Keiser University Nursing program

[madelaine Machazek]

I'm currently going to PBSC (PBCC) getting my pre reqs for the nursing program when i was approached my Keiser University about their program (West Palm Beach campus). My question is, is it worth it to go to Keiser, because from what i have been told it is very expensive. And also, exactly how expensive is it? I am scheduled to take the TEA's test next week and i am wondering if it is even worth it.

[labrador4122, RN]

there are pros and cons on everything, and the difference is what YOU make out of it!!!

BumbleBee certainly dislike Keiser, and I would recommend it to anyone! I am graduating next month, and yes we are fully accredited nationally and locally, I had no problems sending my RN to BSN application and have been accepted pending licensing, which is, passing the NCLEX.3

I am really comfortable with what we have learned at Keiser, our clinical experience were great...

but what works for me might not work for you!

I went to keiser because:

per say the program cost is 40K and was in and out in 2 years (that is if you do not have any general education classes done) out of this 40k you knock about 6k in scholarships (plus Keiser gives you 2k if you are a good student) then you are down to about 32k. If you have pell, or any other grants per say deduct about 4k and you are down to 28k. Get hired and apply to the loan forgiveness program, here in Orlando, FL hospital gives you 4k per year (max 2 years ) granted that you sign a 2 year contract with them. now you are down to 20k!!!

now if you had your gen eds done some were you would probably owe about 10k!!!

that 40 scares people, but in the end of the line, you can shave a lot off of it!

Just wondering what school are you pending acceptance for the RN-BSN program?

But I agree with what you are saying, Keiser is a good option for students who do not want to wait on a waiting list for two years, or those who have tried but did not get in to a public school.

$40K for an associates degree is a lot of money, but like you said there are a lot of way that you can bring it down.

If I hadn't gotten accepted to BC I would of probably applied there to school as well.

[9livesRN, BSN, RN]

I am going to attend UCF - it is a 10 unit program RN to BSN (about 2 months per unit) which costs about 1k per unit

I am also considering 2 other schools, one of them st. Pete School of Nursing, (online) which would cost me slightly over 6k for the whole program. Although I am still checking on their accreditations and saw SACS and CCNE

[fba4489]

Hey, i know this is a while after your initial post about the program at Keiser. You are probably already in a nursing school. Whatever the case may be, i'm answering the question just incase someone else sees this post.

I'm starting the nursing program at Keiser on August 29th this year. I aced the TEAS and everything that goes along with it. The school has both pros and cons.

Pros:

1. The program is 16 months.... as opposed to the usual 24 months that most schools have for their RN programs.

2. It's conveniently located in so many cities. The one i'm starting at is West Palm Beach... 10 mins away from my house! Beats FAU and NOVA and PBSC.

3. Easier to get into than FAU, NOVA, AND PBSC. I applied to FAU and NOVA but didnt have time to apply to PBSC.. even though it probably wouldve been a better idea to go there financially. FAU and NOVA accept a small amount of students out of the thousands of applicants they get. (30-50 students out of 2000).... I also found out that like, 35/40 of the students FAU accepted was their own students who started there... same goes for NOVA.

4. The school is accredited by NCLEX and every other agency that people say they are NOT accredited with.

Cons:

1. It's expensive. The full program is $30,000 and some change to be exact

2. Not a great reputation but that only comes from pple who couldnt handle their heavy workload or just don't like the school for some reason or another.

Hope this helps!

[ab_ao]

Have any Keiser grads had success getting into a BSN program?

[SBChewning]

I am taking my TEAS on October 20th to get into Keiser...I was wondering about their acceptance process. They only allow 24 students into the program at a time, I start my prereqs in January, they lead up to the beginning of what WOULD be my Core in September. How crazy was the acceptance process for those of you that went to Keiser? That number is awfully low for the money I will be putting out...I don't mind the money if I can get get my RN in 25 months though.

[christina20]

south university of savannah Georgia is 30 thousand for the whole program and its all online and great credits