Ages of male nursing students?

I'm 52 and will be starting LPN classes this August. It is never too late to persue your goals.

I'm 17 and will be going for my BScN this upcoming fall.

Duh.. I think this is dubious distinction...but I am 58, and will turn 59 within weeks of entering nursing
school at end of August 2009

That is quite an accomplishment..... I'm curious - how old were you when you finished high school? Nursing school usually takes about four years, unless you are in some sort of accelerated program.... the ADN program I'm in right now they call a "two-year" program, but it really amounts to four years when you include all of the prerequisites that need to be taken first. Will you be an LPN or an RN? Have you taken your NCLEX yet? I'm probably going to go out and get the Saunder's Comprehensive NCLEX Review later this week and start going over it.......

You're in good company here ;-)


I'm only a few years behind you - I will probably be 58 or 59 by the time I'm finally done and working as an R.N. in the hospital where I work now......

I share the same dubious distinction. When I start nursing school at the end of August, the first day of class falls on my 59th birthday.

I am 29, will be 30 when I graduate from my ABSN program. There are 15 guys in my class out of 60. 25% guys! Late 20's-early 30's is the average age in my class.
Congrats on the students starting NS right after High School! I had never even considered nursing as a career when I was in high school.

I am 39 and started school at 30!! My fellow students were all female except for myself and 2 other guys, who were in their 20's..The funny thing is they thought I was old!!! LOL

Ill be starting at 22 and graduating at 24

I began school at 33 will receive my ADN at 37. People are correct when they say that a two year program will take you four if you've never been to college before. Two years worth of prereq's before i could even apply to the program. All went well though and in hind sight, there is no way I could have been as successful as I have been without the preqeqs. Good luck to you all.