Another Newbie - San Diego, Need Advice Please!

[Round3]

At 38yo, looking to change careers....healthcare has always interested me, but never had the discpline to go for it....maturity kicked in and I would like to get my ADN.

I live in San Diego....what school do I choose? I see quite a few, offering different things, however, I dont want to pick a school that graduates me with the incorrect certifications.

Any advice would be great!

THANKS!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Hi and welcome to the site

moved to the CA nursing programs discussion forum

[reeki]

There are ADN programs at City College, Grossmont College, and Palomar College that I have heard great things about. However, there is a 2-3 year wait list for each of these colleges and you have to have your prerequisites done before you can even get on the wait list. There is Kaplan College that has a nursing program (not sure if it is ADN or BSN) and National University that has BSN programs. These two admit students based on credentials instead of keeping a wait list so it would probably be faster to go through one of those. Do you have a previous bachelor degree in anything else? If you do than you could go the second Accelerated BSN route through CSU San Marcos or University of Oklahoma (they have a San Diego campus). All of these schools will give you the proper credentials and education to obtain your RN registration.