United Nursing College — Local services in Murrieta

I graduated in June 2025 (LVN to RN), passed the NCLEX the same month, and reflecting on my nursing school experience. I can confidently say that taking Intermediate and Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing with Professor Nelson was one of the highlights of my education.

Professor Nelson is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about nursing. She has a talent for breaking down complex Med-Surg concepts in a way that’s clear and applicable to clinical practice. Her teaching encourages critical thinking and helps students build strong clinical judgment skills.

What I appreciated most was her approachability. I could go to her with questions, and she always took the time to provide thoughtful, helpful answers whenever she was available. That consistent support meant a lot during challenging times in the program.

Her dedication to her students and ability to make difficult content more understandable truly sets her apart. I feel better prepared for real-world nursing because of her guidance.

I want to express my sincere appreciation for the incredible team of instructors who supported and guided me throughout this journey. Each of you played a vital role in shaping me into the nurse I am becoming, and I’m truly grateful for the knowledge, mentorship, and encouragement you provided along the way.

To Professor Chae, Dr. McDaniel, and Dr. Basinski – thank you for delivering strong, foundational theory that deepened my understanding of nursing and challenged me to think critically. Your dedication to our learning never went unnoticed.

To my clinical instructors – Chae, Holland, Lucas, Rudd, and Friedman – thank you for creating supportive and realistic learning environments that helped bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and patient care. Your guidance during clinicals helped build my confidence, sharpen my skills, and foster the professionalism essential for nursing.

To Jamie Ruiz in simulation – thank you for providing engaging, realistic scenarios that pushed us to apply critical thinking under pressure. Your calm, encouraging presence made simulation a space for true growth.

To Ms. Wells in the skills lab – thank you for your patience, hands-on teaching, and consistent support as we learned and practiced the essential skills needed to care for patients safely and effectively.

This program was challenging, but the dedication and support of each of you made all the difference. I’ll carry the lessons I learned from each of you into my practice as a nurse, and I’m truly thankful for the time and heart you poured into...

I can't say enough good things about my experience at this school. As part of the LVN to RN program, I've had such a positive experience. I was intimidated about going back to school after 12 years to finally get my RN, but the second I came to campus, I knew it was where God wanted me to be. I immediately felt I was in the right place. After my brutal experience in LVN school and taking LVN-RN transition courses at RCC, the difference between this college and others was like night and day! They don’t believe in fear-based teaching or intimidation. Instead, they focus on creating a supportive and nurturing environment, which is so different from what I’ve seen at other schools. They are truly dedicated to helping you succeed not setting you up for failure. I often worried about getting a tough instructor during rotations, but every instructor I’ve had Dr. Rowland, Dr. McDaniels, Professor Chae, Dr. Basinski, Professor Zirzow, Professor Nelson and my clinical instructors Rachel, Tiffany, and Makenna, have all been incredibly kind, approachable, and knowledgeable. I’ve seen some less favorable reviews, but in my experience, this program sets clear expectations from day one. It requires hard work, commitment, and accountability just like the nursing field. Those who struggle often don’t follow the guidelines or put in the effort. The faculty is always there to help, but students need to meet them halfway. As part of the first cohort, we faced a few challenges along the way, but I can say without hesitation that I’ve never seen a school work so hard for their students and resolve any issues so quickly. It may sound too good to be true, or like the school created this “fake” review, but it’s not. Im not getting paid to write this or a discount on my tuition... this is 100% real. This school has supported me every step of the way. I’m graduating with my RN this December, and if I had the chance to do it all over again, I would choose this school 1,000 times over. YES nursing school is HARD, but if you show up, do what is asked of you, reach out for support, do the assignments, and try your best you will...

Unorganized. Bad curriculum. Creepy environment where the staff members promote toxic positivity and they constantly virtue signal and pretend to be "woke" while they're all actually mean girls that run the place like a high school. They don't focus on nursing skills or teaching things that actually matter. They use a nonsense "concept based" learning system that no serious accredited nursing schools use. The only other nursing school I've heard of that uses this system is Nightingale, which is a notoriously bad, for-profit school that people only choose as a last resort after getting rejected from all the legit schools out there. They even told us we don't have to read the book, and we can get by just reading the sherpaths (i.e. cliffnotes). What kind of serious school tells students they don't need to read the book and that they only need to learn the bare minimum? There are so many negative things to say about UUN but I have limited characters. What I will say is be careful about attending this school because if you drop out, even by the refund deadline, you won't be given a full refund. They'll give you a bunch of nonsense excuses and claim that they are in compliance with the BPPE refund guidelines, but just because their failure to provide a full refund is supposedly legal doesn't mean that it's moral. I've never heard of any other school that does this. I've attended various colleges over the years and all of them, including the school I got my LVN education at, have a two week period where you can drop and still get a full refund. This school can't even give a valid reason on why they hold onto close to $1k of your money even though the whole first week is just an orientation and you don't learn anything. Who the heck charges 1k for orientation? Pretty scammy and scummy...