First, we have the biggest offender:
California Health Sciences University: http://chsu.org/
The school looks like it's next to a Rite-Aid, and it's one of those "pop out of nowhere pharmacy schools." In Clovis, Fresno. ACPE Pre-candidate ACCREDITED (wtf). Not WASC Accredited.
West Coast University: http://westcoastuniversity.edu/
The school is a for-profit institution that has been around for a while, but has questionable programs (from what I've heard, their nursing program sucks). I love the location (LA - Hollywood district), but I wish the school wasn't...itself. WASC Accredited. ACPE visit in spring.
Keck Graduate Institute: http://www.kgi.edu/
A graduate school; they've been around for a bit. They have some stellar Masters programs. But still. In Claremont. WASC Accredite. ACPE visit in spring.
Chapman University: http://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/
Been around for a LONG time, in Orange, OC. Chapman is an actual undergraduate school with many majors, with a PT program, many Masters programs, a LAW school, etc. Their school will be in Irvine. They are probably the only ones with the finances to fund a great program. WASC Accredited. ACPE visit in spring.
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Ugh, I am from CA, and this sucks. The order I listed these are from worst to best, in my opinion. There's nothing we can do; people will apply to these places, and blah blah. I really don't care about all the reports about the job market.
I will probably apply to Chapman when I finish my prereqs and stuff. But I am still aiming for the established schools. Le sigh.
California Health Sciences University: http://chsu.org/
The school looks like it's next to a Rite-Aid, and it's one of those "pop out of nowhere pharmacy schools." In Clovis, Fresno. ACPE Pre-candidate ACCREDITED (wtf). Not WASC Accredited.
West Coast University: http://westcoastuniversity.edu/
The school is a for-profit institution that has been around for a while, but has questionable programs (from what I've heard, their nursing program sucks). I love the location (LA - Hollywood district), but I wish the school wasn't...itself. WASC Accredited. ACPE visit in spring.
Keck Graduate Institute: http://www.kgi.edu/
A graduate school; they've been around for a bit. They have some stellar Masters programs. But still. In Claremont. WASC Accredite. ACPE visit in spring.
Chapman University: http://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/
Been around for a LONG time, in Orange, OC. Chapman is an actual undergraduate school with many majors, with a PT program, many Masters programs, a LAW school, etc. Their school will be in Irvine. They are probably the only ones with the finances to fund a great program. WASC Accredited. ACPE visit in spring.
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Ugh, I am from CA, and this sucks. The order I listed these are from worst to best, in my opinion. There's nothing we can do; people will apply to these places, and blah blah. I really don't care about all the reports about the job market.
I will probably apply to Chapman when I finish my prereqs and stuff. But I am still aiming for the established schools. Le sigh.