Anyone attending Galen school of nursing, St petersburg/Tampa????

U.S.A. Florida

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Is there anyone attending galen Health Institutes?

How do/did you like it?

Do you think they are too strict?

I am half way done with Quarter 1 of the LPN program at Galen and I love it. Yes it is hard, but if you manage your time and study effectively you will do great. I have only had positive experiences and a quality education. Feel free to message me! There's my 2 cents. ;):twocents:

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Specializes in Home Care.

The public colleges do not accept Galen credits. You'll have to go through private colleges to get BSN such as U of Phoenix, U of Tampa, etc.

I did LPN at Galen and chose to do the RN bridge at SPC because of the cost and ease of continuing to BSN. I also had a lot of pre-reqs completed that Galen wouldn't accept.

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While there is no "wait list" at ptec it is ridiculously competitive to get into AND they only accept like 2 classes a year. So while there is no "wait list" it is still hard to get into-- NOT easy if you do not already have a medical background

And St. Petersburg College Nursing program does not have a wait list either, but average acceptance GPA is 3.8, so depending on your GPA, wait lists are not always a bad thing.

Interested in what you decided to do; I know this post is very old. Curious if you went with Galen or PTEC or . . .

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I am several years late to this conversation but someone may find this answer someday like I did.

Galen does not have regional accreditation. They are still working on it (it can take many years). However, if you plan on moving out of state and wish to further your education, you can bridge your LPN to RN through the University of Phoenix (UoP).

The UoP is accredited regionally and you can take those credits with you anywhere in the US.

Hope this helps.

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