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I graduated from Tacoma CC, and though I feel like I got a good education, they were very selective of who they supported and who they didn't. It was run very unprofessionally in my opinion, and several people from my class wrote very terse letters to the administration about it. However, we did have 100% pass the NCLEX, but it was not the uplifting, supportive environment I was seeking.
I just graduate from the Intercollegiate College of Nursing in Spokane. It is by far one of the best schools around. If anything, pick a BSN program and go to school for an extra year rather then going part way with an ADN program. It seems to me that most ADN's want to get their BSN but they end up never doing it due to familial obligations and such.
I went to the ICNE, which I would say is good as far as nursing education goes. It did seem like we spent a lot of time on BS stuff like nursing dx, care plans, etc. In our site (Yakima) I felt the clinical education was lacking, but that is probably related to the small size of the town. Fortunately for me I was able to enter a 3 month residency that sufficed for the lack of experience that I got in school. Also, we allegedly have the highest pass rate in the state on the NCLEX, but this is probably related to the style of testing the have in the program.
schooling girl,
Shoreline CC does have an awesome reputation and I graduated from their program in June. It is very challenging but the students that graduate are pretty darn good.
Bellevue CC also has a good reputation and their nursing program is respected in the community.
The UW nursing program can be difficult to get into but it is THE best nursing school west of the Mississippi if not all the states. Good luck!
I am currently attending Clark College (Vancouver, WA) and am finding it incredibly challenging. I have heared it is a very respected nursing program throughout the US, but it sounds as if all of the colleges in Washington are, from this post. Our program is nationally accredited, has 100% NCLEX pass rate and is not easy to get into, so I would be inclined to agree that it is a good college to get an ADN from. I hear there are hundreds of qualified candidates waiting to get into our program that only takes 96 students per year (32/quarter). I feel very lucky I got in when I did. I got in the next quarter after I finished my prereq's. It sounds like you are up north, but for the Portland/Metro area, this is a very respected, sought after and competetive nursing school.
Court
schooling girl
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I am planning go to nursing school next year, do you know which RN program is good? Beside UW, I am thinking to go to BCC, does any one of you went / are going there? I heard that Shoreline has the best RN program amoung community college, so just want to see what is your opinion.
Thanks!