Casa Loma College

Graduated 2008. This school made me who I am. Mr Dino was the best and so was Mrs. Webster. They showed me what a real nurse should be like. Now I’m graduating from RN school in 3 weeks and can’t wait to get my BSN so I can go back to Casa Loma and teach the way I was thought. I absolutely loved this school! I even met my husband there who by the way also got his RN because this school made us love nursing! Casa Loma was the best experience of my life!

I’m more than half way through the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) Program and I’m still happy! Tired but happy!
I honestly feel blessed to have found the (PTA) Program at Casa Loma.
From the first phone call with Mrs. Kelly (the amazing front desk coordinator) and helpful admissions staff, getting me into the program was a smooth process. It’s a small school so you really feel cared about.
Being a bit bias, I would say the best part of this school is the physical therapy program itself. We are so blessed to have such a brilliant program director. He not only is a phenomenal Dr. of Physical Therapy, he is is a master at building a stellar learning program that is designed for our success. He has assembled team of instructors from all over the word.
I love how involved they are with us, never letting us fall behind. The instructors goal is to educate the students at such a high level, that we become the best PTA’s In the world. Now that’s a goal!
Because it’s smaller classes we have lots of one on one time. This course is very challenging, so extra attention is great.

Im starting this school in April, wish me luck! So far the staff is super friendly and they all seem to enjoy helping out their students.

Worst school ever there not
Helpful and don’t care about you and just want money. My experience their was horrible. I asked to speak to many reps since I was new I had many question they would always tell write down your number and we will call you back. Hello I’m a student here already can you just answer my question. I ended up leaving that school and I would call to do follow up and speak about managing my payment better no help what so ever. They just will always send me bills but wouldn’t speak to me. & when I would ask to speak to Deanna apparently she was never there.

I noticed that most of these reviews were for LVN’s so I just wanted to write a review since I am currently enrolled in the MRI program here.
I want to start off by saying I truly love this school. I looked around at a few different schools in the area and hardly any offer an Associates Degree with a certification. That was my number one reason for choosing this school. Other reasons I chose CLC was because of the flexibility of being able to do half on-​campus, half off-​campus. I do all my core classes (i.e. Math, English, etc) online and then all my career orientated classes (i.e. MRI Imaging, Cross Sectional, etc) I do on-​campus every Saturday. This schedule works perfectly for me since I have to work fulltime in order to live so that was awesome.
Since my enrollment in Nov. 2012, I haven’t had a single regret. I will say this… The courses are not easy, and you do have to apply yourself, but if you are willing to do that than you have nothing to worry about. Also, the teachers are great and are willing to work with you and help you learn if you do have trouble grasping concepts. I am scheduled to graduate in Dec. 2014 after an 8-​month externship which I start in May 2014. I really think this school gives you all the tools you need in order to be successful its just up to you how much effort you want to put into it. This school has given me a passion like I have never had before and I can’t wait to start my career as an MRI tech.
Good luck to you all in whatever ventures you decide to pursue. Hope this helped some of you :)

I graduated May 2012 from this school. Why am I writing a review a year and some months later? Because I wanted to rate the school AND how it affected my life and career.
Theory:
The theory teachers were amazing when I went, very knowledgeable and informative. Of course, you will not be spoon fed, so keep up with your reading.
One thing that they lack in teaching are care plans. Where I work now, we use care plans for everything. But as far as disease processes and nursing interventions go, I give it 5 stars
I had to study 3 – 5 hours a day, except Sundays. It’s not easy, and you will be studying a lot for the next year you’re here.
Clinical:
As far as clinical rotations go, IT’S AMAZING. You’ll be learning a lot of hands on medication passing, wound care/​treatment, and care for vent patients. It’s also up to you to take the initiative to learn and be involved. You will have a lot of free time during the clinical rotations so use that time wisely and review charts or your books. I wish I read through charts more when I was in school because documenting as a working nurse and documenting while in school are completely different.
If you’re scared to insert a foley, do it while you’re in school as much as you can! You don’t want to end up doing it for the first time at work and not having someone supervising you. Why do I mention that? I change foley’s 5 times a week now and I only did it twice during my clinical time at CLC. Those 2 times have built up my confidence in doing it by myself. That’s what clinicals are for!
After Graduation:
I graduated in May 2012, worked as a care-​giver while studying, took my NCLEX Aug 2012, received my license Sept 2012, and worked as an LVN in Home Health starting Oct 2012. I am now a treatment nurse at a Long Term Care facility in Downtown Los Angeles.
It’s all up to the person to be successful. Out of a class of 31, about 25 of our original graduated, and about 15 of us are working nurses right now.
Loan Re-​payment:
You are given 10 years to pay it off. I’m planning on finishing it in one year. Yes, you’ll make enough to pay it off that fast, so don’t worry too much about this.
Do I plan on going back to school for RN?
Honestly, no. Nursing to me is a job, not a career. It’s stressful, you’ll be tired, and you’ll always be watched. Remember, if it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done! It’s easy to lose your license for the smallest things. Advice: DO NOT BUY A NEW CAR when you’re a brand new working nurse! The turn-​around time for an average nurse in LTC is about 2 years, and they move on or are let go.
Good luck, everyone. I hope this will give you a better insight into attending this school and working hard.

As far as employment, I received my LVN license in July 2012 and I’ll be very honest, it is difficult to get an LVN job as a new grad. There are absolutely no hospitals that are willing to hire without a minimum of 1 or 2yrs+ of working experience. This also applies to various nursing facilities throughout the San Fernando valley, Santa Clarita, and in LA. I was really disappointed with Casa Loma’s Career Placement. I understand that it is difficult to find a job and its my fault for choosing LVN, however I was the one who was constantly contacting Maria from Van Nuys campus and Paul from Hawthorne campus to see if there were any openings anywhere. They don’t bother sending your resume out to anyone anymore (as they did in previous years). So your pretty much on your own and receiving job openings from online websites (from them) that you can look up yourself. Eventually they just stop replying to your emails or returning phone calls.
I was searching for a good job (a good fit) for a whole year. I graduated with honors and challenged myself in this program. Also note, that I have experience as a caregiver and on-​call LVN) But the fact is that for every job there is at least 10 other people applying and as a «new grad» its difficult to compete with them.
Best advice I can give to those waiting for the Boards to contact you… get your foot in the door and apply as a clerk or caregiver at a hospital or a facility that WILL EVENTUALLY hire LVNs because that will help you a lot. A friend who also went for LVN recently received her license and is already working as a nurse in a hospital because she had worked there as a clerk first.
In my case, I had to wait a year before being hired in a hospital.
(No thanks to «placement»)
And yes they required previous working experience as a nurse.
Another thing, I don’t recommend the IV therapy/​Blood withdrawal course here. From personal experience I didn’t feel like I learned as much as I should of. I needed to be taught more hands-​on techniques rather than more textbook info. I will be retaking this course again somewhere else.
As far as the LVN program itself, I couldn’t have gone to a better school 5 stars in that department. The instructors WILL push you but after all this is a field where you will be dealing with people’s health care needs and therefore you must be on top of all things. The clinical rotations are very helpful allowing you to apply things you learned in theory and vice-​versa.
HOPE THIS WAS SOMEWHAT HELPFUL.
BEST OF LUCK :)

Hello Casa Loma graduates. Congrats on your success. I plan on attending the school soon and would like to know which hospitals hire the LVN graduates. Private and public hospitals ??

I graduated Casa Loma LVN course in 2008. The program was very organized even though I had to work hard to complete it. But it worth it!
I pass the NCLEX from the first time. As well as all my co-​student, except one guy who had to do it twice. And he did not pass the board from the first time because he was waiting almost a year to apply for the test. Do not wait too long!
Now I am a nurse in the hospital. Thank you very much Mr. Dino Lomediko, Mr. Oleg Khilkevich, Mrs. Angela Webster — the greatest teachers ever!
Today I had to call Casa Loma because I lost some of my certification. Mrs. Barolet solved my problem. Thanks a lot!
Casa Loma is a great college, but you have to be aware — you really have to work very hard to finish it.

Just went to talk to admissions. Told me different things on the phone (like $ 10,000 less in price). I also thought I had an interview with Deanna and made an appointment at 4 b/​c it was the only time she could see me so I traveled far to the school in traffic but it ended up being someone else that I was seeing b/​c she was busy. I could have went earlier in the day if I didn’t have to see her. Sick of these schools and their BS… I’ve been to a couple other ones too. The atmosphere seemed okay though. Good luck to anyone who enrolls. Don’t think I’ll be going here.

In light of recent comments made about the school, I’d like to write a much more honest and accurate review.
As a student currently enrolled in Casa Loma College, I have to say that Casa Loma is a an excellent school that holds its students to high standards to produce excellent nurses. Casa Loma has access to great clinical sites and has a great reputation in hospitals and clinicals based on the school’s professionalism, skills, and respect.
Casa Loma is a great choice for anyone looking to break into the medical field. It’s hard, time-​consuming work, but it’s well worth the time and effort. You’ll get exactly what you put into the program.

i have to say, this school was a very bad experience. first i was put as an alternate, then midterm thru level one, they decide to «terminate» me because of a record i have, which i disclosed in april when i first decided to enroll. the only good thing about this school was ms. lumi, everyone else has no sort of prefessionalism, oh and jackie, the receptionist was very sweet… they have been kicked out of many clinicals, and half the time they dont know what they are doing, if the teacher is asking the other teacher what to do, how the heck do you expect ofr the students to learn… ms. freel is sweet and to the point, ms. mary seems to have a sever chip on her shoulder and should NOT be in the health field at all. ms. elliott is also very sweet. but thats it. do not waste your time and your money going here. i thought they had a good reputation, they dont. they allows just about anyone in, people that should have no business working with other people, are enrolling here probably because they have nowhere else to go, i was amazed at some of the students there and thats when i realized, these schools really have no desire to make sure that whom they enroll is lvn or rn material, they just want the money. now its been 3 times since i have emailed asking for a copy of my student recors, and they havent so much as replied… so i made sure to email the post secondary private schools division as well as the california board of education to let them know whats going on with this «educational facility», oh and jon, the math teacher is great too…

I’m writing this update to let anyone know that LVNs are being phased out. Don’t waste your time. I ended up paying up the nose, and not to mention I was harassed everyday by those fat, ugly and petty assholes and had faculty hunting up and down the internet just because I had a blog. I am still completely resentful of this. I never actually blamed them. I was going through a rough time with my failed engagement and these people had no taste in picking bars. And they never got hammered. What a bunch of chicken shits.
The only time I ever use my license now is to volunteer at sporting events so I can get in for free. Most places that will only hire are home health and convalescent homes that will low ball you. I fucking hate this recession. I haven’t been a nurse since November of 2009 and have been broke and gone back to waitressing. Now I’m back in another school for court reporting.
If you want to be an RN, then, yes, become an LVN. (Have I mentioned most hospitals are in hiring freezes?) Become an LVN so you can bypass waiting lists and a year in an RN program. Or if you really feel like getting into major debt, just be a BSN at West Coast College

UPDATE!!!
I graduated in May 2009! yay for me !!! I took my NCLEX (state boards)
Casa Loma will definately have a special place in my heart, my experiences were amazing and I could not have asked for a better school to guide through this new journey/​career.
Mr. K, Ms. Freel Ms. Elliott, Ms. Sobel, John (Mr. Casa Loma!!), Mr. Dino, Mr. Green, Mrs. Bridges (DON) Oh the list of the Ahhhh… MAZING instructors goes on. This place is not only a school but a family. I think the hard work that the staff puts in definately shines through the product of its students!
a few Tips
*You will only getout of this program what you are willing to put into it. I have never worked so hard in my WHOLE life
*Once you graduate dont stop studying until AFTER the state boards exam and dont wait too long to schedule the test. the longer you wait the more you forget.
*AND LASTLY… stop in and say hello every once in a while. I love walking the halls and seeing everyone and updating them on all the crazyness that happens once you actually try to enter the workforce.