ADN or BSN in Grand Rapids, MI

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Hi, allI'm moving to Grand Rapids in the very near future, and planing to pursue RN profession. I have had a bachelor degree in Arts (Chinese) from Thailand. I am almost 29 now. Going back to school for 4 yrs to get BSN is not a good idea for my situation. However, I did job search in the area and found out there are not a lot of jobs in the market at all except nursing jobs. The wise way in my situation is getting ADN first, and complete BSN while working. However, I'm nervous that having only associate degree will not be enough to find a job because most of young grads have BSN. My question is if I should go for ADN or BSN? There is only one college in the area which offers associate degree and it's community college. Most of them offer BSN. And does the ranking of the school that I choose weigh that much in ability to find a job? Thank you for all comments and advise.Happy New Year 2014Tukta

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This is the Minnesota board. You should probably post in Michigan board.

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Thanks for getting back to me. I am very new for this site. I have no idea how to find Michigan board.

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Hi, allI am moving to Grand Rapids in the very near future, and planing to pursue RN profession. I have had a bachelor degree in Arts (Chinese) from Thailand. I am almost 29 now. Going back to school for 4 yrs to get BSN is not a good idea for my situation. However, I did job search in the area and found out there are not a lot of jobs in the market at all except nursing jobs. The wise way in my situation is getting ADN first, and complete BSN while working. However, I'm nervous that having only associate degree will not be enough to find a job because most of young grads have BSN. My question is if I should go for ADN or BSN? There is only one college in the area which offers associate degree and it's community college. Most of them offer BSN. And does the ranking of the school that I choose weigh that much in ability to find a job? Thank you for all comments and advise.Happy New Year Tukta

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I'd strongly suggest getting your BSN.

In Grand Rapids, GVSU has a BSN program. Nearby, you've got several colleges in a relatively close radius that all offer BSNs. To the south, you've got WMU, to the north, Ferris State, and very nearby, MSU and U of M. The community colleges generally offer your ADN programs, but it won't be easy to find work with lots of BSN grads floating around.

Grand Rapids is the medical center for West Michigan. To be competitive, you will want your BSN.

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Grand Valley has a 15-mo. 2nd degree BSN program that might be worth looking into. MSU has a similar program, as well.

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