Does it matter where you get your ADN to get a job?

[fianne]

I am looking for ADN programs around the St. Paul/Minneapolis/Woodbury areas that are relatively cheap. So far, I've noticed that the community colleges are far cheaper so obviously I'd rather go there. However, I am wondering if it matters where you attain your ADN to find a job right away. For example, if I went to St. Kate's, would there be better opportunities for me to get work right away or should I just go somewhere cheap like Inver Hills Community college? Also, how would it affect my plan to get my BSN afterward to become a CRNA? Would they dismiss my BSN/CRNA application more easily because they assume I had a community college education? Or does it not matter (though I'm thinking it must matter)?

For reference, I recently graduated from a private liberal arts school and have relinquished my MD aspiration. I've been taking my time (stalling, really) in preparing for med school and have also recently realized that it must be because I don't want to become a doctor. I've been volunteering at the hospital and so far, I think nursing is for me. Thanks for your help! :redbeathe

[Asinda, BSN, RN]

If you are very concerned with money issues, yet want to be employable, I would highly recommend either the MN program from U of MN or the BSN from Saint Cloud State. I actually just got into the nursing program at SCSU, and I am very excited to begin in the fall. While the rest of SCSU is definately a party school, from what I hear from everyone in the nursing program is the curriculum is intense and the clinical experience very beneficial. SCSU also has the highest first time NCLEX pass rate in MN (or so I was told by our advisors). With a bachelors degree you can either do the traditional or accelerated program route, as long as you have the appropriate prerequisites done. It is very intense and competitive application process however.