An LPN looking for advice on LPN to ADN programs
Hey all!! I've been searching for an LPN to ADN program that won't make me retake pre requisite classes (all are over 5-7 years) and accept my classes from Sumner (a tech school). I went through OCCC's LPN to ADN admission process only to find out theres only 10 spots available (there were over 50 applicants) including the $200 application fee. I'm gutted but still holding out hope (we find out at the end of this month who got in).
I honestly don't understand the 99% of schools that won't accept trade/ tech school credits and have a 5-7 year pre requisite timeline. Why don't other community college follow in Oregon Coast Community College's footsteps and make becoming an RN attainable? Oregon has a huge amount of LPN's, many of which want to continue their education but have families, mortgages, and can't start from zero when we've gone to school and worked years in the field as nurses.
If anyone has any insight/ advice/ ideas for schools (other than Sumner who would charge 78k and take 2.5 years for its BSN or Chamberlain who just opened their 2 year LPN to ADN program for almost the same amount, only for an associate degree), I would be grateful.
I can't leave the state permanently though Im willing to drive (there are a bunch of these programs in the mid west) and I'm definitely not willing to retake a bunch of classes I've already done, whether its due to their "expiration date" or I took them at a tech school.
We all took the same NCLEX and are educated and proficient as mandated by the state. If there are that many LPN's in OR, why not remove these ridiculous barriers and make it easier for them to become RN's? The nursing shortage is real but community colleges seem to care more about making money than helping their communities.
Thank you!