![]() The program is demanding, and they will tell you up front that your life will essentially be on hold while going through the program, but if you get in, and do the work, they will get you through it. NWACC's grad rate is also extremely high. Jam-packed with information and handouts detailing the requirements, and free to attend. The seminar was 2 or 3 hours, IIRC, but it was WELL worth it. The director of the nursing program at NWACC is a fabulous woman and she gives a seminar periodically for anyone in the region to come, to learn about the nursing program and what the entrance requirements are and what's expected of you if and when you apply, and if and when you're accepted. There's a good local place to get your LPN, and they will give you all this information when you call NWACC to discuss this with them. In fact, if you have your LPN first, your chances of nabbing a slot go up. The NWACC program is extreeeemely competitive, though. Not my favorite color combo, but maybe they're changing, as before I moved to Boston I dropped by the hospital and saw a guy in all green. The uniform is forest green bottoms and a white top, and you'll get a shoulder patch too. At the two hospitals I was at (Northwest Health in Bentonville and Washington Regional in Fayetteville), everybody was very professional and easy to get along with, and patient and willing to teach, which was great considering we were a bunch of students not quite sure how everything worked. ![]() When it comes to the practicals they scatter throughout several of the hospitals in the area. Very good instructors there - they take an interest in you and your goals, and you're never just a random face in a classroom. One of the instructors I had, I became good friends with and I occasionally drop her a postcard or email to say hi and let her know how things are coming along in my career and education. ![]() I've taken a few of the nursing courses there and they are really some of the finest instructors I've had for anything. The two year program at NWACC (Northwest Arkansas Comm Coll) in Bentonville is excellent. ![]()
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