West Coast University 2014

esmarshall9412 · Apr 17, 2014

@kailet I was previously at APU and if I didn't have any academic scholarships, I would be paying close to 35,000 a year for four and a half years in a nursing program (the average time for any BSN program now a days). Those numbers are decently close to what the tuition is for WCU. Healthcare is going towards making nursing positions for those without a BSN nearly obsolete. The goal is to have 80% of the nurses in the US to have AT LEAST the bachelor's degree. That being said, if you take the cheaper route, it may be increasingly more challenging to obtain a nursing position, making it difficult to have an opportunity to pay off any student debt whatsoever. I would suggest to perhaps look at CSUSB, CSUF, or any other neighboring state university. However, you will also have to keep in mine that for AT LEAST three years, you will be paying close to 20,000 at a state school, granted you get all your classes you need. I strongly believe that California's higher education programs are totally corrupt. I am just trying to tell you both sides because I am fed up of people feeding me hopeful theories of what will happen if I give them my money. I chose WCU because it seemed to be the best option to get in, learn what I need to know, do what I have to do, and get out. I am OCD with finding out all of the information before I make a decision, good and bad. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask. I will support your decision, because ultimately, you know what is best for you and your situation. Good luck!

kellypot · Apr 20, 2014

I just started my first term, I'm in the LA Campus though. So far, I'm liking it. I have anatomy and Cultural Pluralism for this term...

cmbsn19 · Dec 28, 2014

I was actually supposed to attend WCU Ontario for the April 2014 term. I passed the HESI and everything it's just that my dad, who's my cosigner, was not approved. I was already accepting the idea of the over $100K tuition fee for a Nursing degree but I couldn't do it financially. Initially I thought I'd just stay a little bit longer at a community college to knock off some more prereq so I'd end up with around $90k tuition. Now, I only need my core science classes and I should be done. To be honest though I'm not considering WCU anymore since my GPA is at 3.94 and if I get all A's on the classes I have left, that would put me to a transferable GPA of 3.96.

If all goes well with the classes and I do well on my TEAS then my application and stats is good enough for CSUSB or CSULB. Maybe me not being able to go to WCU was a good thing because it opened me up to other options. The 3 years and 3 months of nursing school does sound tempting though because I'm taking the longer route but I wouldn't be able to pay of even half of the loan by the time I'm done with the nursing program at a Cal State. Good luck to you guys though!

nurseB32 · May 2, 2015

@kailet I was previously at APU and if I didn't have any academic scholarships, I would be paying close to 35,000 a year for four and a half years in a nursing program (the average time for any BSN program now a days). Those numbers are decently close to what the tuition is for WCU. Healthcare is going towards making nursing positions for those without a BSN nearly obsolete. The goal is to have 80% of the nurses in the US to have AT LEAST the bachelor's degree. That being said, if you take the cheaper route, it may be increasingly more challenging to obtain a nursing position, making it difficult to have an opportunity to pay off any student debt whatsoever. I would suggest to perhaps look at CSUSB, CSUF, or any other neighboring state university. However, you will also have to keep in mine that for AT LEAST three years, you will be paying close to 20,000 at a state school, granted you get all your classes you need. I strongly believe that California's higher education programs are totally corrupt. I am just trying to tell you both sides because I am fed up of people feeding me hopeful theories of what will happen if I give them my money. I chose WCU because it seemed to be the best option to get in, learn what I need to know, do what I have to do, and get out. I am OCD with finding out all of the information before I make a decision, good and bad. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask. I will support your decision, because ultimately, you know what is best for you and your situation. Good luck!

So glad I found someone that thinks similar to me!! LOL What people in general fail to understand is that going through the nursing program at a community college will take you 4 years, keep in mind that this is 4 years FULL TIME (2 years general and 2 years program).This is also 4 years full time taken into account that you will get into the classes you need straight through. There are ALWAYS wait list ESPECIALLY if you are a new student. So add 2 years to finish all pre-reqs and general classes PLUS add another 2 years wait list into the ADN program. That makes this program a whopping 8 YEARS for an Associates degree in nursing. Although you will be paying a fraction of the cost going this route , the headache and frustration of getting into these programs is harsh. TIME=MONEY. West Coast will Get you a BSN in a fraction of the time. which ends up costing us an arm and a leg. I just took and passed my HESI. I have appt with financial aid on Monday. I know this process is grueling for me because I will have to find a co-signer! Wish me luck!

leitha · Jun 23, 2015

Hi there ! I just saw your post and noticed you go to wcu in Ontario. I just started in April a couple months ago. I would really appreciate some input?