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Los Medanos College ADN-RN Nursing Program Prerequisites & Reviews”

February 28, 2017 by GREGORY Leave a Comment

Los Medanos College (LMC) is a 2 year community college in Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Los Medanos College has an extension in Brentwood.

The name, meaning “inland sand dunes” in the Spanish language, refers to the sand dunes that symbolize its position in eastern Contra Costa County along the Sacramento River and the foothills of Mt. Diablo. The college started in 1974, is among the three publicly supported two year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (together with Contra Costa College and Diablo Valley College). Present enrollment is 14,000 students.

36 associate degrees and 24 certificates of achievement are available as of 07/2011. Various transfer-specific associate degrees are awaiting authorization as of 07/2011. Many pupils complete their first two years of college here and transfer on to four-year colleges and universities in the entire country. Others move right into a professional career or improve their skills.

NURSING   

The Los Medanos Associate Degree Training program in Nursing is a two year training program in addition to the completion of pre-requisite courses.

The program is built to prepare eligible graduates for entry-level positions in nursing. The program concentrates on addressing health-care needs in a range of aspects including medicine, surgery, pediatric care, obstetrics and psychiatric health-care settings.

The curriculum is offered in a combination of in class room theoretical instruction and also practical experience in campus laboratories and also clinical experience in several medical facilities and health-care agencies in the community.

Total program cost is USD $10,320

Following are the minimum requirements for ADN-RN Nursing Program. Minimum admission standards include: 

  • An applicant needs to set an appointment with an admissions counselor
  • Complete pre-requisite courses with a minimum of 3.0 GPA or higher
  • Submit official transcripts for all college level coursework
  • Take English and Math Assessment Tests
  • Attend a New Student Orientation Workshop

The application period for the nursing program is between the January 2nd and the 1st of March.

Applications will be reviewed by the admissions department of the college and conditionally accepted students will be required to fulfill the specific requirements of the nursing program.

  • Criminal background check
  • Health Assessment (including required immunizations)
  • Drug Screening
  • TEAS Exam

CONTACT:

Los Medanos College

Address: 2700 E Leland Rd, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Phone: 925-439-2181

Website: http://www.losmedanos.edu/

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