Anyone get their degree from Akron Institute?

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Hi, just wondering what their program is like and how you liked it. I plan on taking their next entrance exam and applying for their Sept. 09 class.

Thanks!

Thanks for the information. I just got so excited when I was accepted in to the AI program; only to get scared to death thinking that I would not be able to get a job. I have been told that the NLN will be visiting AI this coming fall. If all goes well they will be accredited and I don't see why it would not go well since they have a 96% passing rate for the board in 2009.

I think I'm just going to go for it....

Definitely!! Worst case scenario, you can always look at applying elsewhere. Schools are just so hard to get into right now. I wish people would hurry up and realize that there is not a nursing shortage and there are tons of unemployed new grads so only those who truly having a passion for nursing apply! :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a March 2011 start date at Columbus State. I picked them because they have electives in acute care, NICU, and trauma and your final quarter prectorship can be done at a Level I Trauma center and my goal is to be a flight nurse down the road so it fits with my career goals. At this point, just be glad you get to go to nursing school!!

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I was looking to going to CSCC also. In fact I have done all my classes there thus far. I moved to Brunswick with the boyfriend plus I wanted to get in a program sooner then 2011. I'm no spring chicken anymore and I feel like I need to get on with it. LOL

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I was looking to going to CSCC also. In fact I have done all my classes there thus far. I moved to Brunswick with the boyfriend plus I wanted to get in a program sooner then 2011. I'm no spring chicken anymore and I feel like I need to get on with it. LOL

I love Columbus and don't want to leave plus I have a great job here that will pay for nursing school. Well I don't want to leave until I graduate! I'm lucky in that I have a job waiting for me when I graduate. My aunt runs a cardiac ICU in newport beach, ca so she can get me a job out there when I graduate. I got into Tri-C early this year to start January 2011 but I got my seat taken away due to a change in their policy (I moved and updated my address but the nursing department sent it to my old address so I never found out until it was too late) so for me, it is Tri-C or nothing!

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I was looking in to Tri-C also but I have now been accepted in to the program at AT starting this September. I just don't think I wanna wait over a year to start.

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I was looking in to Tri-C also but I have now been accepted in to the program at AT starting this September. I just don't think I wanna wait over a year to start.

Can't blame you. If I could afford the tuition, I would have done the same thing! Good luck!

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

what are the different starts of the semester at akron institute? i.e. jan class,sept class, and is there another?

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I am thinking their next start date is April, and I believe the next following will be in August. I know I posted it somewhere on the boards what their schedule was, but that was well over a year ago...and I lost track.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

Thanks anyway! :)

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

Of this year 2011?

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September 6, is the next start date. Then another in Jan and May 2012...

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

oh so they do infact have three start dates every year. jan, may, and sept

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Specializes in Hospice, Oncology.

Hi there - For those of you worried about the expense of school, just try to look at it this way. Do you think, in your lifetime, that you would purchase a car from anywhere between $18,000 to $25,000? A car loan is 5-7 years, with hefty payments. A student loan, through the government, is not a hefty payment, in comparison to your RN income, and there is flexibility in paying on those loans.

There are many loan forgiveness programs, areas that are underserved, many "out of the box" nursing opportunities out there, with even more to come in the future. It is one of the few areas that employment will be increasing, not decreasing.

I am in the Akron area, and had such a gloomy outlook about finding a job. But during the whole school process, ideas come to mind, clinicals take place, networks are being built. For me, I prayed, worked hard, and did the best I could. Passed that NCLEX and had the possibility of three options. I'm not saying any of this to brag, but rather encourage all of you! This world needs kind-hearted, caring, devoted/dedicated nurses. I am just sure all of you have that quality in you and can perservere!

Go for it, you can do it!!

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