Not trying to be flamed, so please think logically and only post well thought out arguments (not personal attacks, etc). I would like to know why nurses, from RNs to NPs, seem to be so enamored with for profit schools? For almost every other profession, they are an embarrassment. Most professions don't even allow for profit schools to grant degrees in their field. They drastically lower credibility of a degree, and many function as degree mills with very poor standards for admission. They contribute nothing to research, they care nothing for their academic reputation, and their ultimate goal is satisfying shareholders, not students.
Despite this, nurses continue to support them with zeal. I cannot count the number of posts on this forum from people asking whether they should choose Walden or Chamberlain, South or Aspen. It seems as soon as people think of doing an online degree, they immediately gravitate toward the for profits despite a huge number of reputable, not for profit options, which are sometimes cheaper. Is it the advertising? Is the ease of admissions? Are people so uninterested in the quality of their education that they choose a for profit simply due to lack of admissions tests or interviews? I mean, for heavens sake we have a "Colleges" tab here at allnurses, and I click it thinking I will see dedicated forums for top schools like Duke or Johns Hopkins...instead I see Walden and Chamberlain. Really??
