Portland Nursing School at Concorde Career Institute
Start Your Nursing Career in Portland, OR!
Known as "The City of Roses", Portland is Oregon's most populous city. It is also home to the Concorde Career Institute, a great choice in nursing schools.
There are many questions you must be asking yourself about going to nursing school. How much is it going to cost? Is financial aid available? How long does it take? What type of degree will I receive? Will I be able to find a job? All great questions and answers are available.
Below is just some basic information about Concorde Career Institute's nursing program, but if you really want to learn more, fill out the short questionnaire and someone from the Institute will contact you to talk about how to apply, scholarships, time requirements, costs and just about anything else you may need to know.
Concorde Career Institute
1425 NE Irving Street, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97232
About Concorde Career Institute
Concorde Career Institute is a private school that provides career training in allied healthcare careers. It was founded in 1988, and now has twelve campuses in seven states. Their mission is to “deliver quality training that will provide employment opportunities for our graduates and enable our graduates to seek career opportunities.”
Concorde emphasizes hands on training. One of the strengths of their Practical nursing program is that much of the instruction occurs in supervised clinical situations. This is a one-year program that prepares you to take the NCLEX-PN exam and apply for a license as a licensed vocational/practical nurse.
About the Practical Nursing Program
Practical nurses provide care to patients under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians. They practice in most healthcare settings, including acute care, long term care, home health and clinics. Practical nursing practice is based on concepts from the biological, physical and behavioral sciences.
Practical nurses utilize the nursing process to assess clients, contribute information for the RN’s nursing diagnosis, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care. They work in all nursing specialties, including ob-gyn, medical-surgical nursing, emergency care, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, mental health nursing and home health. Practical nurses are an important member of the health care team.
At Concorde, you will gain Practical nursing skills in classroom, laboratory and clinical settings. By the time you graduate, you will be well prepared for employment as a Licensed Vocational or Practical Nurse.
After graduation, Concorde continues to assist you in your career development by helping you develop a resume, coaching you for interviews and providing career-long placement services.
Each state has its own Nurse Practice Law, which defines the role of Vocational or Practical nurses in that state. You must be licensed in the state in which you work. Most states have reciprocity with each other, which makes it easy to transfer your license from one state to another.
Accreditation
Concorde Career Institute is fully accredited by several well recognized accreditation institutions, including the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT)
Facility
Concorde's Portland campus is centrally located across the street from Benson High School, a short distance from the MAX and Tri-Met bus stop.
Financial Aid
Concorde Career Institute participates in all federal student aid programs, including Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), Stafford Loan Programs, Perkins Loans, and Plus Loan Programs (for parents).
Concorde’s financial aid office is available to help you find alternative ways to pay for your education. It all begins by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Forms are available at our financial aid office and at most libraries, or on the internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Going to School in Portland
Incorporated in 1851, Portland is a city located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. It's warm summers and rainy but temperate winters make it an ideal location for growing roses, and for more than a century Portland has been known as "The City of Roses".
With 28 breweries inside the city, Portland is well-known for its microbrewery beer. In fact, Portland is often said to be the home of the microbrew revolution in the United States. In addition to good drink, Portland was also deemed by the Food Network as a "Delicious Destination of the Year: A rising city with a fast-growing food scene" for 2007.
While there's no shortage of good food and drink, there's also an abundance of greenspace inside the city. Forest Park is among the largest wilderness parks within city limits in the United States, covering over 5,000 acres. Another noteworthy park is Mt. Tabor Park, which was built on an extinct volcanoe, and is known for its scenic views and historic reservoirs.
The Trailblazers (NBA) call Portland home, and running is a major sport in the metropolitan area, which hosts the Portland Marathon and much of the Hood to Coast Relay (the world's largest such event). The proximity of Mount Hood also make skiing and snowboarding are also highly popular.
With a wide-array of activities for every taste, Portland is a great place to live, work and go to nursing school!
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