How far do you drive to nursing school?

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I'm just currious to see how far some of you have to drive to nursing school. If I get into the program where I am applying I will have to drive over an hour. Do you think that is too far?:bugeyes:

Specializes in Mother Baby & pre-hospital EMS.

I live pretty close to campus, so it is a short bus ride or a 25 minute walk for me.

Now the hospital where I do my clinicals is a different story - that is a 50 minute drive (2X a week this semester).

Some people I know who lived far from school or the hospital (where we do our clinicals) either stay with a family member/friend who lives closer to those locations.

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Specializes in Psych, Tele.

I live about 94 miles away from the school I attend. I leave my house at 7am to get there by 9am. I leave at 5am on clinical days to get to the hospital by 6:45am. Austin traffic in the morning is a pain! The drive back is so chill and laid back, that I've learned to enjoy it.

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I'm about 45 min depending on traffic. I actually don't mind, it gives me time to de-stress before and after class/clinicals.

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Specializes in SNF/Acute.

the drive for me is 10-12 minutes, but i definitely would not mind if i had to drive an hour or so to get there like the other posters. not yet in clinicals, but i already know some locations will be more than 45 miles away, we'll see how that goes!

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In most of our grad programs classes meet only 1 day a week, so we have students who come from all over the region. This semester there are two students who carpool 5 hours each way. They are doing their FNP practica in their home counties in Appalachia.

We are able to provide PhD all students with full scholarship, and I have students who commute from PA, MD, WV and NC for classes every Tues/Wed.

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I drive 65 miles one way to get to school 5 days a week it's hard. I have two jobs so my day begins at 5 am I go to school at night so I get home no earlier than 11:30 or twelve every night. Some where in there I do my homework and clean my house kids my kids and die from lack of sleep. If you can go to school closer to home it wold be better. Good luck and know that it's worth it no matter what.

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Specializes in Cardiac Care.

Clinicals on Monday and Tuesday are about 7 minutes away by car. Classroom on Tuesday and Thursday is about 40 minutes one way. I'm lucky; it could be much worse.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

25 boring miles

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110 miles round trip to the college, clinicals will likely be further (I'm doing my pre-nursing pre-reqs right now). Because I live in a large metro area, 1-1.5 hour commutes one-way are not uncommon---and that is essentially what this will be for me---but it will be all highway--no major traffic (which makes the commute more bearable, IMO--thinking time!!!).

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

I drove about 30 miles (heavy traffic) my first semester and moved after that. My new apt was on the metrorail line and I'd just walk across the street, get on the train, and it'd take me about 2 miles to school. It was great!

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Specializes in Surgical Trauma ICU.

121 miles each way. I make this trip once a week and it usually takes me about 2 hours each way.

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Specializes in Coronary Rehab Unit.

I live approx 5 miles from my school ....takes about 10 minutes by drive, maybe 25 minutes by bicycle:cool: (rush hour traffic and REEEEEALLY large hills :eek: )

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