Broward College Nursing Program January 2018

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Hey everyone! I know it's a little early for the January (spring) 2018 process but I'm super anxious! I basically wanted to start this topic so that every one applying for the 2018 term could all help each other out! I am retaking a course at Keiser then my GPA will be higher and my overall HESI score is an 88%. Post any questions, comments, or concerns! Good luck to everyone! (:

to retake anatomy it cost about $2300

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czarinaangelie

Great job...How did you maintain the 4.0 GPA? I have a 4.0 and I want to maintain that GPA to assure my seat when it's time to apply. I'm still in the early pre req stage....

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Hello everyone

I am enjoying all of the different journey's talked about on this forum. I am in the early stages of pre Req classes. I work so I have to take one class at a time. Did anyone here CLEP any of the classes English/Math (i.e. ENC1101 or ENC1102)? If so, do you recommend that I CLEP those classes and do you know how they grade you if you pass the CLEP ( for example if you get a 50 or higher on the CLEP is it a pass or A,B or C)???? I'm trying to see what effect it will have on my GPA...

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PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do yourselves a favor and do not attend Broward College's RN program. There are so many problems with this program, but instead of going into all of the details of how I witnessed almost each and every one of my classmates get picked off one by one, I'm going to give you the shortest possible version of why to avoid it, and what to do in the unfortunate event that you don't take my advice and choose to attend their anyhow.

First of all, if you look at the program's graduation rate, you will see that only around 30% of students who begin the program actually end up finishing it. They like to keep these statistics to themselves unless you specifically ask for it. Now to put this number into perspective, you then need to look at how many of those students get straight through the program without failing any courses and having their graduations postponed for at least 6 months to a year (maybe even more). I can tell you from my own personal experience that out of the 127 students who started the program with me, only 4 of us made it through without being failed for some of the most ridiculous of reasons. After our first semester alone our class size dropped from 127 to 67. Now no one said nursing school is supposed to be easy, but something just is not right...It could be that because every time a student fails a course they are then required to pay additional money to take a "how to learn" course, as well as even more money to take a skills review course before continuing in the program.

Now there's a few other things to look at it before deciding to attend this program. Broward has this ridiculous rule that if you fail any two classes at any point in the program, you will be removed from the program and told that you cannot return until you find an LPN school to attend, wait until their start date is and then spend at least a year in that program, and then take and pass the LPN exam (you're looking at the least an additional 18 months). Only then will Broward College allow you to return to their program. And it doesn't matter if you are in the very last class of the program, they do not care, if you fail by even one point you will not be allowed to continue. It's terribly sad because I saw this happen to so many of my friends along the way.

This, however, is where things start to get really screwy... In just about every state in the country the Nursing Boards have adopted a policy that says any student attending an RN program who has completed a certain amount of coursework (Process 1 & 2, GIGU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and only the lecture portion of Psychiatric Nursing), that you are then eligible to sit for your LPN exam. This means that if you manage to pass those classes with a C or better, that you have the right to become licensed and start working in the state of Florida (as well as many other states, which I'm about to get to) as an LPN. But because Broward college has this crazy rule that you must leave their school and go waste another 18 months and at least $7,000. trying to get your LPN license, they refuse to sign off on the paperwork that must be submitted with your transcripts to the "FLORIDA" Board of Nursing, making you feel like you are stuck and have no other options then to go obtain your LPN license and then return to Broward to finish your studies. Luckily, however, I have friends who are nurses who live all over the country and helped me find a way around Broward's game playing. There are several states where this can be done, but I just recently helped two of my friends who failed out of Broward successfully submit their paperwork to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing (They only require Broward to send your transcripts, which by law, they cannot withhold unless you owe them money). They both have already sat for and passed the LPN exam and have easily transferred it to the state of Florida. Oklahoma is not the only state that you can do this with, but it was such an easy process I would recommend going through them .

So now I know that any of you who are already familiar with Broward's policies are going to say... "Yes, but Broward College will not accept you back into their program if you take that route and get licensed through another sate." While this may be true, let me ask you this, WHY in the world would you want to return to a school like this? Instead of spending all the time and money it would take for you to retake courses that you've already taken to then sit for a test that you're already eligible to take, why not just obtain your LPN license from another state and then attend an LPN to RN program? This route will still probably take you close to 18 months (about 2-3 months to get approved for and take the LPN exam for Oklahoma, another month to transfer it to florida, and then 11 months of LPN to RN school.) And no, you don't have to travel to Oklahoma or any other state to take the exam. You take it at the Pearson testing center closest to your home. There are so many LPN to RN programs in South Florida that it just makes sense to take that route as opposed to wasting all that time and money only to return to Broward to struggle your way through the rest of their program. Mercy College of Nursing in Miami is where both of my friends are attending and they both tell me how much better it is there and how happy they are they switched.

Now, as I had mentioned earlier, Broward College does not care if you are in your last semester, your last week, or even your last day of class. If you fail by even one point during your last class with them and it happens to be your second fail in the program, then guess what? You're done. But now here's something else Broward College doesn't want you to know. While it is rare to find, there are two other colleges in the area who are accredited and will accept ALL of your transfer credits from Broward. I have friends who are currently attending both at the moment and who are set to finish in May. The only thing with each school is that you're required to complete 25% of the RN program at their school (this is true with any school that is accredited). So while you can do it in only one semester, you're going to end up paying for it.

The Emergency Education Institute in Coral Springs, and the MetLife institute in Fort Lauderdale will both accept all of your credits and you will finish with them in one semester. Some people will argue about their accreditation status and being able to transfer credits to a BSN program, but here's the deal... If you already have taken your prerequisites at another college or community college (like Broward), and then end up transferring to one of these schools to complete their program, ALL of your credits will be accepted at any university once you pass the NCLEX exam. If, however, you decided to do your prerequisites at Met Life, only your nursing courses will probably be accepted and your prerequisites will not. If you take all of your classes at Emergency Education Institute, all of them should be accepted when you want to do your BSN. As of right now they're accreditation status is listed as "probationary," but this is true of any relatively new school.

Also, Miami Dade College will accept the first three nursing classes that you take at Broward. So if you find you don't make it very far at Broward, Miami Dade might be a better option because of the price.

Please don't let Broward fool you into thinking that this can't be done, or scare you with their NCLEX pass rate. If you made it all the way up to Ortho/Neuro or Cardio at Broward, you WILL be successful on the NCLEX.

Do your research people. Don't be afraid to speak up to them. They try to train you with fear from day one. Don't let yourself be the victim. You'll only have yourself to blame. Consider yourself informed!

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Wow! Thank you so much for this post. I've been doing my research for so many months now on Broward and the horror stories. I'm looking at getting all my ged. ed courses out the way there and then transferring over to Chamberlain to the BSN program. This just made my decision a lot easier. Thank you again for the informative post!

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Wow! Don't let anyone discourage you from attending broward college! if I woulda listened to all the "stories" out there I wouldn't have graduated from broward college nursing. God knows where I would be. If this person was so against the school why would he/she attend??? I bet they heard the same stories" and went ahead and registered or why did this person stayed?? what about transferring To the other two schools mentioned above or any other school? As far as I know broward does not keep anyone hostage..... I know why this person didn't transfer because Broward college is very affordable unlike all those other schools that charge you 3 or 4, 5 times more, what about that broward has one of the highest passing nclex rates as you can check that online, or how about because when I was on the floor for clinical the nursing staff was happy to see us there and were grateful, while they talked about the other schools not doing anything. I'm sorry but when I said I was from broward college the medical and nursing staff was impressed. Nursing is not easy and you should not sell yourself short before even starting a program. It does not take a genius to pass Broward if I did without failing anyone can. I'm actually very proud of being a broward college nursing graduate it's a great nursing program.

I would actually be mortified and embarrassed that i let someone i don't know talk me into getting A $50000 dollar loan for another school and making the same money.

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Yea I'd be mortified and embarrassed if I LET someone I don't know talk me into not going to Broward College and getting into debt too, but that's not the case here. I actually have quite a few friends who have graduated from the Broward RN program, and others who have failed it or decided to drop out and transfer to another school. I've heard horror stories and a few good ones, however, I did not just go based on those "stories". I have done my own research, I have met with directors from different schools including Broward and Broward just isn't the number one on my list. If I'm going to invest in my future I'm going to make sure it's the right program for ME. I'm currently a Broward College student and I've taken all my pre-reqs there and will continue to get my general ed. credits so that I may transfer to another school and work on my BSN degree. You have to appreciate when people post helpful tips and their own experience because it helps potential students to know what they are getting into and to continue to research, just like I'm sure someone will appreciate your post.

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I'm sorry but those are not helpful tips, that's trashing the school. Everyone has their right to form their own opinion not scare everyone away. No one is saying broward college is easy, it's very dIfficult and everyone in the hospital knows that and it makes it even more special to say I'm a broward college nursing students. I'm sure you have also heard the stories out there that going into a pvt nursing school is purchasing the degree. Stories are everywhere!!!

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So Diego, I see you've found my comments in more than one posting. I find it odd that you're looking all over different forums to respond to my negative review, based on MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE at Broward College. Do you work for Broward? It wouldn't surprise me?

No one is telling anyone to go "purchase" their degree. I'm letting people know there are other options after they've already begun and they shouldn't feel stuck.

Miami-Dade is a great option and it's roughly the same price. I have several friends who graduated from there and loved it.

There are other schools in the area that you can probably pay 20-25k and receive your RN. I'm sorry, but that's not "purchasing" a degree. It's a career!!! My sister just finished cosmetology school and she paid $16k for that. I don't think 20-25 is bad for becoming a nurse.

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The claws have come out lolol. Im not here to raise your blood pressure lol ñ. This comment showed up on my email address as I have been selling my books from nursing school in this forum that's the reason I follow it not to trash schools. I don't work for broward i graduated in December I'm on the graduation list and since you have so much time on your hands and know so many people who graduated from there you can look it up on the list of graduates that everyone gets. I think you said you graduated from there?? I don't reqlly care but you know what I find ODDD that you stayed there HATING IT SO MUCH, you had the option of transferring....you should inform that Miami dade requires a lot more classes and credits than broward. 114 students graduated from broward college. I doubt there were 114 genius graduates. I don't like stressing ppl out El out who may doubt themselves by listening to negativity. That's not the type of person I am. I'm done with this conversation.

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Good, best of luck to you! :)

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Hello when will the LPN decision come out pls

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