Anyone attend Mount Mary/Columbia College School of Nursing?

[PennyNickelDime_RN]

Hi,

Need opinions as to how their nursing program is. If you attend or know someone who did/does, please let me know their opinions. Considering transferring from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Thanks! :)

[Q.]

I attended Columbia College of Nursing back when it was merged with Carroll College. I also had transferred there from UWM and absolutely loved the program.

I can't speak to how it is now that it merged with Mt. Mary, however, I am very fond of Carroll College and would recommend them in a heart beat.

[craigm]

I attended Columbia College of Nursing back when it was merged with Carroll College. I also had transferred there from UWM and absolutely loved the program.

I can't speak to how it is now that it merged with Mt. Mary, however, I am very fond of Carroll College and would recommend them in a heart beat.

Hi,

I was accepted into Carroll's BSN program starting in Aug 2009.

So you think its a good school?

Craig

[china 23]

Check the board of nursing minutes on carroll.

[luvbug080688]

I go to MMC/CCON : )

If you have any specific questions you can meesage me and hopefully I can answer your questions as best as I can.

I know lots of people who transferred to CCON from UW-M.

[craigm]

i'm going to the information session on april 1st. i have all my pre-reqs and electives done, i am hoping they will allow me to enter as a sophomore. i was also wondering if they have an accelerated program, 2 years would be even better. i'm suppose to start carroll in the fall and they are allowing me to graduate in 3 years.

how do you like the program so far?

[luvbug080688]

CCON is re-doing their curriculum http://www.ccon.edu/Academics/documents/4%20year%20plan%20-%20new%20uppdiv%2010-20-08.pdf so I don't know if you have seen that yet. You might end up doing a year of filler classes to wait to apply for the nursing program because like all schools just because you get into MMC, does not mean you are in with CCON. I am not aware of an accelerated program other than a possible BSN completion program. However, they do have what is called early completion where you can graduate a semester early. Most of the transfer students that are with me this year are doing that so they will be done in December 09, whereas I will be done May 10.

I am on the old curriculum and it drives me bonkers at times because I have 5 cores left to take, but you don't have that problem. Overall it is a good program and the smallness of it is nice. It is challenging, like any other nursing program. From the beginning of fall semester to now we lost maybe 15 people due to failings. Definetly hit up the information meeting because they will be able to answer technical questions for you.

I don't know if this was much help or not...haha.

[confused_student]

hi luvbug080688,

i am currently applying at mmc/ccon but just wanted a little bit of advice. just wondering if i should complete another semester of pre reqs before i apply to nursing school. i know mmc states that they accept students first who have completed majority of there classes at the college. i have to take a&p 2, biology, and organic chemistry, but i don't want it to be to much. although many just begin the program w/out any science classes being completed. any insight you have will be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

[craigm]

i would definitely get your prerequisites done first, or at least as many as you can before going into or applying to a university bsn program.

your science classes are soo much cheaper at a community college like matc or wctc. and, if you have a descent gpa when you apply to carroll, mount mary or uwm, you will be eligible for a scholarship or two.

i had all my prerequisites and electives done when i applied to carroll and i can finish the program in 3 years and only have nursing classes to worry about. in addition, because i have a 3.5 gpa from all my pre req’s, i automatically got a $7000 scholarship.

i really think that if you’re intentions are to get a bsn, it is so beneficial to get all your electives and science classes out of the way first, nursing is going to be hard enough.

i say, figure out what school you want attend, find out all their required electives and pre requisites, talk to the nursing advisor to make sure all the classes transfer in and get as many done as you can.

[luvbug080688]

I would agree in getting your pre-reqs first. With the new curriculum you can only have 6 credits of cores during your junior and senior year.

There is also the consideration of applying for the program. The way it was with me is you applied, got accepted, and then took your basic nursing classes, then junior year, etc.

The new curriculum is the huge kicker because none of us with the old one really know what is going on with it because it doesn't affect us. To know for sure what to do I would get into contact with someone both at MMC and CCON to see what their input is.

[sprklplnty54_RN]

I originally started this thread. I have graduated from MMC/CCON in May, '08. I don't know anything about their new curriculum but it looked pretty confusing to me when I looked at it online.

One piece of advice from me is that if you can at all get into a ADN program, go for that. You get paid the same and you always have the option of doing an RN-BSN program. I myself am not a huge fan of CCON. I found the staff to be mostly unsupportive and the college itself makes every attempt to weed out students "they feel" won't pass the NCLEX first time around.

Hopefully their new program will concentrate more on what the NCLEX is all about rather than wasting time with courses and stuff you will not need to know in real practice or for passing the Boards.

Unfortunately, I've not heard wonderful things about any of the 4-year nursing schools in the area. I have however heard great things about MATC's program and you save a ton of $$.

Good luck to all of you!