daleguthery replied to lyndseyx3x's topic in Pre-Nursing
Wow. I live in Central Illinois...but it still matters where you end up going. The university price is always higher than the local community college price, which is the route I took.
daleguthery replied to lyndseyx3x's topic in Pre-Nursing
That does sound unreasonably expensive. The RN program I'm entering into costs about $13,000. The CNA summer program I took last year only cost $642 for tuition.
daleguthery replied to taraer1206's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am 36 and getting ready to take my prerequisites for the nursing program where I live this summer. I would honestly take a CNA class while you are taking your prerequisites. That would definitely get your foot in the door. I took a CNA class last s...
daleguthery replied to Izonme's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am going to be taking some of my pre-reqs this summer. My advisor won't let me take any more than two classes since it is only 8 weeks long and the classes are longer each day. I'm taking COM103 and MAT016. I did really crappy on the math portion o...
daleguthery replied to rocketberger's topic in Pre-Nursing
This is what I did. I got my CNA from a local community college last summer and got hired on as a CNA at a nearby nursing home after I got my certification. I paid out of pocket for that course. After 6 months of employment, the company I work for of...
daleguthery replied to Noel1221's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am also attending the CNA program at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, but the summer program. If you have any "heads-ups" that might be useful, feel free to message me. -Dale