South College

Well, I'm not currently a student there, but I have a friend that graduated from there. I was supposed to go, but it just really wasn't cost effective enough for me...kinda expensive! But anyway, I heard it was a pretty good school and the one thing that I absolutely loved about is was the fact that they're on the quarter system. That make the program go by pretty darn quick! You may want to just go up there and talk to one of the reps like I did. That's where I got all my info from.

You're welcome! No prob at all! I don't mind one bit. I actually ended up applying to a program in Georgia since my job transferred me to Atlanta. I'm starting my clinicals this fall at Gordon College which is south of Atlanta. Have you looked inton ETSU, Roane State, LMU or Walter State? I got into Walter State as well but had to turn it down in order to stay here in GA.

I never went to South College, but I know people who have. I have only heard bad things about their program. One girl I knew, had to take the NCLEX like 5 or 6 times. Another girl that I knew, that went to SC said that they passed a few people that really shouldn't have been passed. They are VERY expensive as well.

Well, I know for sure that LMU, and Roane State have Knoxville campuses. However, ETSU, and Walter State are located outside of Knoxville. So if you are trying to stay in the Knoxville area, your options would be UT, LMU, South College an Roane State. I actually have my Bachelors too and severaly of my friends went back for nursing and decided to go get their Bachelors in Nursing. However, here's the catch. The only reason why they went for the Bachelors is because the program that they applied for was an accelerated 2nd degree program. That's the path that I wanted to take but all the accelerated programs that I looked into are were very competitive and I was placed on like 3 waiting lists which sucked. I applied to like 3 different associate degree programs and got into all three. Go figure huh? lol. But anyway, as far as determining whether to get the Bachelors or Associates in nursing, that's kinda up to the individual and how soon you are trying to enter the workforce of nursing. The associates is by far quicker than the regular bachelors degree program. But, the accelerated bachelors degree program can be by far the quickest of all. I've seen some accelerated programs that last as short as 1 year! They were very intense from what I heard. When it all comes down to it, whether you decided to obtain the bachelors or associates degree, they both lead to the same job title: RN. The only difference is that with the bachelors degree you can go into management rather than doing what is referred to as "floor nursing" (working in hospitals, clinics, doctors offices etc.). There is a slight difference in pay as well BUT the difference in pay is not even noticeable. All the nurses I know have absolutely NO PROBLEM at all with their salary. I hope I didn't blab my mouth too much lol.

You're welcome!!! I'm just glad I could help

I'm currently taking pre-reqs at South College. I'm not in the actual BSN program yet. I'd say it's quite competitive like all nursing schools seem to be. All of your pre-reqs are taken with various health students even those doing pre med, the majority of students in these programs are very driven. But I'm only my second week into my 2nd quarter here.

The interview process to get into the nursing program is quite competitive as well from what I've heard.

It is quite expensive though and I've thought about seeing if there was a way to transfer to UT. I went this route because of how fast it goes - but it can be a lot to take in in ten weeks. Feel free to PM me if you have other questions.