STNA Program: If you have worked as a State Tested Nurse Aide in a prior state and have any allegations that have been reported to the nurse aide registry that are pending, please know this information may also prohibit you from working in a long-term care facility in the state of Ohio as well. Any adverse information on criminal background checks can hinder an individual from obtaining employment. Upon Successful completion of the State Tested Nurse Assistant Program, each student’s name will be placed on the state registry for nurse aides which shall be made accessible to other states 9 and interested parties. Any student that is under investigation and documented/ substantiated evidence is presented that the student is guilty of resident neglect, abuse, or misappropriation of resident property will be terminated from the program. Advance School of Nursing, LLC does not guarantee employment. We will assist students seeking employment by providing interview prep, resume prep, letter of recommendation, and job listings with openings for their training of choice. *Students be informed that Criminal offenses such as battery, abuse, neglect, fraud, and robbery may result in not being able to obtain employment in the healthcare setting. Advance School of Nursing, LLC reserves the right to reschedule or extend any of our courses in the event of any, technical issues, program issues, or when an inadequate number of students enroll. Refunds will be available to students who are unable to confirm the new changes.
Students must attend class every day and be on time. Due to the critical nature of the programs, students may not make up more than one classroom day. Clinical is mandatory and only one day of clinical may be made up on the day set forth by the instructor. Students who miss more than the allowed class time will have to attend a make-up day which will be pre-assigned at the start of the class session. There will be no additional fee for this make-up day. All class makeup time must be conducted during the hours in which the state has approved the facility to operate. Students who miss two days must pay $150.00 for the second day. Students who miss three days or more will be dismissed from the program. It is the student’s responsibility to consult with the instructor for the requirements and date of make-up work.
Students must attend class every day and be on time. Due to the critical nature of the programs, students may not make up more than one classroom day. The lab is mandatory and only one day of lab may be made up on the day set forth by the instructor. Students who miss more than the allowed class time will have to attend a make-up day which will be pre-assigned at the start of the class session. There will be no additional fee for this make-up day. All class makeup time must be conducted during the hours in which the state has approved the facility to operate. Students who miss two days must pay $150.00 for the second day. Students who miss three days or more will be dismissed from the program. It is the student’s responsibility to consult with the instructor for the requirements and date of make-up work.
If a student knows that he/she is going to be late, the student must call the school to notify a staff member at least 1 hour prior to class start time. If no answer the student must leave a message. Notification by anyone other than the student will not be accepted and will compromise the student’s enrollment status. Students must complete all required hours and lessons to qualify for 10 graduation. Three tardies and/or leaving class early will be grounds for dismissal. After two or more days of tardiness student will be placed on probation and/or terminated from the program. You are considered tardy to the start of class or clinical if you are 10 mins late. You are considered late from break after 5 minutes. Students will be required to make up time resulting from lateness/tardiness totaling 30 minutes or more on a makeup day.
Students will sign, date, and time at the start and end of each class in the sign-in/out log provided by the instructor. Students are responsible for keeping up with their own sign-in sheet for class, lab, and clinical.
In the event of an emergency, inclement weather such as sleet, ice, flooding, or any other natural disaster via the Group-me app. When class/clinical is delayed, the time must be made up before the completion of class. Every effort will be made to plan the makeup for a day when the student is available. There will be pre- planned make-up days on the calendar. Please see your schedule to view those dates. However, scheduling conflicts may result in the student finishing class with the next scheduled class.
Advance School of Nursing, LLC does not offer any leave of absence. Students must withdraw and re-enroll in the program at a time that works best for them.
Advance School of Nursing, LLC does not offer any make-up work opportunities. Students who miss class must attend a make-up day session where the material missed will be covered. All makeup dates are provided to students at the start of class.
To pass the classroom instruction of the course, the student must maintain an average of 70% or above on all tests. Students below 70% or a ‘C’ will need remediation. Assistance from instructor will be available if necessary. Students who do not complete course assignments will receive an I-Incomplete and students who Withdrawal from the course will receive a W- withdrawal. GRADING SCALE Grade % A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 F 59 or below
STNA/Phlebotomy Technician: lab is based on a pass/fail scale and each student must receive a grade of pass to certify from the program. Students will be given only TWO chances to demonstrate a skill properly. If a student is unable to demonstrate a skill properly after two tries, the student will be removed from the program and will receive a refund based on the refund policy. If a student is unable to pass the skill demonstrations in the lab, student will not be allowed to attend clinical until the skills are mastered in the lab.
STNA: Clinical is based on a pass/fail scale and each student must receive a pass to graduate from the program. If a student is unable to demonstrate satisfactory skill mastery in the clinical setting or preforms tasks in an unsafe fashion, the student will be removed from the program without and will receive a refund based on the refund policy.
Students who receive a grade of “fail” during the midpoint evaluation will be placed on academic probation. This academic probation will be re-evaluated as needed and prior to the completion of the course. Students who do NOT adhere to their probation plan will fail the course and be required to repeat the course at full price should the student decide to reenroll in any of Advance School of Nursing, LLC programs.
Students must read over the assigned material before and after each class and complete assignments for next day. Students who have not completed the required reading or assignments will be placed on probation and/ or could be terminated from the course.
Students will receive two evaluations. The first evaluation will occur during the midpoint of classroom/lab learning. The second evaluation will be the final evaluation and will inform the student of their overall progress in the course. All evaluations will be provided to the students by the instructor in written format and the student will be responsible for signing an understanding of the evaluation.
Cheating of any kind during a test or any assignment will be grounds for dismissal from the school, including but not limited to talking during a test, discussing or reviewing any items on the exam with anyone else during the exam, consulting books or notes during an exam, and/or sharing answers to tests or assignments with a student who has missed a class.
Withdraw from class must be requested in writing and is not official until the administrator receives the letter. Students may obtain a Withdrawal Form at the front desk during business hours. Completed forms should be returned to the office and or sent via email to 12 info@advanceschoolofnursing.com. Refunds may take up to 30 days to process which will be mailed via US Mail to the address on file. Please know it is your responsibility to ensure we have the most up-to-date address on file. The Administrative Fee of $150.00 will be deducted. Please refer to the refund policy. The student will be recorded as ‘released from the program’ on the date the student has signed the official termination/withdrawal form.
Students will be counseled on behavior issues and code of conduct violations once prior to dismissal from the programs. All counseling sessions will be conducted by the program coordinator in person and will be documented via a progress report in the student’s file.
In case of course dismissal by the school for inappropriate behavior, unsafe practices, or consistently violating school policy, the student and will receive a refund based on the refund policy. Students will be called into the Program coordinator's office and made aware of the violated policy/ code of conduct and removed from the program immediately.
If the student is not accepted into the training program, all monies paid by the student shall be refunded. Refunds for books, supplies and consumables fees shall be made in accordance with Ohio Administrative code section 3331-1-10.1
The school shall make the appropriate refunds within 30 days of the date the school is able to determine that a student has withdrawn or has been terminated from a program. Refunds shall be based upon the last date of a student’s attendance or participation in academic school activity. Refund calculations must be completed for each student who withdrawals or is dismissed. A notice will be sent to the student and a copy will be retained in the student's file.
If a student self-withdrawal from a program or is removed due to unsatisfactory academic progress, or absentee/ attendance issues, the student is eligible for re-enrollment. Students must note that they WILL have to pay all enrollment and course fees as previous course fees will NOT be applied to the new enrollment.
If a student is removed/ terminated from the program for misconduct issues or is not successful after their second enrollment/ course attempt, the student will NOT be eligible to re-enrolment to the school.
Paid in Full - Students may pay for courses in full prior to the start of the course. This is the preferred method. Payments will only be accepted in the following forms: cash, money order, certified funds check, credit card, or debit card. No personal checks will be accepted.
Payment Plan State Tested Nursing Aide: Students may be given the option to engage in a payment plan. All students engaged in a payment plan must sign the payment arrangement agreement. Cost of the program is $650.00 and will be broken down into weekly payments until the balance is paid in full. Payments must be paid every Monday by 5pm. Please see the following payment schedule. Tuition : $650.00 Late fees Deposit : $350.00 1st Week $150.00 $30 2nd Week $150.00 $30
If tuition is not paid in full by the last Monday of class, the student will not be allowed to take the final exam therefore will not receive certificate of completion. This will prohibit the student from taking the state-tested nursing assistant state examination and the Phlebotomy Technician national certification with National Healthcareers Association (NHA).
If payments are not made when scheduled, the student will be charged a late fee. Students may be dropped from the program if fees are not paid as promised. Students will be assessed a late fee penalty of $30 per week if payments have not been made as promised. If a student is delinquent with payments, they may not be able to attend class.
All grievances need to be submitted in writing via the student grievance form to the program coordinator. The program coordinator must follow up on the grievance with in 2 days of grievance submission to investigate the problem. The Program coordinator will interview all parties involved and make a determination regarding the problem. The student will receive a final answer regarding the grievance with in 5 days from the date the grievance was filed. Students should attempt to resolve all issues with the school or its instructors promptly. The program coordinator can be reached at info@advanceschoolofnursing.com.
All students’ complaints should be directed to the school personnel involved. If the problem is not resolved with the school, the student may direct any problems or complaints to the Executive Director, State of Board Career Colleges and Schools, to 30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481 Columbus, Ohio 43215 or Call 614-466-2752 Toll free# 1877-275-4219.
Student transcripts will be kept on file for a total of 5 years from the date of graduation. Advance School of Nursing, LLC will provide paid in full graduated students with a transcript upon request. All students may receive one transcript free of charge. All additional transcripts will be provided at a cost of $5. Student must submit to Advance School of Nursing, LLC a completed and signed transcript request form to the Program Coordinator or School Administrator. A copy of the student records/ transcript will be provided via email or in person within 48 hours of written request.
Advance School of Nursing, LLC does not accept transfer hours or credits from any other institution or career center, prior hours of experience in the field, or any prior training or education of any kind.
Advance School of Nursing, LLC does not offer the ability to transfer hours or credits to any other institution or career center. Due to the brief nature of our certificate program, Advance School of Nursing, LLC will not promise that Clock hours will be transferred to another program or institution.
Student must adhere to the school’s code of conduct. Students who do not observe this code may be terminated. Please see the code of conduct below.