Chamberlain College of Nursing Atlanta graduates

Atl-Murse · Jul 25, 2016

Graduated few months ago. I found the NCLEX is be so easy compared to school exams. I now work in the best hospital in area, in a specialty area. Pass rate in 2014 was about 96 %, about 89% in 2015, currently about 91 % this year. Good school but expensive. I had 3 job offers before I took NCLEX. The school has a good reputation in the hospital area. I attribute this to the older, wiser and generally more hard working student population not to the school.

Buyer beware, BSN · Jul 25, 2016

Graduated few months ago. I found the NCLEX is be so easy compared to school exams. I now work in the best hospital in area, in a specialty area. Pass rate in 2014 was about 96 %, about 89% in 2015, currently about 91 % this year. Good school but expensive. I had 3 job offers before I took NCLEX. The school has a good reputation in the hospital area. I attribute this to the older, wiser and generally more hard working student population not to the school.

Why is it important for you to spend $100,000 plus dollars, at least, on nursing school and that's if you graduate in 4 years? Many people today take 6 years to graduate and will spend upwards of $150, 000 dollars. You will probably take out or they will take out for you this king's random at at least 4.5% interest. This my inexperienced would-be colleague is a one way-ticket to what has been termed debt peonage.

But other than this, NYCLEX pass rates are but one metric in evaluating a school. Look at it this way. You need to know the graduation rate of the cohort you start with. Let's say you start with 30 students in your class but only 5 actually graduate. Then of those 5 who take the NYCLEX, 4 pass the test. Then a school could say they have a respectable 80% pass rate. Big deal. So you have to know what the graduation and retention rate of the school is. For this you can go to (collegescorecard.edu.gov) and look up their other schools that have been around a while. You could ask the school directly about these numbers but they usually say they will have to get back to you later or they don't know. DECEPTION #1. You should know that, like most for-profit schools, this one is owned by DeVry. This company is not very well received in the world of education due to its low grad rates and retention rates as well as their pretty-penny tuition costs. Do a thorough net search and you will be surprised at what you see.

In the end for-profit schools feed off the desperation of many who will accept any scholastic mediocrity or outrageous tuition charges foisted upon them.

You can do better in terms of quality and price. There are many schools of nursing in your area that have good reputations and won't ruin you financially. You need to do your due diligence and research.

Remember the relative few who graduate from these loan mills will always tell you they are OK. But realise they are only doing so to justify their own personal bad choice. And all schools are not the same. And many people will never admit they goofed. You see it's an ego thing, most likely. But it's their ego not yours they are trying to protect.

TheNoviceNurse16 · Jul 26, 2016

Yikes. ^^^

Future_GA_nurse, CNA, EMT-B · Jul 31, 2016

Buyer beware was just giving his opinion. Though I agree you need to look at the retention rate vs NCLEX but do your own research. I do not have direct experience with this school, however as a career changer and graduated from DeVRY an education is what you make of it. I went the 'for profit' route b/c it ended up being faster for me, the instructors were working real world, not those that worked in the field 10+ years ago now teaching. I can tell you that in my current profession, no one questioned where I obtained my degree, and I have succeeded in my roles and making good money.

It's all about how you APPLY yourself, how you set yourself apart from others, and NETWORKING.

Visit, ask many questions, and make your own decision. Yes it can and will be expensive, but you'll have to evaluate your tradeoff(s). Good luck. I'm also considering this school for next fall.

Jessica.biancia · Aug 5, 2016

Thank you ATL Murse, BSN. I appreciate your positivity! I have heard the same thing from others. I hope that my story is as seamless as yours! Thank you for the response!

Jessica.biancia · Aug 5, 2016

Thank you NoviceNurse16! I have done so much research and I am ok with the cost. At the end of the day, I am not waiting on some undetermined list and I will graduate and be into the working world sooner than later. My cousin graduated from Chamberlain and is a BSN-RN. She works at a hospital and does very well. I am going for it and am going to follow my own path. I also have other friends who are nurses who say they work with Chamberlain grads.

Jessica.biancia · Aug 5, 2016

Thank you for providing your opinion.

Jessica.biancia · Aug 5, 2016

Thank you for your opinion Buyer Beware. I must say everyone's situation is different. I won't be spending $100,000, that's insane. I already have a degree and they accepted an entire year of my previous degrees credits from Georgia State. I will be spending tens of thousand less than the amount you are saying. You have to weigh your pros and cons but I feel like it is a great opportunity for those it works for. Just because someone sits on a waist list and has lower tuition doesn't make it better. People pay $100,000 for Emory and are wait listed. Yipeee, a BSN is a BSN.

NeoNatMom · Jan 10, 2017

I agree with this so much. Tbh I've done all my non nursing classes which saved me an easy 40k on tuition and fees. If i dont qualify to apply to Athens Tech (I was recently dismissed from my first program in my senior yr) I will go to Chamberlain.

You have to consider one major point. No matter what classes you haven't completed, you are considered a nursing student at the moment you are accepted into Chamberlain. This is different from almost all other GA programs. Gwinnett Tech requires you to take prerequisites and THEN apply. However, student A goes to GTC where even though they are a great school their drop/fail rate of Anatomy and physiology 1 is still 50%. It is no surprise the rate is similar at chamberlain. So retention as an RN will count additional courses the same student has just as much likelihood of passing or not. Chamberlain has a really good NCLEX pass rate (especially if you look at them nationally).

It is what you make of the experience. They are very professional, respectful, and I rather enjoy the smaller class size and state of the art simulations facility they have. As someone who has already been in a program to make an informed comparison, it's no wonder they are more costly. You have better equipment, resources, and ppl come from all walks of life, so each person (like patients) is unique with their own specific needs.

Great discussion thread

NNM