Potential LVN Students- Betsy M.'s review should not be considered when making your decision of which LVN school to attend. If you read reviews about CNI, they are mostly negative and many of the atrocities that continue to go on at the school are pretty factual. The school produces only a small group of students that go on to pass the NCLEX, let alone FINISH THE PROGRAM! CNI greedily accepts your money, packing their classes full. Tell me, if money isn't the driving force behind CNI's sharad of "producing competent nurses," why then do they accept and allow students to start the program WITH OUT even taking the supposily required NET (entrance exam to see if a potential student qualifies) test. They sign up suckers as soon as they show up in their office... regardless of whether the staff thinks you may or may not have what it takes to get through their program. There are so many issues this school has. They treat most of the students terribly, they are tainted, and believe it or not racism is flourishing there. Many of the instructors are of a certain nationality, and they DEFINATELY FAVOR THEIR OWN. You will be treated unfaily at one point or other. They change their rules constantly. There is not communication between the DON and her collegues. They quite often contradict one another, one tells you one thing, the other tells you something completely different. Another thing, you will have to perform your clinical skills in front of the clinical insturctors (who are moonlighting as such, most hold jobs at local hospitals and truly are uninterested in dealing with you- extremely unprofessional) and be graded on a pass or fail basis. That's not uncommon, however, if you fail (and you will) you are then required to perform 10 additional skills, of which you must pass. This school will fail you out for this no matter how far into the program you are- regardless of how well you are doing in your theory class. After you are failed out, you must pay oh about 8K to repeat the term. Either pay them the additional amount (the program already costs close to 34K), or suck up your loss and deal with the enormous amount of debt you've created for yourself for nothing. Money hungry company. Not a legitimate teaching institute. Oh the skills testing... there are quite a few instuctors working for CNI, they all teach differently and expect you to remember their individule styles. How is that possible? I'll just tell you this, when it comes down to testing, one instuctor will pass you for doing something the exact same way that another will fail you for. They do not adhere to any one method of teaching the required skills nor do they test you in any organized way. They do what they want. Additionally, if you are not "in" with some of these instructors, they will treat you like garbage and have been known to fail students for things such as... and this is the truth... not putting your glasses on (which the student needs for distance). During my time at CNI, I experienced so many injustices and malpractices. Unprofessional sums it up. Oh its bad, so so bad. The majority of the students ahead of my group that I spoke to agreed with what I am writing here. Inconsistancies, ruthless behaivior on the part of the staff, incompetence, slander, belittlement, purposeful humiliation and so on... I was actually told to leave before I got too far in by other students. At the point they were at (near to finishing) they just wanted to be done with all the BS. I regret my decision to attend this school. On the surface all seems well. The staff smiles and appear to be very nice and friendly. Not so. Remember, your "Career Planner" is a SALESPERSON.. nothing more. Their job is to sell a product. Dig deeper. Go to the school and ask current students what they think of CNI. I guarantee you that most will give you a very negative review. I was overwhelmed when I began researching and asking questions. Also, my own experience confirms that this school is terrible. Take your time in deciding which school to attend to persue your goal of becoming an LVN. Definatley, don't go here. Betsy is correct that CNI produces good nurses, but, it is only because they condition you to be able to deal with any BS that come your way on account that you are treated so badly. There are so many career colleges that provide the foundation that prepares students to sit for the NCLEX. They are all competitors, and are all business minded and money driven. CNI by far, I believe, is the worst school I could have chosen. By the way, I am an excellent student, and have always been within the top five of my class. Please don't think I'm bitter because I'm just a dummy who can't cut it. I just have the mind to let the truth be known. Betsy is misleading. If you can make it through CNI, more power to ya. Yes, the curriculum is tough enough. Students shouldn't have to deal with unessessary stressors. read more

went to this school for my vocational nursing.. first of all, i would say that this school has provided me an experience of a life time, i would say i have been lucky to have survived the course, but for sure now, i can say that when i die, i will never go to hell anymore because being in this school i already have been in hell, so i go to heaven.. hahaha! education provided to me by cni was great, especially to the teachers who was great in teaching, i would really like to mention mr. jun, one of the best teachers in cni, who would break down stuff so, students can better understand the concept of the theory to remember easier, to ms. let, who would share experiences, that are realistic and always relevant to the topics she would discuss, and to the clinical instructors who pounded us with skills and made us better understand the safe and correct way to do skills like, ms. jean, ms. riza, mr. ian. this school all in all was great for me! but..... i think right now, i would not recommend this school to anyone, despite the good learning i had from this school, the bad stuff still overcomes the good stuff thats why i would never recommend it, for 1, the school charges $32k, i think it is way to expensive, oh yes, they provide us with all the resources like books, but seriously? 32k? the computers at the computer lab are always down! despite that you would have a person in there who is incharge and doesnt seem to be even happy with her life! i seriously think that she needs to get laid more or maybe needs another man, you work in an environment who deals with people, and education, if you are not a peoples person then dont work there, and u call urself a nurse as well?? all she would care about is " i gonna deficiency you!", this school would even spy on you on your facebook accounts! especially that guy named courtney watson! yeah! we pay 32k of tuition so they could pay him to be on facebook the wholeday to spy on students, just to let u know, that is like invading our own privacy already sorta, kinda, "if" u ever enroll in this school, make sure that u delete your facebook account or any online account. this next part would be for VJ, she is a good DON, but in my own opinion, i think she would still practice and try to harness her skills in leadership. i would always hear in her speech about empathy "put yourself in my shoes" well, the problem is, she never puts herself in the students shoes, she does not know when the point of exhaustion is... there is NO or NONE whatsoever firm decisions that she would make, everything is always SUBJECT TO CHANGE, she has a good memory of remembering things but, i dunno why she does this, which causes the students to freak out even more. i would say that i think she would be a better DON if she would at least check the test questions that the teachers are making, i would tell you, its not the points that the students are after, when we rationalize with the teachers, its at least the concept of the rationale? if an instructor cannot explain why his/her answer is correct how would we learn?? i think learning the rationale behind is better than getting an extra point. there are only 2 teachers in cni that i know that rationalize with the students, that would be mr. jun and ms. let, i think that is the reason why students in there class do better... we dont want an answer that goes, "that is what the answer key says so, thats the correct answer." its all lala popo! i just think that cni as a whole is just simply un-organized, they charge way too much for tuition, they could not even organize the graduation right, VN program! we pay 32k but we get combined with the other courses, all cramped up in an auditorium so small and hot! i think the VN program deserves to be seperated on graduation. also, to cni, kindly provide more comfortable sits and desks to the students, and no laptop or computers allowed in class? c'mon? it's 2010 already! or at least provide better desktops in the library and the computer lab.. not some crappy ones. read more

I totally agree with Ramon E. I am very proud that I choose CNI College for my vocational nursing. I passed all my terms with good grades, I passed skill testing the first time in all terms, passed my exit exam and I will be soon taking my NCLEX. I feel so confident and prepared for taking my NCLEX. I don't agree on the comment by daisy for CNI that states that only small group of people go on to pass NCLEX that is not true... our class is way MORE than a "small group" of students. More than 26 students graduated from my class, they are passing ERI and on their way to NCLEX. Our class started as of 30-35 students. Only couple people dropped and couple took LOA, but they are back with current terms... For me CNI was a strong pillar to my nursing career. CNI have experience instructor for theory as well as our clinical. I was one of the top students in then class but students who were struggling were helped by instructors and Ms. Vijay to achieve the top standard. Our instructor stayed after school to do reviews on any subject matter students need help on. Our Director of Nursing, Ms. Vijay not only believes in student passing NCLEX, but also believes in producing competent nurses. She goes above and beyond in performing her task. CNI provides with great resources and provide us review books which are few of the best books available in market. School also has great hospitals and other Skilled nursing facilities for as clinical sites. There are no more than 10 students per site and there is usually 2 instructors to help students. That way student gets personal attention. We have skills lab that is available on Sundays too, so if student think they need any help with any skills they can always go in to practice and we always have at least one clinical instructor in that lab. I passed all my skills the very first time. I don't believe that skills would pressure student because I would rather make mistakes in my skills testing in front for my instructor than making mistakes in front of patients. There is lot of people who passes clinical testing the first time and remaining people passes their remediation first time. I don't see any disadvantage in having students pass skills. If you have trouble passing skills, they have great clinical instructors who will help you with it. All clinical instructors teach at same level. They don't teach differently because they go with the books that are given to students and all students are given same books. They might tell you the way sometimes it's done in real world but they emphasis that we go with the book to pass NCLEX. ALL CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS TEACH SAME WAY. I would NEVER regret that I choose CNI as my school for nursing. i am proud to be recognize as a CNI student. if you are thinking about nursing career i would recommend CNI. . Don't decide your future because someone tells you school is bad and..... Go check it out yourself.. read more

2/23/2010 I am graduating this coming Monday, 3/1/10 from the LVN program and will be taking my Board as soon as I get an appointment. I feel pretty confident about passing the NCLEX the first time out - I've been passing practice tests for over 2 months now. I am glad I chose CNI for my nursing education and am happy to recommend the school to anyone who wants to become a nurse. Please note that CNI is intent on producing competent and professional nurses who will be successful. CNI is not a "nurse mill" or a party school. Attending CNI means working hard through the entire program. They tell you before you sign up that you need to tell your friends and family that you will be very busy for the year you are here, and they mean it. Nursing is my fourth career. The first 3 were Real Estate Agent, Stock Broker and then IT Professional. As this final week winds down and we approach our final exam (before the NCLEX) I am surprised to realize how much I have learned profesionally and personally in addition to the profession of Vocational Nursing. 3 people head up the program and the school - the Director of Nursing, Miss Vijay, Clinical Director, Miss Becky and Testing Director, Miss Edel are the 3 primary heads of the school. They all have years of experience as nurses and as educators. They hold a high standard for all their students, but it is the same high standard they hold for themselves. They have helped me to grow professionally and personally by leaps and bounds in a single year. They stuck to me when I tried to give up, and stuck on me when I wasn't working to my potential. The result is that I have finished the program with certificates for Excellence in Academics and in Clinical skills. I am proud of both of these but would not have achieved this without their help and their pushing. They knew me better than I knew myself at many points. All the instructors in the school are dedicated and will go above and beyond any reasonable call of duty for any student who is genuinely working and trying. In my class we've had teachers stay late, come in early, spend lunchtimes (theirs) helping anyone only because they wanted to see us succeed. The Skills Lab has been opened after hours and on Sundays for any student who wanted to polish their skills in preparation for the final skills testing needed to graduate. We have even had teachers meet with us on their own time to review procedures or lessons we were not clear on. I put in many extra hours for my own peace of mind and the time investment paid off with Excellence Awards. I am proud to be graduating from CNI's LVN program. I encourage you to look into the LVN or any other program seriously. You will be trained well and prepared when you graduate. read more

I couldn't be more disappointed with my experience at CNI. From the moment I enrolled, it was clear that something was off. The institution's practices are not only shady but downright unethical. Firstly, the issue of grade manipulation by professors is appalling. It's disheartening to witness educators who are supposed to uphold academic integrity resort to such deceitful tactics. Changing grades and is completely unacceptable. This not only undermines the value of the education provided but also erodes trust in the institution as a whole. Moreover, the financial burden of attending this institution only adds insult to injury. The exorbitant costs coupled with the lack of transparency and integrity make it a regrettable investment. It's disconcerting to think that my hard-earned money is supporting such unethical behavior. Financial aid processes are also poorly managed, leading to unnecessary stress and confusion for students who are already under pressure. Additionally, the overall quality of education is subpar. The curriculum is subpar, and many of the resources promised at the time of enrollment are either unavailable or severely lacking, such as failure to provide clinical sites and hours for clinical rotation. The faculty, aside from the issues of dishonesty, are often unapproachable and unresponsive, making it difficult to seek help or clarification when needed. This neglectful attitude further hinders the learning experience and leaves students feeling unsupported. The administration's response to student concerns is equally troubling. Complaints about unethical practices, poor teaching standards, and financial mismanagement are often ignored or dismissed without proper investigation. This lack of accountability and disregard for student welfare is indicative of deeper systemic issues within the institution. Also, Keep in mind, most of the 5 star ratings are for the intake. I had a great intake too. And was promised an EXCEPTIONAL experience at CNI. However, that was not the case here. I wish I did my research. In conclusion, I urge prospective students to think twice before considering CNI. The negative experiences I've endured outweigh any potential benefits, and I wouldn't wish them upon anyone else. This school needs to reassess its priorities and make significant changes to regain any semblance of credibility and respectability. Until then, I strongly advise looking elsewhere for an education that truly values integrity, transparency, and the well-being of its students. read more

If you want a honest and open review about CNI... Look no further, because this is it! I have read the previous reviews, and pondered on the thought that a person or persons can take so many negative aspects and put them in a few paragraphs, and expect that to be all there is! I understand some of the complaints, and furthermore i agree with some, to an extent. However, what I don't agree with is the fact that (ZZ) tries to make the DON look like a callous woman without any heart! The first thing they teach you in "Nursing School" is about culture. Pay attention in class. The foundation of this school, is carried on her back. If you want to learn, and you are not afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, study hard and be pushed to reach your max potential... this is the school for you. If you want to grow as an individual, if you want to learn what it means to really grow in humility, then this is the school for you. I will not pretend that this school doesnt have negatives, because no school is perfect. However, I will not bash this school because as a person what it has given me is a sense of accomplishment, courage, and confidence that I don't believe I would have achieved anywhere else. Is this school difficult? Yes! Is this school challenging? Yes! Is it worth a year of you life? That's for you to decide. What I will tell you is this school is proven, last quarter NCLEX scores 100%, and for the year 92%. This school produces competent prepared nurses. I don't want to go on because I don't want you to spend all of your time reading, I want you to make a decision to change your life forever! I am not trying to encourage you to choose this school, but what I am trying to do is to get you to give it a chance. Realize whenever you do choose that, nursing is a business, and everywhere you go they will put on there best business face. When ever you do decide, remember this. Regardless of what anyone tells you, the school is just a resource, and if you want to invest in a resource that gives you a return. Choose wisely! NCLEX passing percentage means Everything! You don't want to waste a year of your life and then not be able to past the licensing exam! Do You? read more

In response to daisy m. these are the things i can say: 1. Every school has a review and most of them has a negative feedback. 2.Every school has a certain number of students to be accepted and let me tell you other school would cut students more than the number of cni. If cni is full in class its because they chose to be there. 3.Every school has a policy in passing and failing students which they have to follow. They can't just fail you for no basis. 4.The school is composed of different nationality of teachers, its true that there's a majority of certain race but it doesn't mean that there's a racial discrimination or favoring their own race as this is a sensitive issue that won't be tolerated by the Don and by the management. 5.The working relationship of the Don and her colleague, how do you know about their issues???? in fact, the Don works hard and doesn't mind staying over to make sure everything is fine, she will personally check everyday in theory class or even going to sites. 6.Only CNI has this clinical skills test from term 1 to term 4 and if this school is only into money think twice, the supplies alone to name a few: trache kit,foley kit, ngt kit,etc.etc. cost a lot of money as the student has to use a new kit every test to make sure they know how to do the procedure. 7. In clinical skills test rate of pass and fail, the instructor based their final decision on the skills check off list, they follow it and they can't fail you for no basis. 8.With regards to inconsistent,ruthless behavior of the staff,incompetence,slander,belittlement,purposeful humiliation that you were saying, i don't think so as this will be address right away by the DON and probably the school can't expand to weekend program. 9. In choosing the school you should have left then if you think that the school is not good enough for you. Why put up with this?????. 10 About stressors, if you can't handle the skills and staff of school how will you survive out there when you're already working as a nurse?????. Lastly, im sure everybody will agree that it's just proper that the school will make sure to produce competent nurses as one day they might end up taking care of their love ones or even you. read more

OK theres always gonna be haters out there... sad but true... CNI College is not how Daisy M. portrayed it, were just seeing a coping mechanism of somebody that went on a wrong field. Im a current student in CNI and pretty much done w/ the program im just finishing my exit exams. CNI will give everything you need and will prepare you not just for NCLEX but when you finally get out there in the real world. Which I can say that other school may provide but not as good as CNI offers. I can say this coz a bunch of my classmates back in term one transferred to a different school thinking they rather take the "easy way" but theres no easy way in nursing were dealing w/ peoples life.. somebody's love one... few of them actually finished the program but my question is are they prepared? I got a hold of some of them and they said it was a big mistake leaving CNI coz they don't even have a clinical site if they had one their instructors don't even care if they learn anything at all.. so sad.. And im proud to say that CNI will give you the best clinical exposure. Clinical and theory instructors are cool but sometimes strict and that's because they care about your education!!! Ive met a lot of different people already but the DON is by far one of the nicest person ever. It just sad to hear somebody say something bad about her... well nobody can please everyone right? it's the same thing w/ her and theory and clinical instructors you might feel their pressuring you and singleling you out but their doing that coz they care about your education not just your money! Theres no words to discribe my DON in CNI, she gives her heart out for the students and treats them like her own. She will help you but you have to help your self first right? She will lead you to the water and its up to you how much you drink... So for anybody who wants to be an LVN going to CNI is a no brainer. You just have to know how to handle your self and deal w/ different people coz this... is... NURSING!!! Hahaha ayt peace out!!! read more

I am very happy that I decided to go to CNI College. I would like to thank the DON, ms. VJ, theory instructor, and clinical instructor who where their every steppe of the way to make my dream of becoming a nurse come true. The DON, ms. VJ is very helpful by helping the student make a batter decision and guiding us to the optimal goal of becoming excellent nurse. They make sure the student get the extra help that is needed to make our dream reality. I graduated from CNI College in 2010; I must say it was great journeys that change my life for the better. Every staff member is there to help us succeed. I feel very confident when I take the NCLEX PN because every one there prepares us very well so that when the time comes we will be ready. I like the fact that they provide us with everything we needed from books to hand outs that can help us succeed. They teach us every procedure very well and if we don't understand they have after class hour to help us practice the things we needed help. When I perform procedure at my job, I feel very confident because I have the knowledge about the procedure thanks to all the clinical and theory instructors. Anyone who is looking for LVN school, CNI College would be a perfect place to become a nurse and change your life for the better. Sincerely TIGIST MENGESTE read more

I really wanted to write this review. I graduated from CNIs AOS Surgical Tech program on March 12, 2021. I had a great experiences. The entire process was good, from talking to administration, taking classes and the best part being able to take my board exam on the premises, that was awesome. The school administered two practice exams prior to the national board exam, structured by NBSTSA. Several weeks before the board, I had weekly course reviews and study time on campus which made it great for me- as being at home may have been more comfortable, being on campus kept me focused and dedicated. The two Fridays before my scheduled board exam, the mandatory practice test were administered. Helping me realize what I needed to know and more importantly prepped me for "exam taking". My director Ms. Gomez was always there for me with any questions. Ms. Sur and all my instructors were knowledgeable and Randy was so helpful with resume and grad info and Ms. Sally at the front desk was always on top of game handling everyone and anyone that came through those doors. This program changes my life. I finished my externship, I was hired immediately. And now I am working as a surgical tech in an amazing hospital!!! With the ability to support me and my daughter In a job that I totally love ! I absolutely love my life and CNI prepared me for a new career! Thank you CNI Kiley W. read more

This was the worst experience I have ever had at any school in my life. They also play favoritism and are so unorganized. The staff and teachers are so disrespectful and talk badly about students amongst other students and staff members. It's extremly unprofessional. They only care about money. My fasfa was tampered with after dealing with the financial aid portion and warnings were sent to me about someone else trying to log into it from a location at the school. They also tried to enroll me into another semester after I graduated. The older, heavier lady who is the receptionist with the brown hair is extremely rude, goes out of her way to make certain student feel uncomfortable and seems to not really know what she is doing almost every interaction I have ever had. To much gossip with too many bored people. Don't go here. From laundering money, sex scandals, fraud, fake enrollments, fasfa fraud,sexual harassment, robbery, slandering, name calling, isolating, retaliation and causing metal health issues. Please go elsewhere. Everything about this school is bad. Be very careful. They also tried holding my transcripts. read more

I am a term 3 student currently attending CNI college (unfortunately) ......fellow students I warn you not to waste your money, time, and energy coming to this school. I am a great student and am telling you this school has MAJOR problems. There are days when we come to class and there are no teachers! and now after all my hard work I signed a contract to graduate in September and the school is telling my entire class that they messed up calculating hours and we will not be graduating until November! can you believe this! they are actually postponing our graduation date! and as if this was not enough there are days when we come to class to take our scheduled test and after a weeks of studying the school gives us the wrong tests! its absolutely ridiculous and unfair what the disorganization and lack of care that this school provides for there students/customers......so unless you guys want to pay 35K to waste your time DO NOT ATTEND CNI.....go ANYWHERE else. If this still does not settle your doubts come to our campus and personally talk to the students......they will tell you how worthless this school is. read more