I want to do online college for R,N, but have no idea where to start or who is legit . Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, I am an LPN
Home Health Columnist / Guide NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN 11 Articles; 17,687 Posts Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion. Has 46 years experience. Oct 19, 2009 moving to our distance learning for nursing forum. check the many posts here.
Editorial Team / Moderator Lunah, MSN, RN 33 Articles; 13,741 Posts Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CNE, CEN, CPEN, TCRN. Has 15 years experience. Oct 19, 2009 I want to do online college for R,N, but have no idea where to start or who is legit . Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, I am an LPNExcelsior College is legit (and accepted in many states -- see https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_Of_Nursing/Accreditation_and_Licensure/State_Board_Requirements for exceptions and info), but does not offer financial aid. However, they do have payment plans, and as long as you skip the middlemen publishing companies like The College Network, it's not that expensive, relatively speaking. Just food for thought. :)
NC Girl BSN 1,845 Posts Specializes in Psych, LTC, Acute Care. Oct 19, 2009 Also Indiana State University LPN-BSN is legit. I don't know anyone who has graduated yet but there are some on here that are taking classes on line and doing clinical. Its take long to complete and its more expensive. They probably do financial aid because its a state university. I graduated from Excelsior and I am working as a RN in a hospital so they are very legit. I charged most of it on a credit card and paying it off. Some people have gotten scholarships to help with some of the expenses.
JulesRN10 299 Posts Specializes in Pediatrics/Adult Float Pool. Oct 19, 2009 i have found excelsior's program to be pretty affordable on the payment plan. i was pretty worried about how i would swing it, but they are pretty helpful. the only downside is because of the structure of the program, title iv funding (federal loans/grants) are unavailable. so, that said, isu also has a great program that does accept title iv. it will take you a little longer to graduate, but when you do, you will also be a bsn, not just an adn. good luck, whatever route you choose!
caliotter3 38,333 Posts Oct 20, 2009 Excelsior offers scholarships but of course you can't count on being selected for any of these.
laa-te-dah,lpn 7 Posts Specializes in geri, peds with ventilators, home health. Has 30 years experience. Oct 20, 2009 Thank you everyone for the advice. I plan on checking into all of it.