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?
Hi I'll be starting in September as well. I have my enrollment appt. tomorrow. Will I know then what my schedule will be like? Also did you find out when orientation will be yet?
You will know your classes, but sure if you will know your schedule. I'm doing the hybrid so not sure if that makes a difference or not on knowing schedules.
Hi I plan on attending galen next yr. I'm so worried bout financial aid.. And I would be an out of state student.. Do student loans depend on your credit?? How do I apply for WIOA..
Thank you for sharing,,, how do I access the account? I'm an MS LPN, applying for admission spring 17. Also, did you attend the Tampa Bay campus? Interested in work, housing, life in Fl????
I'm from Chicago and I've been here 3 years. I hate florida personally but I don't want to move my kids back and forth so I'm toughing it out. The pay here sucks compared to what I'm used to. Everyone has a different opinion so I don't want to discourage you. Personally, I regret moving here but I love the school! I am in Tampa. Im learning so much and the staff is so helpful. So that's a plus.
I don't think financial aid depends on your credit but I'm not sure. You can contact someone in financial aid and they're super helpful. They can answer all of your questions. Good luck!
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Did you get your schedule yet or know when orientation is going to be? I'll be starting the PN program in September.