Where are the LPN programs?

Banjoeer · Dec 11, 2008

Where are the best LPN programs in the Portland area?

Mt Hood... probably the best... PCC... next...

Pioneer Pacific good NCLEX pass rates, but credits don't transfer

Apollo... not so good

Hope that helps...

LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN · Dec 14, 2008

PCC dosn't have a LPN program, Mt Hood has a LPN.

go to the Oregon State Nursing board, go the education links and it will list the school that are accredited in Oregon for LPN, RN, and the NCLEX pass rates of the schools.

ericcire · Feb 16, 2009

what ever you do; DO NOT go to Pioneer pacific- the pass rates maybe fine but that is the only goo part. their teachers are almost aduqaute. support staff do not know their jobs lastly the fin aid dept REALLY SCREWED the aid for most (45 0f 50) students( ie at least $1500 the most was $7000) it was hardly worth the headche i got my lpn though

Diya108 · Jul 2, 2010

Is Apollo College any good?

AnonymousNurse45 · Jul 2, 2010

I currently work in a LTC facility with 3 LPNs who graduated last year.

As far as I know, they did not have anything bad to say about it, and obviously they are a living proof that people graduate and pass their licensing exams.

ArmyWife11B · Jul 3, 2010

:confused: I dont understand why people want to be LPN's? It seems like LPN's are mostly only hired by LTC facitlities these days and they're becoming more and more obsolete. I have a good friend that became an LPN through Pioneer Pacific's LPN program about 10 months ago and she paid around 27k++ and is still looking for a job. Also everything an LPN learns is covered in the first 6 to 8wks of an RN program. If you're going to spend the time and pay that kind of money why don't you just go all the way and get your RN? It might seem like an easier option to go LPN to RN or just to stay an LPN but imo I think its a waste not to just go all the way.

Good luck to you tho, in what ever you choose:) By the way this is just my opinion from doing reasearch for my own career path.

By the way I know that Pioneer Pacific and Concorde Career College both offer LPN programs, pretty spendy tho. I would also check with Work Source Oregon because they have a specific program for continuing education in the health care field. And I think they would help pay for your LPN program.

Diya108 · Jul 3, 2010

Thank you for the info. I am going to go all the way to get my RN degree. But I am a mom who cannot wait around to do pre-reqs and than wait around to get accepted in a RN school. I want to get some experience and than go to an LPN to RN program.

AnonymousNurse45 · Jul 3, 2010

I dont understand why people want to be LPN's? It seems like LPN's are mostly only hired by LTC facitlities these days and they're becoming more and more obsolete. I have a good friend that became an LPN through Pioneer Pacific's LPN program about 10 months ago and she paid around 27k++ and is still looking for a job. Also everything an LPN learns is covered in the first 6 to 8wks of an RN program. If you're going to spend the time and pay that kind of money why don't you just go all the way and get your RN? It might seem like an easier option to go LPN to RN or just to stay an LPN but imo I think its a waste not to just go all the way.
Good luck to you tho, in what ever you choose:) By the way this is just my opinion from doing reasearch for my own career path.
By the way I know that Pioneer Pacific and Concorde Career College both offer LPN programs, pretty spendy tho. I would also check with Work Source Oregon because they have a specific program for continuing education in the health care field. And I think they would help pay for your LPN program.

There is nothing wrong with working in a long-term care facility. Some people prefer working there for many different reasons.

I don't think LPNs are going to be obsolete. In some settings use of nursing skills is very limited, which gives businesses incentives to hire people with limited education and skill set - LPNs.

I cannot say for sure if this was a deliberate policy, but in a nursing home where I work, majority of RNs disappeared last year, and many trade school graduates(LPNs) were hired to fill their spots.

As far as cost of LPN programs at trade schools, yes, they are expensive. However, in my life, I came across many people who work minimum wage jobs with BA's and BS's and paid way more than 27K for their education (not to mention spent more than 13 months of their time). I think LPN is a good option for some people (provided that the LPN program is a state board accredited and job market is favorable). In the lieu of increased number of applicants to RN programs last couple of years, for somebody who has a child and wants to increase earning potential ASAP, I think that investment is worth the pay-off - $20-22/hr.

Desire to be an RN does not guarantee admission to an RN program. This last application cycle hundreds of qualified people were either rejected or put an alternate list, as programs cannot accommodate all qualified applicants.

As always, to each their own. We cannot project our resources and aspirations onto other people, but I hope what I wrote is somewhat helpful in making your decision.

ArmyWife11B · Jul 4, 2010

@larisagarrett31: I wasn't trying to "project my own aspirations" on to her. And I also wasn't saying that there was anything wrong with working in LTC, Because I, myself work in a LTC facility...I was just trying to leave her some feed back. :twocents:

AnonymousNurse45 · Jul 4, 2010

Armywife, I know you didn't.

I wasn't trying to be confrontational either, I just provided my point of view.

Your opinions are as valid as everyone else's, I just like to look at things from different angles and that is why I quoted your post.

mamayogibear · Jul 10, 2010

I would like to do an LPN program because I am a newly single mother of two. I had been doing my pre nursing prereqs over the past two years and have a 3.9 gpa. I was accepted into a private BSN program out of state but no state schools for this fall. I know I can not afford to go to a BSN program now. I have heard that work source pays for CNA programs, I have friends who have gotten them because a NAC was required to apply to some ADN programs. Does anyone have any experience with Work Source paying for an LPN program at a tech school? Right now my priority is to get a job asap so applying for ADN or BSN programs next fall wont really work because I will still have to wait three years to get a job. But if I can get into a tech school that starts this fall and have worksource pay for it I could get a job by late next year. I do also plan on continuing to become an RN, prehaps through a part time or online program while I work.

Thanks!