Grayson or PJC? (TX)

[Chelseykate14]

Hi, I'm Chelsey, and I just became a senior in highschool. I'm also just now taking Psychology and Sociology online via PJC. :]

I'm determined to have a nursing career and I really like the Grayson County College nursing program and I was wondering if it was a 2-year program like PJC's?

Here's a link to the classes : http://www.grayson.edu/pdffiles/NURS.pdf

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

If you don't have an LVN license, then all RN community college programs will result in a 2-year ADN (associate degree in nursing). The typical person takes longer than 2 years to complete their degree due to all of the prerequisite and corequisite classes. In addition, not everyone is admitted to the nursing program the first time around, which can add time to the completion of your degree.

Welcome, and good luck!

[Chelseykate14]

Thank you. :]

[BellaCerraRN]

You can count on taking 3-3 1/2 years (or more) to complete your 2 year ADN. Like the previous poster said, there are pre-req's, but also co-req's. Classes that you should be able to complete while going through the nursing program, but the truth of the matter is they are thinly disguised pre-reqs. Without the classes out of the way prior to applying to the program you won't have enough points to make it.

I hear that Grayson opened up a Spring class and hopefully that will cut down on the waiting time an applicant has between applying and actually making the cut.

Good luck to you!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

By the way, I'd attend either one of the two schools mentioned (PJC or Grayson). Since nursing programs are so fiercely competitive in and around the DFW area, you'd better not turn your nose up at any nursing program that accepts you. Many of these schools have 600 to 1,000 applicants for less than 100 spots in the nursing program. Therefore, you're blessed if you get admitted somewhere.