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    by Feb 27
    Hi! I currently live on the Ma/Ri state line and I would like to go back to school for nursing within the next two years.
    Thing is I will have to work fulltime through school, meaning my schedule will allow me to go to school only evenings and weekends. Which is fine. I'd like to go for my BSN out of the gate everyone tells me that's the way to go, but I don't think there are any evening/weekend BSN programs in the area. Are there?
    My plan is do go ADN and complete BSN on line after. Given the choice which ADN program would choose? I'm considering CCRI, NEIT, and BCC health. Also, and I'm getting ahead of myself here, but do the area hospitals hire ADN NICU new grads? Thanks so much!
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  4. Mar 2 by
    CCRI offers the night/weekend option. URI, RIC, and Salve Regina are the ones that offer the BSN, but none at night/weekend. And the 3 year nursing diploma from St. Josph School of Nursing, is also available only durring days. Sorry don't know about NEIT other than, thats a lot of money.....

    Also, you can only get accepted to the weekend/night option at CCRI durring the fall semester. And only the Lincoln and Newport campus offer the night/weekend option.
  5. Mar 2 by
    Thank you so much for the response. Looks like CCRI is my only option. Are you a practicing nurse in the area?
  6. Mar 2 by
    CCRI at night.. and definitely wouldn't bank on being able to get into a NICU without experience and/or BSN...
  7. May 15 by
    Quote from Alsi
    CCRI offers the night/weekend option. URI, RIC, and Salve Regina are the ones that offer the BSN, but none at night/weekend. And the 3 year nursing diploma from St. Josph School of Nursing, is also available only durring days. Sorry don't know about NEIT other than, thats a lot of money.....

    Also, you can only get accepted to the weekend/night option at CCRI durring the fall semester. And only the Lincoln and Newport campus offer the night/weekend option.
    I am currently a nursing student at neit and although it is expensive the school is amazing and our simulation lab is to die for. There is an RN to Ben online program to at neit that I plan on doing when I'm done with my associates.
  8. May 17 by
    Quote from SNKyla

    I am currently a nursing student at neit and although it is expensive the school is amazing and our simulation lab is to die for. There is an RN to Ben online program to at neit that I plan on doing when I'm done with my associates.
    I'm starting The nursing program at NEIT in Oct 2013. I'm so glad to hear such a good response from someone that is actually a student there! What a relief lol
  9. May 17 by
    BCC has a new EHealth program, where your lectures are online, so you only have to go to campus for tests and then clinicals are with the traditional students. The tests have to be done at the New Bedford campus I think though, other than that they only have a traditional day program, they don't offer a night/weekend program. Good luck!
  10. May 17 by
    Hi SNKyla, I am very interested in the nursing program at new England tech, if you could give me any information such as the entrance testing and ect that would be great! thank you!
  11. May 18 by
    Quote from ashleyL
    Hi SNKyla, I am very interested in the nursing program at new England tech, if you could give me any information such as the entrance testing and ect that would be great! thank you!
    first you take a basic placement test and if you pass that then you move on to take the kaplan entrance exam. you need a 74 to pass and get automatically excepted into the program. my first time taking it i got a 71 so i had to retake it and i got in. the school is so amazing and i honestly love it and i always tell people to look into NEIT if they want to go to nursing school. the professors are so nice and they truly want you to pass so they go out of their way to help you. also they have great student services and FREE tutors there and they encourage you to take full advantage of them considering you are paying a good amount of money to go to NEIT. i think youll love it as everyone who goes there says s=nothing but good things about it! they also have an RN to BSN program that ill be taking as well and im hoping they make a bsn to msn program before i graduate so i can just continue on going there!

    good luck!