Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Rio Salado College, Mesa Community College, Glendale Community College, and Chandler/Gilbert Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Arizona Western, Cochise, Phoenix College, and Estrella Mountain Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Mohave Community College, Phoenix College, Cochise, and GateWay Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Rio Salado College, Cochise, Phoenix College, and Scottsdale Community College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Eastern Arizona College, Arizona Western, and Cochise.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Pima Community College • Tucson, AZ
Studying Nursing (completion in 2010)
• 10/5/2011
"The education was great, but I would never want to deal with the financial aid department."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I was prepared before I started working and my instructors were great. But I would not recommend dealing with the advisors or the financial aid staff. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | The program is supposed to be one of the best for a community college in the US. I believe this is due to the size of the school and lengths the staff will go to aide your success. |
| Program Quality | 8 | My teachers helped me to get my foot in the door with a great hospital in town. |
| Instruction | 8 | I felt as prepared as one could. When I got to the hospital I found it was easy to get into the swing of things. |
| How Difficult | 7 | My instructors were really helpful with the off-hours study help. They would get groups together to assist the newer students with materials. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We were given plenty of lab time as well as clinicals. This provided us with a steady balance of book work and hands-on work. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | In the beginning the schedule was open. When you enter the nursing program you get what you are given, day or night, near or far (hospital). |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The school provides adequate facilities. They cooperate with many of the hospitals in town for access to their resources. |
| Social Life | 5 | The school does not put together many social events. The ones they do put on nobody tends to hear about. |
| Placement Services | 6 | They prepared me and aided in the steps to find a job. They did not provide placement services. |
| Alumni Network | 6 | I don't know anything about what the alumni does, nor do I care. |
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