Ambria College

spitherb06 · Dec 17, 2013

i went to ambria college of nursing. the lpn-rn program is fairly new. basically the cost is around 35,000 for the RN program or more depending on the costs of your books. don't get fooled (like me) during the info session. this school means business so they try as much to be conniving and trick you about the most important information. basically every term, either u take one class or two, theres a 600 dollar lab fee (for which the lab, you will probably barely use depending on your professor and the lab is always short stocked sometimes we have to bring our own equipments from work, i mean seriously, thats 600 bucks per person, where did our money go?). Also they haven't been approved (for LPN-RN) financial aid nor student loans... so basically you have to pay out of pocket... another bad news, the worst of all is that they are not approved by THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION..which means anything you take from this school WILL NOT TRANSFER because [COLOR=#1f497d]they are accredited as a TECHNICAL SCHOOL, not a post-secondary institution. yes they did get approved for BSN program but other schools such as community colleges or elite universities such as St. Francis University or St Xavier, will not accept their credits for upper nursing level courses because once again they are not accredited, they are basically still a TECHNICAL SCHOOL since they are not accredited by THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION. [COLOR=#1f497d]you can check it out yourself... don't waste your time w this school! if you are truly desperate, then go for it.. just don't regret it like i did! so PLEASE be careful and know the status of school you are attempting to apply and check their accreditations!

Songbird8080 · Jan 18, 2014

I am not going to give you much as far as OPINIONS because everyone is different and this will not help you if you are choosing a nursing college. I will instead tell you some facts. Ambria is NOT accredited with the HLC (higher learning commission) This means that if you take a class or two or five and decide that Ambria isn't your cup of tea...You can't transfer the credits to ANY school. It also means that if you get your LPN degree and then decide you would rather pursue your degree at another RN school...too bad...YOU CAN'T! You will either have to start over as a new RN student or repeat all the LPN classes at a junior college. Consider this, if no other learning institute values the education you are receiving at Ambria why should you? If you are going to be spending thousands of dollars on an education shouldn't it be worth something at the end of the day? So, if you make the mistake of choosing this school you will be wasting time and money. PLEASE learn from my bad investment and look into other colleges. I am currently retaking all the classes I have taken at Ambria at a local junior college at 1/4 of the price. I am receiving credit I can transfer anywhere. I also have zero of the headache of worrying about unorganized schedules and odd behaving staff/professors that YOU WILL encounter at Ambria. Also, Ambria admits EVERY student that walks through its door. Ambria is only concerned with money. And, although every schools end result is being paid---Ambria isn't offering you an education worthy of its price tag. They are only concerned with your test grades because it makes their college look good so that can get more students (suckers) in the door. They do NOT care about you or your education. Work hard and obtain good enough grades so that you do not have to lower yourself to going to Ambria. Your time and money are worth more than Ambria.

bellasera9 · Jul 31, 2014

Take it as someone who went to Ambria (formerly Americare) for their RN. Luckily I am now pursuing my RN elsewhere, but I had to start all the way from the bottom. Here is the problem with Ambria.

They are NOT accredited by HLC, which means they are not regionally accredited. NO WHERE will they take your credits. Trust me, I looked far and wide and every single college I applied at told me NO, they will not. Aurora does accept the nursing courses from Ambria on "a conditional basis" as I was told by the admissions counselor there for the RN-BSN program, and St. Francis said the same thing, but that's all.

I would say: go to Ambria if you are absolutely at your last resort and if you absolutely cannot get into any other nursing programs. I suppose it's fine if you don't ever plan on furthering your education past an ADN. I know they did recently become approved for a BSN, so if that's the highest you plan to go than no, it's not the worst thing in the world. But for those of us who perhaps would like to eventually pursue a graduate degree, DONT do it, you will have to start literally from scratch. Not worth it.