Has anyone graduated from ECPI Registered Nursing Program

[registerednursing]

Has anyone graduated from ECPI's (Medical Career Institute) Associate or Bachelors in Registered Nursing Program in Virginia Beach or Newport News? Were you able to find work immediately? Did you feel that the instructors at ECPI were knowledgeable? Were the instructors on time for the hospital clinicals? Which campus is better Virginia Beach or Newport News? Do you know anyone that graduated from there? Were they confident about their learning experience?

[Cezihie]

Would you recommend the ADN ,BSN or the accelerated Rn??

[christyRN70]

I am in the RN program in Charleston SC. My plan is to continue with ECPI if they offer the BSN and MSN and complete it with them. I love ECPI's accelerated RN program. Hospitals only look to see if you passed the NCLEX. I have not heard of any problems from previous graduating classes and finding jobs. I choose ECPI because of the accelerated program, no waiting list, and small class-teacher ratio. As far as the pricing goes it is a little pricey but there are ways to offset the price. Look everywhere for scholarships. And I mean everywhere!! Did I say look everywhere for scholarships!! The hospital I work at offers tuition reimbursement. Although it covers a portion of the tuition, the tuition reimbursement was a huge help. I was also able to snag a scholarship that helped. I still continuously look for scholarships. There are many out there that are "last chance" that offer scholarships around the year. The price is different with everyone. It depends if you are able to get a grant also. I did not qualify for a grant.

Also check into programs like William T Ford- student loan forgiveness. After you graduate If you work for a state facility (hospital, school, clinic, jail, dss, home health, etc) the William T ford public student loan forgiveness they will forgive the remainder of your student loans after a certain amount of time (usually a few years). Google William T Ford.