligible to apply i.e. english, history etc.

My understanding is that the Cali WGU nursing program is one of the more competitive programs- so if you are in Cali- the higher your teas score is- the more competitive you are.

Just to clarify--

***1st acceptance*** you are accepted and complete the 1st 6 month term "pre-clinical" term

***2nd acceptance*** you successfully completed the 1st 6 month term, clinical bootcamp (at the end of the 1st term)_ and interview with the state director, instructors and your mentor makes a positive recommendation for you to continue.

Hi! Just curious what will your total cost be for the program? Also is getting the "2nd" acceptance just as difficult as getting the first? Does it take a long time to get?

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Hi! Just curious what will your total cost be for the program? Also is getting the "2nd" acceptance just as difficult as getting the first? Does it take a long time to get?

Hi,

When I started the pre licensure program is estimated to cost around $23-24k. However, there was a slight increase so slightly higher. Albeit still significantly cheaper than some of the other accelerated bsn programs around 60-90k or west coast at 130k í ¾í´¤

After you complete the first term, you will have an interview with the state director, course mentors, student mentors. It will be a video interview. Unless there are technical issues.

I understand that not everyone makes it to the 2nd part of the program. But it seems as though those individuals failed to complete the required courses the first term, or didn't keep appointment with the student mentors etc.

I think the 2nd letter came within 2 weeks of the interview. I know it arrived before the 2nd term started.

FYI...initially you will start off with weekly calls with your student mentor regarding your progress. If your mentor is comfortable with how you are progressing they may allow you to move to calls every other week. Whatever happens make sure you make that appointment. If you don't make it. Email an update. They want to see that you are in communication with your mentor.

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Thank you!

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