Help.. Hiram or kent dilemma ?

[unleish05]

I'm an LPN student at Fortis college. Now that I'm in 2nd term, I realized that they kinda only wanted our money. I even had to slow down to part time because there full-time was little too stressful. Anyways someone told me that my bio, eng, and psych can transfer to Hiram college...only problem is, Hiram is a newer program but they have a BSN program.I went for a visit. There is NO wait list. Once they sign you up, you are still on the BSN track (prereqs and all). I came across a couple issues...it sounds nice but there program is only 6 years old and their NCLEX pass rate is at 50%. That 50 doesn't sound very good but I thought maybe that's because they have only had 2 classes to graduate so far not to mention that the $29,000 is one heck of a price tag.

On the other hand there's Kent State. That's where I orginally wanted to go. They are cheaper and have a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX, still their program is a little tougher to get into and the classes are much bigger than Hiram. Kent is closer and Hiram is 30 minutes away for me (kinda in no man's land..lol).

Hiram said that I could leave my school and come there in the fall or just wait til I finish Fortis...Any suggestions ? Has anyone been through Hiram's program. I think they have the better reputation but would better jobs come up because hiram is on my resume and not kent. I'm just trying to be smart about my decision.

[EmergencyRN22]

I graduated from Kent with my BSN. It's a great school but very tough. They do a very good job weeding out those weaker students, hence the high passing rate. However, I know for a fact it isn't 100% on the first attempt. I graduated with two class mates who passed on their third time sitting for state boards.