National American University

More so with proprietary schools than public ones. Usually a ploy to extend your school experience and increase their tuition and fee extraction from you.

I have a story about NAU.....

A couple of years ago they advertised for a RN program & I decided to call & over the phone asked them several normal questions and asked if they actually had the ADN program(b/c I had never heard of them or their nursing program) Well I decided to go meet with their admission/sales rep

It was then that I realized it was NOT what I was told over the phone. When I started to ask her to explain to me their nursing program(pre reqs/waitlist/ect) she really didn't have any answers or even paperwork from it and keep talking about the health management degree even telling me I would make more $$ and it was a better career. I keep asking questions but then quickly realized she didn't have any when I tried to leave she told me to just TALK to fincianial aid department and it was there when I asked them again about the nursing program they told me that 'it was in the works' but it would be smart for me to just start taking classes so I could be 1st in line!

Well I decided to NOT go with them b/c it just felt wrong.

Well 3yrs later I saw a ad on TV for their ADN program that they just are starting! So for kicks I called them to ask about it and I was told they hadn't even graduated a class and were just starting. When I told him I had called several years ago and they told me they then had a prgoram he told me they wre just feeling people out to gage interset!

Well if I would of started with them 3yrs ago I would of been pretty much screwed not only with classes but $$$(they by no means cheap) I would of not been working towards my ADN at all even more so because when I asked about classes he told me that they were NEW requirments & told me about some very confusing point system that really didnt make any sense at all....it almost seemed like something to confuse people(also I was told it had recently changed from a student that does go there and now has to complete 3 extra classes)

I would run not walk away of all the trade type schools they seem like one of the dirter ones

what state/area are you in?

Do a search on the Kansas board of nursing site/maybe Missouri too under education for nursing programs. If you want to stick with a private/tech type school there is probably others out there that also include the pre-reqs.

Let me see if I can do a search

Here you go I would call everyone if you have too and ask how long/if any wait list and see what they say

http://www.ksbn.org/cne/nursingschoolst.pdf

It takes some leg work but I did that here in Colorado and got pleasantly surprised!