Carrington College

The free dental x-ray and cleanings are the best deal around! The appts do take a little longer at first since these are students learning how to do the best job. The Dr checks each step so you really are getting a good cleaning.
My hygienist Bronwen was great! Fun personality and didn't hurt me at all.
She explained everything I needed to know. Give this school a chance to take care of your teeth. The students need volunteers and really do a great job.

Not willing to accept any religious or medical exemptions for the c-vax. The person I heard from today said NONE AT ALL. Seems a bit ridiculous. And won't help the nursing shortage any.

DO NOT ATTEND THE NURSING PROGRAM ***
This school sets you up for failure, Quiroz will harass you and make her own rules. She does not allow professors to help the students. I have been traumatized by the nursing program, I am now attending therapy due to mental torture I endured as a student. Unfortunately, no one speaks up with the fear of retaliation. Unless they do something about the new Dean and her power trip I do not recommend this institution.

Poor experience! beginning was only exceptional due to the only good instructor that under poor judgment let go! She was amazing and thaught us best to her ability with very limited old and broken stuff! Wasted money on attending this school when they hired a new teacher who didn't know anything!
She would skip through powerpoints, would NEVER explain what or how to do anything. I felt EXTREMELY underprepared when it comes to assisting the doctor! all they want is money. if i were you id turn the other way and not even waste time trying to attend here for dental assistant! in the end the fired the ONE good teacher who was there and helpful ! poor choice

Mrs snyder is a stupid butch and favorites students, if you are pregnant or planning to have kids while in the dental program rethink the situation. They have a problem with pumping milk for your baby. Really wish I could give zero stars

( There is no way this campus should only have a 3 rating, that was my inspiration for this review, at least not for the LVN to RN program.)...
Currently, I am enrolled in the LVN to RN bridge program. I moved to Boise from California; without a doubt, one of the best decisions I could have ever made! My instructors maintain mutual respect for our cohort, they treat students like " normal " students, unlike many other nursing programs. Unfortunately, the negative stigma within the realm of nursing, implied by the phrase "Nurses Eat Their Young" is often accurate, especially in California. Point being, that Carrington instructors (Boise Campus) should be seen as leaders. Raising the bar, the "gold standard" in which all other RN programs are modeled after.

Dental assisting is very expensive and they have very outdated equipment and lessons and not enough to go around. Classes are only 4 hrs 2 days a week because all this school want is money. They also get rid of the only good educator they had who actually teaches with passion and cares about their students.

I have been trying to get someone to help me now for 2 years they guaranteed me after graduation I was able to get a job. Well 2 years later and nothing

This review is for the RN program.

I chose this program because I could not get into a RN program in California or it was too expensive.

PRICE: 23k including prerequisites
LENGTH: 11 months. I started 9/2019, finished 8/2020.

Pros: accelerated, affordable,

Cons:
-while all my classmates received their diplomas, I did not. I had to go back and forth asking for this.
-i had issues with the board of nursing when transferring my RN license to CA, they were not willing to help me all the way. It seems they did not know how to fix this issue and left me hanging.
-once i graduated and started applying for jobs, i needed a recommendation letter from the clinical coordinator. I e-mailed her, and she never replied. (So much for wanting your students to succeed)
-our school IDs were made out of cheap paper whereas the previous class and class after us had actual id cards

This program is divided into 3 semesters.

Semester 1:
Time: anywhere from 9-3pm
4 days a week. I went 2 days because I had already completed my prerequisites prior to starting this program
Classes during this semester:
Anatomy and physiology (in person)
Microbiology (in person)
Ob and pediatric nursing
LPN-RN transition class

Semester 2:
Times: anywhere from 9-3pm
2-4 days a week plus 1 day for clinicals. Clinicals focused on assessments and careplans. Mostly paperwork all day.
Classes during this semester:
Med surg
Pharmacology
Also simlabs during this semester
(Other prerequisites such as english, math, interpersonal communications, etc) are online classes divided into 3 semesters

Semester 3:
3-4 days a week plus preceptorship.
Preceptorship: (7) 12 hour shifts (At least that's what I had). This was once a week, some students had to go twice a week.
Classes during this semester: med surg 2 and nclex review. During this semester you also spend some time working on your resume and fingerprinting and applying to take your test (not included in tuition)

For more info:
https://docs.carrington.edu/catalog/carrington-college.pdf

Under table of contents: view "nursing bridge" on page 89

I was able to work full time (36 hrs/week) the first and second semester.

Tips:
get ahead,
keep your grades up, and study hard
take a picture/screenshot of everything you turn in. Save e-mails
Utilize all your resources
Ask for a recommendation letter from your preceptor at your clinicals, clinical coordinator, and/or instructors
Fyi, some students started their BSN classes during the 3rd semester through Boise state university. Wouldn't recommend doing this. I would focus on finishing the program first.
Attend open lab days

11 months was a breeze. If I can do it, you can too! If you're in california and are wondering if you should go..... JUST GO!

I gave this school 2 stars because of my experience. Regardless, I finished and I am now an RN and it was all worth it. I received my ATT in 3 weeks. I took my test in california for idaho and endorsed my license to california (fastest way to do it).

Good luck!

UPDATE: Please know that I did contact them with the contact info provided in their response to my original review. It sounded like they wanted to make things right after my bad experience. They ignored that as well. So this college wants to look good...but not actually make good on their mistakes.

An absolutely terrible experience. I signed up for a certificate program, and was told by the advisor that there were no prerequisite classes needed for the class. As I had not taken any before. Once I paid and was in the class, I realized that was so WRONG. It was way too advanced and fast paced to even consider being able to get through the course without having taken anatomy and medical terminology.

Dropping the class was SO DIFFICULT...because the staff was so uninterested in calling me back or communicating with me when I sent the email to drop me from the class. I had to contact them several times, in several manners, and several different advisors to finally get a response. The advisors went from helpful to rude and cold in an instant.

I was not told that I would be charged $245 for the books if I dropped the class, even though I had dropped within the time frame needed. Because I opened one of the book to complete the first week of the class, I was told I could not get a credit on the books. I packaged and sent them back anyways, because 2/3 of the books were still packaged, with a note explaining my situation. USPS tracking said it was delivered, and I never heard back so I assumed it was fine.

Fast forward 8 months...now I'm getting bills in the mail again for those books! The book store is saying they never got them, and expected me to have kept a receipt for 8 months! I have contacted the financial dept, the book store, and the student advisor at the Boise location (who has not responded and likely will not since that seems to be the way they treat students there!). Apparently they plan on making me pay $245 for the books that I sent back by the date they needed them back, paid $30 to send back from my own pocket, didn't mark in or damage, and didn't even end up using because the student advisor LIED about the course not needing prerequisite courses.

Absolutely not the college I would suggest to ANYONE in the area looking for a GOOD college experience! Very disappointed with their customer service, response times, and professionalism.