Daytona State Fall 2017

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Hey all! I'm applying in May for an August start date to Daytona State College's nursing program. Anyone else?

No, I don't work for them but your interpretation in regards to a school's accreditation and a schools nursing program being programmatically accredited is not correct.

When researching nursing schools and colleges you need to review and ask the following:

1.

Is the college licensed with the State of Florida?

2. Is the college institutionally accredited? (Example, SACS, ACCSC, etc..)

3. Is the colleges nursing program approved by the Florida Board of Nursing?

4. Is their nursing programmatically accredited? (ACEN, CCNE)

5. If there nursing program is not programmatically accredited, then where do they stand with being programmatically accredited?

6. How many students are accepted every semester and how many nursing spots are open every year?

7. What is the completion rate of their students in the Nursing Program? (how many students get enrolled and how many graduate from the program)

8. What is the placement rate of the Nursing Program? (how many graduate and how many get placed in their nursing field)

9. What is the pass rate for the colleges nursing programs?

10. Where are their clinical sites held? Which hospitals and local clinical sites have partnered with nursing program?

11. How long has their nursing programs faculty been employed?

12. What is the background of the colleges Director of Nursing?

13. Are their pre-reqs for the program?

14. Is there a waiting list? and how long is the waiting list?

In order for a nursing program to be approved by the Florida Board of Nursing, a colleges nursing program must be licensed and institutionally accredited. By 2018, all nursing programs in the state of Florida must be programmatically accredited.

Trust me, it matters where I go to nursing school. I ask the above questions and I did my homework with all of the nursing schools I visited. I chose Daytona College because they checked all of my boxes.

Some of my friends are currently enrolled in Daytona State and I am not getting stuck taking 2 years of pre-reqs to find out there are only a few spots available to enter the final nursing core classes.

I plan on graduating in 2 years and then sit for my NCLEX and become an RN.

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4. Is their nursing programmatically accredited? (ACEN, CCNE)

NO. This should concern you.

5. If there nursing program is not programmatically accredited, then where do they stand with being programmatically accredited?

They stand at not being accredited. Still a NO.

6. How many students are accepted every semester and how many nursing spots are open every year?

As they only just started this program a matter of months ago, they have to accept everyone who applies. I don't think this counts as a plus from an academic standpoint.

7. What is the completion rate of their students in the Nursing Program? (how many students get enrolled and how many graduate from the program)

How can you have checked this off your list when the answers to this at this point in time are none and none?

8. What is the placement rate of the Nursing Program? (how many graduate and how many get placed in their nursing field)

You are satisfied with their answer enough to enroll? Because the answers here are also NONE and NONE.

9. What is the pass rate for the colleges nursing programs?

To date, that would be 0% as one has yet to graduate, therefore no graduate has taken the NCLEX.

11. How long has their nursing programs faculty been employed?

I'd be interested in that answer as they are still looking to hire nursing instructors and lab instructors based on the info from Indeed.com.

13. Are their pre-reqs for the program?

If the answer is No as you say, that's a concern. There is a good reason to get the basics out of the way first, ensure that those who take nursing school seats are qualified to be there, but you should know that from your research.

14. Is there a waiting list? and how long is the waiting list?

Competition to get into good programs drives the number of people who apply. If so few are applying that anyone and everyone is assured of getting in, that should be a concern to any student considering the school.

By 2018, all nursing programs in the state of Florida must be programmatically accredited.
Or close. You have no idea at this point if this school will still be a school in a year or two, they have no track record to suggest they will. Cosmetology, sure. Nursing, no.

Trust me, it matters where I go to nursing school. I ask the above questions and I did my homework with all of the nursing schools I visited. I chose Daytona College because they checked all of my boxes.

Of your 14 points to quality-check each school, Daytona College failed on at least 9 of them (could be 10, but I have no way to verify the background of the DON, so skipping that one). How as that Doing Your Homework? Three months plus campus visits and you chose this school, and are NOT being paid to say it. I don't understand.

Some of my friends are currently enrolled in Daytona State and I am not getting stuck taking 2 years of pre-reqs to find out there are only a few spots available to enter the final nursing core classes. I plan on graduating in 2 years and then sit for my NCLEX and become an RN.

I hope your plan works out for you, but I believe it has more pitfalls than you allow for the possibility. Please realize that it isn't that you have found the best, smartest route to becoming an RN and that the reason people don't know about it is some kind of marvelous secret. The truth is that schools like this pop up and disappear all the time and students are left in the dust. Read the posts from others like yourself who did what you're planning to do and see how it turned out for them.

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Not my interpretation, all of it is right off the FL BoN nursing site. But hey. Good luck.

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Hello All,

I'm planning on applying this May for the program starting in Fall. However, I'm a bit skeptical and nervous in doing so being that my overall GPA is a 2.92. I haven't taken my teas as of yet either and my nursing prerequisite are well over 3.0. Are there any chances of me getting in?

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I think there is always a chance! It is free to apply so there's no harm in doing so. I have heard that the GPA's in the fall class are more competitive than the spring. If you don't get in this time- keep trying! Good luck :)

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i am applying in May! hope i get in its a 3.7gpa nervous ! a lot of competition

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Figure I would refresh this thread.

I plan to apply to the Fall 2017 class.

Finishing up my prerequisites this semester and I plan to take the TEAS after spring break.

Not too worried about the TEAS as long as I keep my GOA where it is.

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The application window opens today! Good luck everyone!

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I have applied. I have just completed all the pre-reqs with some for the BSN portion, I am going for the LPN to RN bridge program. My GPA right now is at 3.57 and my overall TEAS score was a 65%. Just has me a little worried because when I filed, I had 3 courses in progress. Haven't heard about anybody being excepted with an application of courses in progress. This semester finished with A's. Can't wait to see if we get accepted. Good luck to all that are applying. We have done so much to get here!

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Dropped off my application today 😀

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I turned in my application May 3 so now just playing the waiting game!

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