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The BLS it seems is a little behind the times.
They don't have many professional jobs in the "declining" bracket.
Jobs like accounting, software development, etc. have been leaving the shores for years.
Projections from 2008 to 2018. Not what is the current declining job. Otherwise education, would not be the second fastest growing job.
LVN is a two year degree and makes roughly 40-44k a year (on average). An associates degree is good for some vocations. To completely write off community colleges is somewhat ludicrous.
One poster stated to avoid community colleges altogether. Well, no. I was thinking about doing my MHA. However, I needed to take econ and financial accounting as a prerequisite into the program. On my meager salary of working with autistic children, all I could afford was community college. It was the same as the UC school I went to (lower level classes, higher level classes are another story). The major difference was the caliber of students. There was a wider range.
My dad teaches at a community college...many of his students are entering into top 20 schools.
LPN (called LVN in CA and TX) is a one year program. LP/LVNs take a different test than RN candidates. LPNs work under the supervision of a doctor or an RN, and generally have less responsibility than an RN.
LPN Colorado Schools: Approved CO LPN Programs & Colorado LPN Training (http://www.suite101.com/content/lpn-colorado-schools-a221228 - broken link)
Very few hospitals employ many LPNs any more; most jobs are in nursing homes.
So is that why the majority of the people I encounter are blithering fools?
You don't have to have gone to school to be intelligent. However, there is a difference between being "intelligent" and "highly educated". The majority of people in this country are not "highly educated".
You don't have to have gone to school to be intelligent. However, there is a difference between being "intelligent" and "highly educated". The majority of people in this country are not "highly educated".
LPN (called LVN in CA and TX) is a one year program. LP/LVNs take a different test than RN candidates. LPNs work under the supervision of a doctor or an RN, and generally have less responsibility than an RN.
LPN Colorado Schools: Approved CO LPN Programs & Colorado LPN Training (http://www.suite101.com/content/lpn-colorado-schools-a221228 - broken link)
Very few hospitals employ many LPNs any more; most jobs are in nursing homes.
It depends on where you go...At my dad's community college it's a two year degree...one year internship.
Regardless, what point does this have with the need, or lack of, for community colleges?
It depends on where you go...At my dad's community college it's a two year degree...one year internship.
Regardless, what point does this have with the need, or lack of, for community colleges?
I think you're talking about the AAS degree. That makes one eligible to sit for the RN exam.
It doesn't have anything to do with the need for community colleges. It's just that nursing is so confusing, with multiple entry level points, and I wanted to clarify.
... then why did you say that most of our workforce is "highly educated"? That's not true.
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