Brown Mackie College

sunnyjohn · May 25, 2006

Vonsay, have your considered the ASN program at Purdue North Central in Michigan City/Westville?

They put applicant in three pools: those with no college credit, those with college credit/some prereq's and those with all pre-req's.

It is possible to get in their with only a handful of your classes done. I know people who have. The deadline for Jan 2007 is June 1st so you can still get in an application if you hurry!

yross · Aug 7, 2009

I started in September 2005. It is expensive, but if you get a student loan you have 10 years to pay it off. I think its worth it since the waiting list at other schools are ridiculous. And once you graduate you won't have a problem finding a job because nursing staff is so short worldwide they really don't care what college you graduated from as long as you have your license. But I have to say that I have heard good and bad things about this school and others. In my opinion the teachers are well educated, you have 48hrs of theory and 48hrs of clinicals each month, and if you fail a rotation, you won't have to wait another semester/year to retake the class because they start every month.

Hello I am supposed to start program in November. I have my financial aid appt next week. I am sort of concerned about that. I tried to apply for student loans through Wells Fargo and was denied. Yes the school is very expensive. I have tried to get into so many nursing programs that I am so frustrated. It seems like Brown Mackie is a good choice but the cost is my issue. I am anxious and nervous to find out what my monthly payment will be. Do you like the classes once a month?

yross · Aug 7, 2009

the cost for the nursing brogram is expensive. about 18,000. bur you get 10 years to pay off student loans which isn't that bad once you deduct grants and cash payments. At least you'll make more to pay off your loans.

Hello, Could you share with me how you went about getting student loans for BM? I have applied through Wells Fargo and was denied. Any other suggestions or options? Thanks!

yross · Aug 7, 2009

I totally agree! It is so hard getting into Nursing programs in Indy! I hope Brown Mackie works for me. I am scheduled to start November 2, 2009. Have you any information or opinions of program. I am searching for ways to pay because it is so expensive.

xoemmylouox, ASN, RN · Aug 7, 2009

I went to BM and now only certain places will hire me due to their non-accredidation with the NLNAC. So certain hospitals will not hire you. I was advised by the Riley - Clarian Health group will not hire graduates from BM until it is accredidited though NLNAC. Just a warning.

yross · Aug 7, 2009

Yes I have heard that too! I work at Clarian and they told me the same thing. However you can work in some hospitals but more long term care like nursing homes..I plan to get my ASN after this through IVY Tech or IU

sunnysideup09 · Aug 7, 2009

Be careful since even though you get your degree from BM, you may not be able to transfer into an ASN program. That is the issue with nonaccreditated programs, not only do you have a problem finding employment at certan places, but then you have the problem of credits and your degree being accepted by other accreditated institutions. I can tell you at Ivy Tech Indy they will not accept an LPN who graduated from BM into their transition LPN to ASN program. I would advise asking the program you want to potentially transfer in about if they will accept transcripts from BM now, before you put the effort into attending BM.

yross · Aug 7, 2009

This can be so crazy I know! Well I transferred Anatomy I & II and they accepted. plus Psycology 101. So even though I am going to BM and considering taking Anatomy I & II over, I suppose that I will be ok. I would hope that they would consider my accredited classes that are already there and allow me to just take TEAS and the one required math course and allow me to get in. I do know that General Ed Courses won't transfer. I am calling again to verify that, but I was almost sure they told me that I could. I will discuss in detail with Nursing Pro Chair. I am appreciating your comments and information. I really need this!

sunnysideup09 · Aug 8, 2009

Be persistent...you can achieve this and will!

xoemmylouox, ASN, RN · Aug 10, 2009

Yes I have heard that too! I work at Clarian and they told me the same thing. However you can work in some hospitals but more long term care like nursing homes..I plan to get my ASN after this through IVY Tech or IU

I applied to Clarian and was called by the recruiter and told that. I wanted to cry. Ugh...

dreamingkim · Sep 7, 2009

I graduated from Brown Mackie in Fort Wayne earlier this year. Certain aspects of that school, such as the financial aid department were absolute chaos most of the time. I did not like the fact that they let every single person off the street into the nursing program, I know that kinda sounds bad. But what I mean is that w/ no entrance exam a a lot of people seemed to either not want to be there or think it was easy or a blow off. I had a lot of great instructors, and some of them I would still contact. It is a quick program, but so are all LPN programs. The one thing that I think Brown Mackie has in their favor is NCLEX prep. They prepare you w/ NCLEX test labs from the first class. If anyone is wondering if they take credits, they took my A&P 1&2 and Psych 101 from Ivy Tech, but that was up to them. And yes this school is EXPENSIVE ($270ish/credit), but if that is the only choice or you can't wait it is worth it.

adruiz01 · Oct 23, 2009

My husband used to work for Brown mackie, he was the Business Officer and in collections. His sister also worked in Financial Aid. Neither of them would not recommend that collage to anyone. They are not a credited collage, he has told me a lot of bad things about that collage and the way they have their classes set up. He said they are a rip off.