17+ to enroll in the program
Able to fluently speak, read, and write in English
Able to use computers for testing
Able to attend classes full time- this applies to both our virtual and in-person class.
Able to lift 50 lbs
Able to pass a criminal background check- absolutely no felony convictions
Must have driver's license or state ID
Must have current and up to date TB screening
High school diploma or GED NOT required to enroll in our program, unless you are using a State of Michigan scholarship.
The virtual course has built in due dates to ensure that you are staying on track and on path for on time completion.
This means that each "PART" or section of the course is to be done by a certain day and time. If not, you will be automatically removed from the classroom; absolutely no extensions will be offered to any student for any reason. It is incredibly important that you stay on task during your time in the virtual classroom.
As a reminderr, because this is a full time class, we do not recommend working full time and attempting this class; you will fail.
Each "part" takes anywhere from 12-18 hours to complete. Please be mindful of this as you are working your way through the course.
The pacing guides are as follows:
Part 1- Must be completed by Week 1 Wednesday at noon.
Part 2- Must be completed by Week 1 Friday at midnight.
Part 3- Must be completed by Week 2 Tuesday at noon .
Part 4- Must be completed by Week 2 Thursday at 8:00 AM
Part 5 and the course must be completed by Friday of Week 2 at noon.
Failure to follow these course pacing guidelines will see you automatically removed from the course, and you will receive a failure for the course. No refunds will be issued for those who fail the course.
Students may only access our learning portal via a laptop, netbook, or tablet. Cell phones/mobile devices are blocked from our LMS from accessing the portal, as it does not pull our curriculum over well in a mobile device. If you need a laptop to rent, please contact us before class starts to arrange for a pickup and rental of one of our laptops. ($100 refundable deposit required.)
There is a PDF textbook included in with your learning. You may download this and use it on another device during the class tenure so that you are able to view and see all required elements. If you need a hard copy of the book, we can rent them for a $100 refundable deposit, or you can purchase your own copy from Amazon or Wolters Kluwer. We also have used copies available for purchase for $50.00.
Please ensure that you have completed your TB skin test and that this is ready to go; you will not be able to move forward in the virtual class without a TB skin test to upload. If you need one completed, please reach out and a member of the PES team will be able to assist you.
Your login information will come directly from our LMS system in an email. The email address this will be sent from is noreply@pesschoolofnursing.com so please check your spam box if you are unable to find it.
In order to access our LMS system, please visit https://www.pesschoolofnursing.net to login to our learning management system. This is the only way to access Moodle.
While this course is virtual and somewhat self-paced, there are course pacing guidelines built into the course itself. These are in place to ensure student success. Students who do not meet course pacing guidelines will be removed from the virtual course. The course pacing guidelines are not suggestions or guides; they are required to be followed.
In order to pass the virtual/didactic portion of the class, students must have a 75% or higher average in the class to be able to attend lab and clinicals. Students who do not pass, must re-enroll in another class at cost. Students who are not successful in the virtual class, retake the course one additional time (with additional payment required) and then they must wait 6 months before they would be eligible to take another class with PES.
This class will open on Monday of Week 1 at 12:01 AM EST. You may begin at any time after this. No student will have access to coursework before this time.
If you are taking the daytime class, In-person lab and clinical days will run Monday-Wednesday of Week 3! Lab days are 8AM-4PM EST and clinical days are 7:30-3:30 EST.
Those who are taking the evening lab and clinicals, will have lab and clinical hours during Monday-Friday of Week 3. Lab days will be will run from 5PM-9:30 PM EST. Clinical times will be from 4PM-9:30 PM EST. Please do not be late!
Failure to show up for lab or clinical days will cause you to FAIL the course and no exceptions will be made for this. .You also may not pick and choose when you attend lab or clinicals; you are required to attend on the days and times of the class dates that you choose.
Scrubs are required to be worn for lab and clinical days. Black is the preferred color for students, but any color may be worn for the lab day. Black scrubs are required for clinical days. Comfortable shoes are required for lab and clinical days.
No artificial nails, nail polish, or fake eyelashes are allowed to be worn on lab or clinical days. These are serious infection control issues, and we do not allow them to be worn in the school.
PES Instructors are able to monitor EVERYTHING in the virtual classroom down to the second that you are logged in and exactly what you are doing. We keep tabs on this to prevent cheating and to ensure our virtual classroom is running properly. We are also able to perform detailed audits, and assist students with the technology. One of the reasons we chose our LMS was to help have an easy to use platform, while also having powerful tools to assist students and to ensure that our virtual classroom is run to to the highest standard.
Our hybrid class is still full time. While it is somewhat self paced, if course pacing guidelines are not met, students will be removed from the virtual classroom. It is incredibly important to make sure that you are in the class and working at least 6-8 hours per day. Each section of the course takes around 12-18 hours to complete, and if you fall behind you will fail the course. We do not recommend students attempt to work full time and attend the course, so please know the risk that you take if you do this.
PES offers many options for paying for class. Whether you are on a scholarship, sponsorship, paying for the class yourself, or any combination thereof, PES can help you with tuition assistance and payment plans!
Payment forms accepted
PES has been in operation since 2020. Since that time, we have served more than 500 students seeking allied health careers. In the past few years, we have expanded our operations, and have added new programs such as medical assisting, and we will soon be able to offer and share more information about our LPN program that will be launching in 2025..
Our owners are registered nurses with many decades of experience and they strive to offer a professional, humbling, and fun learning environment and teach and train healthcare workers of the future.
Our tuition price is $1650 and this includes your materials, coursework, LMS fees, background check fee, equipment rental fees, and textbook rental fees.
A tb test checks for the presence of tuberculosis, which is a required test prior to working in healthcare. We accept TB skin tests, interferon tests, and check x-rays.
Students are required to put on a professional appearance. We require scrubs to be worn at all times. No fake fingernails or nail polish. No fake eyeslashes. Comfortable shoes are also required.
We have a zero tolerance cell phone policy. We do not allow students to have or use cell phones in our training center. this is incredibly distracting and causes all kinds of problems, so we have decided to not allow them in the classroom.
We do not recommend this! We have found that many students who attempt to do this are not successful. Furthermore, if a student attempts this, and is not successful, then they must pay to take another attempt at the class.
Our virtual/hybrid class is not 100% online. This is illegal in the state of Michigan. Our hybrid class runs 3 weeks. The first two weeks are 100% online, and then you do your lab and clinicals in person at our training center and at our clinical site.
We have several clinical sites all over West Michigan that we use for our clinical locations. You will receive that information the first day of class.
