Miami Jacobs nursing program - Dayton Daily News 4/3/08

I totally agree with Hoping2BeRN. RETS is a good place to go to get your nursing license without the waiting list. I go days and I would not say it's a good program to go if you have to work, but from what I hear going to the evening classes is more "doable". (Did I spell that right? LOL)

The day classes at RETS are from about 8 or 9 in the morning until 4 or 5 in the afternoon (it depends on the day). Clinicals are on Tuesdays from 7 AM to 3 PM. They have told us to expect about 15 hours a week of homework. It's going to be a pretty intense schedule and they said people that work full time will have a bit of a struggle. Do you have kids or anybody that you have to take care of at home?
MUM's nursing program is really hard to get in to. I'm not 100% sure of the actual numbers but they get something like 300+ applications a year for about 80 positions. There is no waiting list, the application process starts over each year, and they take people based on how many credits you have already taken. There is a girl in my class at RETS that has spent 4 years at MUM trying to get in the nursing program and finally withdrew because she was tired of waiting to get in. I think Butler Tech's schedule is very similar to RETS and MVCTC. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to vary much from school to school.
17 bucks an hour?? Wow!! A lot of LPNs don't even make that much anyway!!! Good for you!!!!!!

I commend you for choosing a new career. I was a pharmacy tech for 11 years and decided to go to nursing school because I felt there was "nowhere" else for me to go unless I want to go to pharmacy school (as a mother of 2 I did not want to go to college for 5 or 6 years full time). I know the guts it takes.

A part-time program at RETS is a great idea. Hopefully we'll see you there soon!!!