Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)

I live in Syracuse and we have one ASN program at the community college, 2 ADN's at the local hospitals and a BSN program, all within 15 miles of each other, so there are a lot of options in this area. They seem to look at A&P scores the most here, so A's there will really help and your TEAS score is GREAT for the area. I think your chances are quite good !

Sure, there is Onondaga Community college which is self directed, so besides clinicals, procedures and overviews at the beginning of every class, you will have to be disciplined enough to do all your own reading and schedule your own tests. That's where I go, but I am an older student and good at theory so it works for me, I am getting tutoring for the procedures though because I feel SO LOST with the hand coordination stuff. That is like 3k a semester.

Then there is Crouse Hospital school of nursing and St Joes. Both are obviously right there at their respective hospitals and are pretty much 8-3 or so, Mon - Fri. Crouse is approx 14k a year and St Joe's more like 20K a year. The BSN is at LeMoyne, a private catholic college, not sure about the price. ( It's been about 1.5 yrs since I looked at their websites so Google will give you the most up to date info)

Good luck, let me know if you have any more questions !

I'm currently at St. Joe's, the LeMoyne BSN is a dual degree where the students take their first and last year at LeMoyne and the middle two years at St. Joe's.

If you have any questions about Joe's let me know, I love the program and would be happy to talk about it. I'm in my second semester there.

Is this program expensive and what is the admissions process like?

I'm not sure who you're directing the question to.... St. Joe's is around $20k/yr for a 2 year degree. The program enjoys an excellent reputation in the community, has a high NCLEX pass rate (when I researched it the most recent pass rate was in the 90's) and the hospital that runs the program recruits new grads from the college for nursing jobs. The admissions process wasn't too bad, just a lot of paperwork - if I recall correctly you needed to fill out the application (which can be done online for free), submit a short personal statement, submit two letters of recommendation, your transcripts, and then go in for an interview. I applied for admission in the Fall 2016 semester and had to get my paperwork in prior to January 1, 2016. My interview took place in mid-February and I got my acceptance letter three days after my interview. After being accepted, I paid a deposit, got my CPR certification, had to submit a health history, vaccination record, and statement from my doc saying that I was physically up to the work.

I have heard mixed things about the OCC self-study program. My sister was in it and did well academically but ended up dropping out because she decided she didn't want to be a nurse anymore. A friend of mine failed out of the program. I met one nurse at the hospital I work at who did complete the program and who enjoyed it, so really I think it comes down to your personal learning style.