St. Kate's worth the cost? - Page 2

This reply was provided by a recent grad an instructor in the program. Just their point of view, but something to think about.

I am a recent graduate from the University of St. Catherine Associate Degree Nursing program. I would say what appealed to me was the option of evening and weekend classes. I am a full time working adult and needed a program that allowed me to work while attaining by degree. I also found the small class sizes and personal attention you receive to be a big contributing factor to my success. All the faculty want you to succeed and take personal ownership of your educational experience. Is the cost worth it? I would say definitely it was for me. The pass rate from what I have been told of my graduating class for NCLEX was 90.2%. The curriculum is rigorous but they really prepare you well for the NCLEX exam. Almost all of my classmates that were in my clinical group have been hired and begun their nursing career just a couple months after graduation! The St. Kates name does carry some weight and potential employers do take a second look at our resumes. Ultimately you must take into consideration what is best for you. I wish you much success in whatever choice you make!

Lisa- recent ADN graduate

Sejones,

I am in the middle of the ADN program day and I love it. Definitely worth the money. They have had problems in the past but the new director of the program has really been proactive and made a lot of corrections in the program. We have Kaplan all the way through helping with critical thinking skills and the material itself. I have another degree as well and was able to transfer most everything into the college. I did take my pre-q, except for micro, at St Kate's. I needed the 1-on-1 with instructors for A&P and was able to learn a lot and get down good study habits for the nursing courses themselves.

Good luck!

Katelyn

For the people that went to st. kates was their nursing school easy to get into? What was average gpa?

I went to St. Kates - Mpls campus, and graduated December 2012. I am not sure what the average GPA was in our class but I do think it is not as difficult to get into St. Kates vs some of the other Community Colleges. St. Kates entrance process (pre-nursing) acceptance is a different process than other schools. I hope that helps.
Good Luck!