Pinellas Technical College – Clearwater Campus, Clearwater | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

This school holds all of its nursing students to the highest standards. Because of this, they have received an increase in applicants that exceed the amount of spots available. They accept people by the point system; your TEAS and other entrance exams have to be competitive… previous healthcare experience helps too but is not necessary. Although it’s “just” an LPN program, they give you the foundations necessary to graduate as a competent nurse. The nursing department has invested funding to create an impressively interactive nursing lab where you can practice your skills prior to going out to clinical sites. Ms. Greenwood (our nursing chair) goes above and beyond to pair us with clinical sites that are conducive and relevant to our learning. I would recommend this school to anyone seriously considering a career in nursing. Although this is a technical college, don’t expect coddling or hand-holding. From day one, you get what you put into it, the instructors will facilitate understanding but for the most part, the brunt of the learning happens at home reading the modules; the class room setting is where the teacher reinforces concepts and clarifies misunderstandings. Also shout-outs to Ms. Swanston for her tough love; I may or may not have gotten carpal tunnel from all of her case studies but they were all worth it in the end ??

I call to get info about the LPN program and they tell me they rate and rank their students so basically they accept who they want to except into the LPN program and teach them then I asked the question about the CASA test after I have passed my teas test with a 92% they told me I have to take the CASA test and if I don’t pass the test then I can’t enter into the program which is crazy because it’s supposed to be a test for seeing where you are in math and reading. I won’t go here. Is crazy how hard they making it for people with low class in their “ community “ to make it in life as something. They are the cheap cheapest LPN program around and everyone is trying to get into it nine times out of 10 they’re in the lower class living in the community but I guess people don’t see it that way of helping up. It shouldn’t be you rating or ranking anyone just accept them into the program

So I have been going to this school since about August 2022, and Helen, the HR manager at Pinellas technical college has been such a great help in making sure we have our O.J. T’s in and is honestly such a great problem solver there’s nothing that she can’t conquer . Dan our teacher is such a great teacher as well. He has been teaching us to the best of his ability, and I understand why he has a journeyman license. He’s very knowledgeable, and explain things very thoroughly.