I need advice about Nursing Schools in Denver

[HLS626]

Hi there,

I am incredibly new to this site and would really appreciate some necessary feed back or please even tell me if posting this topic would be more effective in another category.

I am a brand new nursing student. Technically, I'm not even a nursing student as I am taking my prerequisites. I have always wanted to be a nurse as long as I can remember.

Recently I started attending a school called College America in Denver. I'm starting to feel as though this was a huge mistake and I am generally afraid for my wallet and my education. I have only been attending this school for 1 month. I took communication arts online and nutrition on campus. Next week I am taking my finals for both classes. I have heard a lot of very negative things about this school recently and I'm looking for some advice.

College America lead me to believe that they were the only school in the state of Colorado that would accept me due to the fact that I have no prior experience. I took the SLE and passed and was immediately accepted in to their program. I started school a week later. This of course lead me to feel really great about my future because they were my "only shot" at becoming a nurse. My tuition for my associates degree is 47,000 dollars.

The school also seems to be incredibly grey about if their nursing program is accredited. I have heard that often times "graduates" from this school will get over-looked for employment. Is there anyone who can share their experience of this school with me? Could there potentially be a better, accredited school here in Colorado that would accept me even without experience? Any insight, information, and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank You!

[Boxer Mama]

Here is a link from a previous thread on AN: https://allnurses.com/colorado-state-nursing/college-america-509029.html. Also, if you go up to U.S., click on Colorado and then on the nursing program links, you can get some good information there.

As for the not having experience, that just is not true, it is only one of the factors schools look at. You could go volunteer to get some experience and also schools look at your GPA, especially of the science courses. If you do not mind a wait list and only want an AD, then I would recommend looking into community colleges. CC of Aurora has a really interesting program if you do not have a Bachelor's degree that once accepted you complete 2 years with them and then do 2 years along with CU Denver and end up with your BSN. Front Range also has an AD program. Then, there is CU or Regis for the 4 year. Lastly, if going back to a for-profit school is still okay, you can look into Denver School of Nursing as well.

I would look for a school the is NLNAC accreditation and do some research. I am sorry you are questioning where you are at for school. That would be very frustrating. Good luck!!