Cumberland University Nightmare! Stay Away!

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Where do I begin? First off let me start by saying that Cumberland University Nursing program is designed to weed people out so they can maintain good NCLEX pass rates. The reason I say this is because they overwhelm you with classes in your first semester. And just before you say anything, I know its nursing school and its suppose to be hard and challenging but they Do Not set you up for success there. The fact is that they will allow you into there pricey program even though you do not have your pre reqs done. Which means you are finishing up your pre reqs while taking your core nursing classes. I have a girl in my class for example who is taking her nursing core classes which consist of Nursing Foundations, Dosage Calculations, Health Assessment and on top of that she has Pathophysiology and 2 history classes all at the same time. Most people there are taking one or two pre reqs while taking there core nursing classes which is crazy! At first I did not think nothing of it since I was excited to be in nursing school but then the reality hit me, that myself and a majority of others were overwhelmed and not able to keep up. I am not a stranger to hard work but when you talk to your professor one-on-one, have tutoring sessions and study 3 to 4 hours a day and still are not successful in a class then the problem lies with the school and professor of that subject. Its terrible to see my classmates stress because a majority of them are not passing a class or two because of the over load of classes on their schedule. I can sit here and write a novel on how horrible this school is for nursing. It might have been a good school in the past but has gone down the tubes. Basically on top of the course work over load, you have extra Kaplan test which if don't score well you have a possibility of not passing the class and there is no way to study for the kaplan test by the way. You have to maintain a 77 or better in order to pass your class. And lets say you are on the border of 77 and do not score well on Kaplan then you pretty much failed the class. A 77 sounds easy to maintain but when its all lecture and barely any hands on. Its rough. Then you have to deal with them being unorganized when it comes to labs and the best part is, you have to watch a youtube video on how to do something and are expected to know how to perform it properly for check offs! With little hands on instruction! And FYI, the classrooms are old and the lab is a dump. All used equipment that they received from Aquinas when they shut down recently. There is not enough equipment there for people to practice especially when you are paying 12 thousand dollars a semester! They have the money to renovate and provide top notch equipment but they choose not to. I am just trying to warn you! Explore your options! I would not recommend this school to anyone. Stay far, far away! If your going to spend the money then invest it in a better place where they will help you succeed and not fail. This is my first and last semester there. I am transferring somewhere else after this semester is over. I wish somebody would have told me these thing prior because I would have waited and got all my pre reqs done first then shopped around for schools. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

No I do not work at Hughes. Do you go to Cumberland right now?

No I do not work at Hughes. Do you go to Cumberland right now?

No, I don't attend Cumberland. I do not know where the school is located. I randomly hopped onto this thread, and my reply was directed to Atl-murse actually.

Good luck with everything!

Update: I got into Union University. It was my first choice. ������

Specializes in Neonatal ICU.

I was interested in Cumberland University only for the simple fact that they are the only program in the area that also offers a night nursing program, which really helps out for people like me who have to work full time during the day. I'm currently enrolled at south college, Nashville campus, and have been there ever since they opened, but what makes me nervous about South college is the Nashville campus is not yet accredited through CCNE or ACNE yet but they are regionally accredited and state approved. the Knoxville campus nursing program is accredited by ACNE so it does give me some hope, but I'm still left wondering if they will be able to get the approval before I'm done IF I decide to stay there. I have 2 more quarters at south before I'm fully done with their pre reqs, and will be entering the program fall 2018, so I wont be graduating until 2020. Registration for the Spring 18 semester for Cumberland was just a couple weeks ago, and after Financial aid I'm still left with almost $5,000 to pay for my tuition, when I spoke to Financial aid they didn't seem to be of much help, and this balance is the only thing that has kept me from this school. I would love to stay at south I'm just nervous about the accreditation

Thank you! I appreciate it.

@Imb2016 Awesome Congrats!

@Jonesp75 I hear you. I think that they could use Knoxville ACNE since its one of their satellite schools. Its all under the same umbrella. I went to a school like this back home where the main campus had the accreditation and all the other schools were ok. I have a good feeling about South College. How is taking your pre-reqs there? I have to take patho and chem there. Trust me you are better off staying away from Cumberland. They take money from you in every way possible. Plus you do not get what you pay for.

Specializes in Neonatal ICU.

yeah that was the same thing i was thinking that seeing as the main campus is accredited the other campuses should be okay too. I've had a good experience since i've been there so far, of course with the school being new they are still working out the kinks of things but other than that i don't have many complaints, i like the fact that the classes aren't big because it gives you more opportunity for one on one with the professors, and the time flies by. when will you be taking chem and patho? i'm also going to be taking both of those classes for the Spring quarter starting Jan 16th, i'm also going to be taking stats and intro to nursing. Im nervous because i feel like it's going to be an intense term. Good luck to you, maybe i will see you there !

@Jonesp75 I hear you. I think that they could use Knoxville ACNE since its one of their satellite schools. Its all under the same umbrella. I went to a school like this back home where the main campus had the accreditation and all the other schools were ok. I have a good feeling about South College. How is taking your pre-reqs there? I have to take patho and chem there. Trust me you are better off staying away from Cumberland. They take money from you in every way possible. Plus you do not get what you pay for.

I just got accepted a week ago & I haven't received a packet on how much the whole program costs & how long the program is (Like if I start in August when will I graduate). I applied for the ABSN program and I see no info. Could you possibly help?

@Jonesp75 Did you finish your degree at South yet? How did it go? Are there any updates on their accreditation? Looking at possible 2019 admission.

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