Virginia College New RN program - anyone know anything about it?

WAY WAY WAY over priced. And the lady tried to convince me that I should just borrow the money, that student loan debt is HEALTHY debt to be in!

I honestly think UAB is cheaper.

Accreditation is also kind of funny--they are not actually a "real" college. Therefore you cannot transfer any classes you have already had nor any classes you take there can transfer out.

As magnolia stated, just the fact that their credits are nontransferable is enough to make you wonder.

The classes are all offered at night. You have to take 2 placement tests. One to get in the college and another, if you pass, to apply into the nursing program. They will give you a study guide to take the 2nd test. The first nursing class will not begin until June. They are up for accrediation, but it's on a probation period. It's b/c it's a new program. It's very, very, very expensive. The first graduating class will be in 2011 and over $30,000 in debt.

heres my 2 cents if you HAVE to go at night. To get in Jeff States night program you basically have to make A's (have 190 points--the cut off was like 185 i think last year). rather than spend 30k at virg college. take your a&p and bio 103 at that private christian college, Faulkner I think is the name. They do night classes in birmingham. They ar pricey..about $1000.per class, but I have heard the teachers are GREAT and you get a lot of attention and can make an A. Then transfer the A's to JS and get in there night program.

Hello everyone, here's my .2cents, I am a former graduate of Virginia College and not to rain on anyone's parade, but it would behoove you to do your research as I failed to do prior to attending there. As one poster stated earlier, the credits do not transfer if you ever wish to go for your Bachelor's degree.

In addition, my experiece there was horrible, the staff, the financial aid office, oh I can go on. Then again, that's not to say, someone else's experience will be the same as mine, but I thought I'd still inform someone beforehand. As far as accreditation, as long as their not accredited, there's no way you will be able to practice nursing until then. In my opinion, it's not worth it, only a waste of time. The same classes I took at Virginia College, I am now having to take over because they weren't accredited or even accepted for that matter, and everytime I think about it - it irks me !