Can you get an RN degree online?

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I just moved to a somewhat rural area (husband in Military) that has only 2 colleges, one being a Junior College and the other one being a small public college. By the way these colleges are about 2 hours away. The Junior College has a 3 year waiting list and the other one is not accepting any applicants for another 2 years. Since my husband will be stationed in another state in 2 years, it would be a waste to put my application in and pay all the fees etc. Is there an online RN degree that is accredited and also sets you up with a local hospital so I can do all my clinicals etc? Since I already have a B.S. Degree I was going to try for an Accelerated BSN degree, but the cost is very expensive and I cannot find any programs online that are affordable and trustworthy. There are no colleges where I am at that offer it and I do not want to drive 3 hours to go to a school that does. I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place. I cannot find a teaching job with my existing degree and I cannot change my career with a new one. Very frustrating.

Any information would be helpful.

So get a PO box in TX. Fly down for a week or two every semester for clinicals. Where there is a will there is a way.

Good advice. You can get a private mailbox and have them forward your school mail to your regular address for a small fee.

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You need a lot more than a PO Box to prove residency. The form to determine Texas residency at my college is 7 pages and requires documentation from most students.

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None of the schools in TX that I have gone to require any proof. Just that you have a mailing address in TX. I have never had to prove residency.

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Unless you intend to become a TX resident (so mailing address, taxes, voting, etc) you'd be committing fraud by stating that you were a resident. Not really the way you want to initiate your nursing license huh?

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One college required a copy of my (then) husband's military orders since I'd been in the state for less than 12 months.

Another required a copy of my lease to prove I'd been in the state more than 12 months.

The others based it off the previous college's "in state" decision because I was enrolled within the past year but community colleges still generally wanted to see something with my current address to prove I was in district.

You would certainly need more than an PO Box for residency, especially for a community college (like the ADN degree linked above) that has in district, out of district and out of state.

Did you enroll right after high school? That's pretty much the only time you can give an address without documentation and not been an in state resident at another college within the past year.

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Thanks again for your replies.

Virginia College's program here, where I live, was not regionally accredited and the diploma would have been useless, so I decided not to even go there for a visit. It was a for-profit school. I do not want to waste money ($18000) and not be able to practice in other states.I cannot locate to go to a school far away because I have two small children and I have done that a few times for teaching jobs and I do not want to split up the family again.

My husband is not sure what state he will be stationed to, but he has narrowed them down to 3-4 states. I have decided to apply to schools for either an LPN or RN degree in those states( in some of the states the LPN degree has a shorter waiting lists so I will apply to different programs depending on the state). We will not be moving until Feburary 2011 and since there is a waiting list at the colleges I have called, I will be starting as soon as I move to wherever. And if he does stay here( he will know by Jan 2011 ) by that time I would have already set things up with the school here for an LPN diploma to start that summer. It pretty much comes down too whether my husband is selected for a certain position. If not, we stay. If he gets it, we move. I know that I will be wasting some money on application fees, but I think that it is worth it in the end to set things up ahead of time. Right now, I just want to get an LPN degree and then go from there. All I want is a foot in the door.

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Hello Argo. I know that this thread is older but this is one of the few that mentions Eline within the last 5 years. LOL. Most of the other ones are from 04-07. Anyhow, just looking for feedback from E-line. There was someone who tried to start a new thread about it but not responses yet. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

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I looked at the link to this program and the e-line program seems like it is only for military persons only. I couldn't see any reference otherwise.

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Yes There is. I did one. eLine - Electronic Learning in Nursing Education is what I used. It is not a bridge But a straight RN program. You can go adn or bsn. Adn Is from Delmar college. Bsn is from Texas a&m corpus Christi.

Del Mar no longer offers the ADN online. They got in trouble with the TXBON & now it is strictly in class only.

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Hello,

The last time someone posted on this thread was almost four years ago. I'm wondering since that time if online RN degrees are more prevalent? If so, do you know of any?

Thank you!

duckyday4

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