Bellin College

nickos · Oct 11, 2009

Hi there, I currently live in Oregon but have family in the GB area. My mother knows someone whose daughter got in "immediately" with approximately a 2.8 GPA. I was really hopeful to apply there as well, but was perusing the website and it seems a BSN is >$60k! So perhaps you would get in quickly; but with a lot of debt? Good luck, please let me know if you find more info!

nbrody · Nov 8, 2009

bellin is a very good nursing school, no wait lists. a great way to get in and get your nursing degree without all the frustration of the tech school wait lists and their constant changing pre-reqs. however bellin is very expensive. i would live to do their 15 month accelerated program (i have a ba in business), but am not willing to go $60k in debt to do so. so i have resigned to the fact that i will have to remain on the wait list at nwtc until i finally get in, earn my adn and then go on to get my bsn.

NinjaRN · Nov 9, 2009

I'm starting my ABSN at Bellin this Spring, Jan 2010. Was wondering if anyone out there is starting this program too. I was told there will be about 26 of us in the accelerated program. I'm looking for housing in the area so it would be nice to meet up with any prospective cohort that will be starting there too. I'm not from Green Bay so I'm a bit nervous about moving and finding housing as Bellin does not endorse or provide any information about housing.

JelloMadison

dawgmama · Dec 3, 2009

hey nickos, i think your mom's friend got her numbers mixed up. my daughter is a senior at bellin, and it it quite competitive to get in, and while it is challenging, she is getting a good education, with clinicals since 2nd semester freshman year, and out in 4 years unlike the state schools. here is a quote from their website with admission criteria :

if an applicant is applying for entry directly after high school and has 11 or fewer transferable credits an act score of 23 (or higher) (or sat score of 1070 (verbal + math) and a high school grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 grade scale is required. act scores of 21 or 22 will be considered and reviewed individually by the admissions director. the gpa will be calculated at the time of application. the gpa requirements need to be maintained on final high school transcripts to remain a viable candidate.

jellomadison, congrats on being accepted into bellin. my daughter lives near downtown, in a vintage appartment called grace manor on monroe ave. the rent for her studio apartment is $385 a month. green bay is an interesting city, with mixed neighborhoods, and rental houses right near high end historical owner occupied homes. she's lived there for almost 2 years, and has never felt unsafe. since bellin's new campus is in bellevue,on the east side of gb, check craigslist-green bay. here are a couple of listings.

http://greenbay.craigslist.org/apa/1491977583.html

http://greenbay.craigslist.org/apa/1491819019.html

good luck in school and your career!

Lacourty · Jan 3, 2010

Bellin College has long had a good reputation for graduating good nurses. It is a private college which also equals high tuition. Both NWTC (tech college in Green Bay) and Bellin College are good nursing colleges. Employers in the local area will equally consider graduates of both colleges.

beaconshome · Jan 7, 2010

I just thought I would add in my thoughts. I am currently finishing up my undergrad degree at St. Norbert College in psychology and was thinking of going to grad school for psychology, but lately I have been having thoughts of going to nursing school. I need a few pre-reqs, but that shouldn't be a problem. Does Bellin accept a lot of men into their program? I'm sure it isn't that much, but I just would like to know.

whitedoginwi · Jan 8, 2010

Bellin is good school but is private and quite costly. There prerequistes are quite specfic. It is affliated with a Bellin Health (hospital) and I hear there clinicals are great. There are several universities (UW) that are high ranked also. Have high entrance requirements, but no waist lists. I do withhold my opinions about technical schools. I am a BSN and am such prejudice.

dawgmama · Jan 25, 2010

My daughter is a senior at Bellin. In her class of 46, there is one guy. They had a few more I believe, but they dropped out of the program due to grades.

beaconshome · Jan 25, 2010

dawgmama, congrats to your daughter. I'm really considering attending Bellin after I finish up at St. Norbert in the fall. I need a few pre-req. classes, but I should be able to get those done fairly fast. Correct me if I'm wrong, does Bellin offer to pay for your schooling if you agree to work with them after graduation? I plan on looking into the accelerated program and am excited about it!!

dawgmama · Jan 25, 2010

I'm not aware of the offer to pay if you stay on at Bellin. My daughter was/is planning on coming home after graduation to save some cash on rent, and start paying off her considerable loans. Bellin is not in-expensive, but they get the BSN students out in 4 years. State schools take 5-5.5 years lately due to high numbers of students applying.

Good luck when you start school. St. Norbert is a good school, so it should prepare you well for nursing school. As I'm sure you've read on this site, nursing school is hard! I'm so proud of my daughter for sticking it out!

If you find out anything about tuition reimbursement please let us know here. I'll have my daughter look into it also.

NinjaRN · Jan 27, 2010

Hey, just started my ABSN at Bellin this January and there are 33 of us. There are 6 guys (me included) and a whole diverse number of women. Bellin is expensive, but so far, I love it here. The staff is great and the teaching style is superb. You really do get what you pay for. I recommend you enter their ABSN program here, because they really do take care of their students, as I believe no ABSN student has ever dropped or left their program due to grade or other priorities: all their students graduate because of the excellent staff support. Definitely come down here and take a tour of the new campus and/or just email me if you have any question.

There is no waitlist and there is a minimum gpa standard of 2.70 to apply and its on a first come first serve basis, so you should definitely start early with the application. So far, I love it and unlike other ABSN program I looked into, we get a chance to rotate through all the clinical sites, not just selective sites. The program is 15 months long, but you really are only in school for about 12 months, since you get 1-2 weeks break between each block.