I want to say thank you to the people in the Arizona forums. I hope to move there in March. I have been researching all the schools for hours, and the info on this forum has been so valuable, because you can actually talk to people who have had expierence with each school.
About my topic, I have been reading allot of negative things about Apollo College, which I am like 90% sure that is were I will be going.
All the horror stories about accreditation and little old sally who spent 40,000 dollars on an education, and now her credits wont transfer and she has to start over bla,bla,bla.
I just got off the phone with a real nice admin counselor at Apollo. She has been there three years. She told me that they already have Matriculation agreements in place for several schools in Arizona that will accept Apollo credits toward a B.S.N.
You can also tranfer allot of prerequisites in to Apollo, and save allot on tuition. I will have six prerequisites that will transfer by the time I start in July. So, I will be done with R.N. in hand while you community collegers are still waiting to get in. Nothing wrong with that if you are 19 years old living with your Mom and don't have to wory about it, but for the rest of us in the real world with car payments, and rent or you are on the street: We need to get to work Now
I am an Apollo student and yes, Devry now owns Apollo College so there is the assumption that Chamberlain will accept Apollo credits for the BSN bridge program.
And yes, have to wear the Smurf scrubs even in the beginning of the program
Chamberlain does have a Fast-Track RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program for RNs that can be done online (must be a registered nurse) in as few as three semesters and there is not an application fee for Chamberlain if you are already a Chamberlain student/alumni or student from Apollo College, Western Career College, or Devry University. They have even waived the tuition deposit for RN to BSN AND MSN programs! I think the tuition may be slightly cheaper as well if you are from one of the above mentioned schools. Also, Chamberlain (originally known as Deaconess College of Nursing since 1889) has the following accreditation: HLC, NLNAC and CCNE.
i forgot to include this in my previous post above
most colleges and major universities have both accreditations, but apollo does not! the major benefit of a national accreditation is that students that are eligible for financial aid can apply for all of the same federal grants and loans that they would qualify for if they applied to any major university.
i was able to get financial aid at the apollo (carrington college as of july 1st) and that included pell grant and stafford loan (subsidized and unsubsidized).
Winningjob I see you have started Apollo/ Carrington recently. How is? What is it like? What is the schedule like? Do you like it? Is it worth the investment? Did you have to get private loans to cover all the tuition? Any other details u wish to share? Thanks!!
I graduated from Apollo 18 mo. ago and had 6 different nursing job offers right out of school. I tried really hard at my clinical locations and ended up being hired by one of those company's at a local clinic. I was surprised at the quality of education I received at a business college!
Winningjob I see you have started Apollo/ Carrington recently. How is? What is it like? What is the schedule like? Do you like it? Is it worth the investment? Did you have to get private loans to cover all the tuition? Any other details u wish to share? Thanks!!
This is an old post so I'm checking to see how it went at Apollo/Carrington for you? I am starting (hope to) in March. My reasoning is that I'm older, this is a 2nd career and I can't wait 2 years to get in, all pre-req's are done. I've checked everywhere in Phoenix and this is the only program I can find where I can get in quick and finish it finally! I started the RN path right out of HS but life happens and your education gets put on the back burner.
Thought I'd pop in you all know that I graduated from Carrington in Nov, passed the nclex with no problem, and got 12 interviews during the 4 months I was on the job hunt. I ended up being hired at a local hospital - one where I had no connections and didn't do clinicals at. Going to Carrington vs the CC or university route didn't hurt me one bit. I had one interviewer tell me they didn't care about degrees - it was all about the person during the interview.
I thought it was a good, solid nursing program that prepares students well for nclex. Clinicals were a little weak as far as the hospital we were at, fundamentals clinicals we didn't get to experience as much as I'd have liked, but they have a new hospital contract and got rid of the instructor that hindered our fundamentals clinicals.
Hi, SHannahan! Congrats on graduation! I'm looking to start at Carrington in July. Would you be willing to chat with me about your experiences at there?
It looks like since I'm brand new to allnurses.com, I am unable to send private messages. I'll send you a message as soon as that "restriction" is lifted! Thanks for your openness to talk!
Winningjob
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Chamberlain does have a Fast-Track RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program for RNs that can be done online (must be a registered nurse) in as few as three semesters and there is not an application fee for Chamberlain if you are already a Chamberlain student/alumni or student from Apollo College, Western Career College, or Devry University. They have even waived the tuition deposit for RN to BSN AND MSN programs! I think the tuition may be slightly cheaper as well if you are from one of the above mentioned schools. Also, Chamberlain (originally known as Deaconess College of Nursing since 1889) has the following accreditation: HLC, NLNAC and CCNE.