Nursing Schools in California - a New Online Resource

Aug. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Announcing a new online resource on nursing schools in California, NursingSchoolsCalifornia.net. California is the largest state in the US, and has more nursing schools than any other state. All prospective registered nurses wishing to study for the NCLEX in California need to attend an accredited nursing program in that state.

According to data from the California Board of Registered Nursing, there are approximately 90 nursing schools in California offering Associate Degree programs approved by the State of California training candidates for the NCLEX-RN examination. Some offer weekend courses, evening courses and accelerated fast track programs. Also, some only admit LVNs, which candidates should also bear in mind.

Around 40 California nursing schools offer four-year Baccalaureat Degree programs and around 20 offer Entry-Level Masters programs.

Anyone planning to become a licensed nurse must attend a nursing school and program that is approved by the BRN. The BRN approves programs in nursing schools in California, to ensure their compliance with regulations. Candidates must ensure that they have completed an accredited nursing school in California, as any course or portion thereof completed at an unapproved school will not qualify them to sit the NCLEX.

This new site aims to provide the most essential information for nursing school candidates in California, including an explanation of how the qualification system works and which schools have accredited programs. The site also reveals which are considered the best California nursing schools! Although determining the top schools is something of a subjective matter, NursingSchoolsCalifornia.net have analysed some of the results gained by the schools in previous years, and come to a shortlist of the most successful.

Site owner Mark Forbes explains why this new online resource was necessary: “Although there are official resources to be found online, they can be somewhat impenetrable to the average information-seeker who really just wants the basic information, simply laid-out”. Mark is also keen to point out the importance of impartiality: "Our new site has no affiliations whatsoever with any Californian nursing school and so we are able to provide unbiased information to visitors".

Many existing websites discussing the subject assume prior knowledge by the candidate, but in actual fact many may well be investigating the subject of California nursing schools for the first time and may be unsure of where to begin. This is where http://www.nursingschoolscalifornia.net comes in.

“If we can provide visitors with the basic information they need in order to start taking steps towards enrolling in one of the excellent nursing schools in California, then we will consider our job done. And if we can provide unbiased information that will help connect candidates with the school of their choice, so much the better”, says Mark Forbes of NursingSchoolsCalifornia.net.

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NursingSchoolsCalifornia.net is an information service for prospective trainee nurses in the state of California.