Considering moving to NC...schools?

Tweege · May 31, 2005

I live in the western side of the state, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I will be starting this fall at our CC and it took one year for me to get in. The selection process begins in January of each yr. Before then you have to check with an advisor on what classes you lack and exactly what is needed. For myself I was advised to take Anatomy and Phisiology, and chemistry which I lacked, each of these classes gives you points and the selection process is based on a points system. I already had most of my prereqs out of the way with my first degree, but some peolpe get in having to take all the englishes and maths, etc along side the program. I would hate to try to do it that way. Anyway, you are scored so many points for being a resident, for the types of classes you have taken and passed, for being a CNA, EMT, Paramedic, etc. You also have to take a Health Occupations Exam which can give you up to 25 points. Once all of these requirments have been compiled, the board selects that people with the top points for an interview which also is weighted by points. All the points are then compiled and the people with the highest points are chosen for the program. In our school its a total of 36(?) people, 16 for the day program and 10 for the night, with the remainder as alternates on a waiting list, jsut in case anyone drops out.

I'm not sure what the rest of the state does, I believe that this may be standard, although larger schools may have more classes that begin twice a yr. My school is small, but from what I hear from former students, its one of the best, tough but you definetly stand out among other students from other schools. We have to travel to Asheville to do clinicals, which about a 2hr drive. Our CC is in whats know as Region A Consortium, which consists of three CC in three different counties that combine during the second yr of the Nursing program. It's kind of crazy, the way it works, and I have heard that the traveling is the hardest part.

Good luck, I hope you find a great school.

2bRn-STAT · May 31, 2005

It really depends on what part of NC you plan on relocating to. Here in the Raleigh-Durham area the community colleges do not look very well as far as waiting lists are concerned.

RNPATL, DNP, RN · Jun 1, 2005

Hi! I live in Colorado now, but I really want to get into nursing school and the waitlists out here are CRAZY long, there are only a few BSN schools, and they are incredibly competitive. I love NC, my DH's family is from there and he could transfer his job out there. What are your nursing schools like? Are there long waitlists at the CC's? I'm only looking to get my RN at this point, even though I already have a BS in psychology and I've been working at a hospital here for 5 years as a CNA.
Any advice would be great! Thanks -
Tracy

Hope you are able to get to NC. Like the other poster, I am in Western NC ... beautiful mountain region. I am pretty certain that most of the schools have a wait list to get in, but I think it is possible to get started pretty quickly.

Good luck on your move.

kellyo, LPN · Jun 2, 2005

There's no waitng list at my school (Johnston Community College). Each year applicants are selected on the basis of their entrance exam (HOBET) and their grades from prerequisites. If you don't get in, you re-apply for the next year. T

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Jun 3, 2005

We don't have waiting lists at my cc nursing school on the Eastern-coastal side of the state, but it is very competitive. Last year, we had 365 applicants for 42 slots. We also use the HOBET to narrow down each year's applicants to 75 or so. Then, the 75 are ranked by points given for certain prior courses and GPA.