Pima Medical Institute

[AZMOMO2]

Anyone have any experience with this school. They called me today about going to an information session. Not sure I want to go spend two hours somewhere for nothing. Like somewhere with a huge waiting list and tuition??

[seanynjboy, BSN]

Let me just say I LOVE PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Unlike other students in my nursing class. I have a personal history with PMI. I worked for them as an evening pharmacy technician instructor in 2008 and it was one of the best jobs I have ever had. PMI is a family-owned company and they treat their employees VERY WELL. They actually care about their employees. Right then I knew I would eventually go farther in PMI. They started their nursing program at the Tucson Campus in 2008.

In Nov 2010, I took the 2 tests with the admissions dept and then the HESI entrance exam for the nursing school, got accepted, had the prereqs already done (English I, A&P, Psych I is all you need). And I started a few months later. NO WAITING LIST. The cost of attendance is reallllllllllllllly expensive, like $42,000. I look at it this way...The community college in the area when I looked into in 1.5 years ago had a 2-3 year waiting list. I would start at PMI right away, graduate in 2 years. and start to pay down that 42k before I even started at the comm college.

The class sizes are at a max of 30 per class. You have the same instructors for many of the classes. You really form a bond with your instructors and even though it is cliche to say, They REALLY want you to succeed.

Just actually found out TODAY that our graduation rate for the nursing school and the NCLEX examinations are among the highest in the state.

Now for the general nursing school disclaimer for most schools, lol. NURSING SCHOOL IS HARD!!!!! Be prepared to read multiple chapters, have lots of homework, cry often, not have a social life for 2 years, if you do not have to work DON'T. If you have a family/kids, it will be just as hard on them. I personally do not have kids, but know lot of people who have kids and when/are going to nursing school and say it's hard. I have to work 20 hours a week to just pay my bills. I don't have a lot of fun, or not as much as I used to. I am saving that until school is over.

With all that in mind. I say PMI all the way. And if it is just the MONEY thing that you are scared of. Nurses make pretty good money after they graduate. Loans will go away eventually. Your degree will not.

GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE WHO CHOOSES NURSING REGARDLESS IF YOU GO TO PMI OR ANYWHERE ELSE!!!

[seanynjboy, BSN]

kmt2112 hi there:) i am actually at pima community college doing my pre req's for nursing.. i went to pmi for an info session, i wanna do the nursing program there but im kinda scared.. i feel like im not smart enough to complete it... im clueless about it all. im your average student.. so i wanna know what i get myself into before i sign my life away/.

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Hey, I am in PMI's nursing program in Tucson. If you have any questions about anything feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]

GOOD LUCK!!!

[endless7]

Is anyone in the PMI Nursing program able to give stats on what their entrance criteria were? I'm aware of the prereqs and other stuff, just wondering because I got a 95% on the kaplan entrance exam (they're not using the HESI anymore) and was hoping that, combined with a good interview, would secure a spot in the next class.

[DawnJ]

I'm in first semester now. I got 95% on HESI and had a 3.9 GPA, but there are a lot of people in my class who were high C students and passed HESI with numbers in the 80's.