I wanted to see if anyone is planning on starting at Galen College of Nursing in Tampa this coming January 2016? I have searched and searched and I have not seen any recent postings. I just wanted to inform you guys on what I know since there is little to no information unfortunately.
I am a patient care technican(cna) and I have been working at a Baycare Hospital for the last three years. In these past three years I have noticed my manager hiring new nurses left and right, some from HCC(of course) but also from Galen! She told me that all they look at is your nursing license. Everytime I see one of my fellow coworkers go from ciel scrubs to bright royal blue scrubs(rn color) I was getting more and more anxious. Some with whom I started working here as techs have become nurses already and i just felt like i was running out of time, they went to galen as well and i have another friend here that graduates in december of this year. So, this past July I went with my sister to an open house Galen was having(this is not the first time ive gone, smh) and I finally decided to go ahead and do it, I signed up to tak the Rn Pax exam.
They suggested the book to study, and i studied, but let me tell you nothing that was in that book is on the test, at all. It is all basic knowledge. there were 60 questions in each section. I did well on math and reading/verbal but i completely bombed the science part, fortunately I still passed with a 105! You need to get 100 or better to apply for the RN 2yr program and only a 96 for the lpn. I signed up right away and am going to be attending in January of 2016. I took a lot of classes at hcc so Im going to be transferring them all in except Math because i took it over 5 years ago and that is there cut off for that subject.
With that being said, I am going to be paying my first two quarters with Tuition Assistance from the hospital, Baycare pays $4500 a year for Galen or any nursing school that is accredited, I also got approved with full Pell Grant of $5500, then the rest will be added to loans. I did the estimations and 4500*2yrs=$9000(baycare) + 5500*2yrs=$11000(pell grants) will equal $20,000 which will pretty much pay off my school! So excited and blessed!
Since Galen is now accredited USF will accept your license as long as you also come in with an associates degree and I am graduating with that this december. but i was researching and University of Arlington Texas will also accept you for much cheaper $8995 but its completely online. One of the nurses from here took her galen degree to Grand Canyon University and says she is paying a lot more than that. Anyways, this is all I can think of right now.
Any suggestions? how are the teachers? what do i need to know? how are the clinicals?
My friend is going through the University of Texas program as well after she graduated from Galen in December! She'll be done in 8 months! She received a job offer way shortly after passing the NCLEX, it is so exciting to see that all the negative comments about Galen are proven wrong and that all the people that really work hard for their degree are succeeding! I can not wait to be one of those people! So far I am loving Galen!
Hi @dramix3, I wasted 3 whole years going to Galen over and over again for information on classes and costs. Not once did the tuition change and neither did the classes, I think I was just afraid of jumping in with none of my prerequisites being complete, so in the mean time I finished them up and finally went back determined to sign up. The Financial Aid process was a breeze and Galen accepted all but one of my credits only because it was older than 5 years. Now I have finally started and I wish I would've done it back then. But time is just time.
I was on campus yesterday for an information session. It doesn't seem too bad. Their NCLEX pass rate is 86%. They're expecting ACEN accreditation this July since their home campus in Louisville, KY recently got theirs. I was considering applying to SPC, but I liked Galen's campus and the fact that they keep their classes small intentionally.
I would want to are you still thinking about going?
Me? My plan is to start in July. I passed the PAX-RN last week with a 145 (99th Percentile, w00t!!). I've submitted my official transcripts, financial aid documents, etc., so I'm waiting for an official acceptance letter at this point. I'm so anxious and eager! I've always wanted to do nursing and my possibly starting a program this summer literally feels like a dream coming true! I just hope my pre-nursing coursework transfers over as expected. That'd be the only thing that could stop me at this point. :/
I'm starting in July as well I'm doing the PN program, was thinking about the RN but I dont know. You should get a bunch of emails and a acceptance letter in the email as well, I have received everything I just have to do my FASFA
I'm expecting a call from them once they're done with my transcript review to make an appointment for enrollment. Have you done all your paperwork already?
Hey guys, I'm starting in September and was wondering if anyone has done the hybrid program? I'm getting a little nervous knowing I will be doing a lot of this online. I feel like I might not have the support I would if I was at the campus. Iv heard different stories. Any info would help, thank you!
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