West Coast University and college network such a rip off!!!

Nursing Students LPN-RN

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I just got back from my meeting at WCU and wow i cant believe people actually sign up for this school.....I really believe people that sign up here don't really understand what there paying for or read the contract....I was interested in the LVN to RN program..quoted 67000 for the whole program but told by the sales rep that if i had most of my pre reqs it would be a lot less since I'm only taking the nursing classes...well i have all my prereqs and all i needed was the one biochem class that they require....so i sat down with financial aid to get things rolling...well it turns out that having all may prereqs made very little difference in price it dropped from 67000 to 55000....i was stumped... how can i have taking all these classes and which is almost half of there Curriculum and still be at 55000....it didn't make sense to me..so i went back to the sales rep and she explained that they charge by semester and went on with her convoluted story.....told me that when i start i will be half time student this semester and full time next and 3/4 after and did not make sense.......well thats when i took out the contract they gave me and read it.....WCU charges by the semester anywhere from 13000 to `16000. so it turns out me taking the one biochem class they require before i can start to take the nursing classes is going to cost me 13000 for one class exactly 10 weeks....then after that i can start nursing classes where i would be taking 2 classes which would cost me 15000 for one semester and 2 classes....and so on basically your paying for the semester not for the class so. and they dint offer every class every semester....so your stuck taking 2 or 3 classes every semester ....and it adds up quick 16000 per 2 classes....and it doesn't matter if you have prereqs they still stretch out your remaining class to over a year...more semesters your there the more they get paid........I also ask the sales rep if they ADN transfers to any other college ..if i wanted to go to bsn ...response was i had to do my homework about that and they have a bsn program...so i did....well i would basically be paying 55000 for a degree that transferrers no where except universty of phoenix and i believe cal state....to me its not worth it.....i also looking into ISU not threw the college network...thats another rip off......they have a online bsn which is gonna cost me about 17000 for two years......Another thing i realized that most people who sign up for WCU or ISU thew the college network just dint want to put in the time to research what they are getting into and get conned by slick sales reps....take your time and do research....there are so many programs out there....

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today is May 7th 2010 ..yesterday i went to west coast university in anaheim and was told it is a 3 yr program ..no bridge for LVN .. u will graduate w/a BSN and may or may not be with transferable credits becuz it depends on the school i will submit my transfers to.. the total cost of the program is $126,000.00 dollars ..yup you read right ... 126 G's .. weekend clinicals at 12 hr shifts .. nothing is guaranteed as far as clincal sites but they will let us know a week ahead .. as for classes that you've taken so you can apply to their curriculmn..you can bring transcripts but pay $100 to take their tests to make sure you really know the subject matter ... i don't feel sold ..it feels shady ..anyone out there want to persuade me different??

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CalStudent67,

What campus are you attending? I am considering WCU as a last option. The tuition is what turns me off. How good are they with helping you out with getting financial aid? Do you know if they allow you to defer payment after graduation? It would be impossible to work and attend class if you had to pay them monthly. Any advice or info would be appreciated and good luck!

I am so sorry - I am just seeing this question. I am at the OC campus - and have been for a little over year now in the BSN program. They really helped me in FA - I have had an over all good experience with the school. I realize many have not; but am just sharing what my opinion has been over the last year.

My loan is deferred 6 months after graduation.

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today is May 7th 2010 ..yesterday i went to west coast university in anaheim and was told it is a 3 yr program ..no bridge for LVN .. u will graduate w/a BSN and may or may not be with transferable credits becuz it depends on the school i will submit my transfers to.. the total cost of the program is $126,000.00 dollars ..yup you read right ... 126 G's .. weekend clinicals at 12 hr shifts .. nothing is guaranteed as far as clincal sites but they will let us know a week ahead .. as for classes that you've taken so you can apply to their curriculmn..you can bring transcripts but pay $100 to take their tests to make sure you really know the subject matter ... i don't feel sold ..it feels shady ..anyone out there want to persuade me different??

Hi,

I am not interested in changing your mind, but I do want to clarify something you wrote.

You can transfer classes and you do not have to take a test in order to not take the class you have already taken within the last 5 years. I transferred classes in. I also tested out of Speech (I took it over 5 years ago). I have been attending for over a year and have not been scammed of any funds. Your clincals can also be during the week - not just weekends.

Hope that helps.

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Hi there, how is it going at WCU? I wan wondering if you can highlight the good things about this school? is it worth it?? I'm reading up on the school and most of the comments are bad because of the tuition.

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Not worth it don't do it, after tax and monthly student loan (about $1300) you will net around $2500 clean (from a $65k - $75k salary estimate). Unless you do two jobs and work your ass off.

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