If you had all the funds..

[Nurse2BeCam]

(BSN's) If you had all the funds to go to any school for nursing pre-reqs and nursing school, would you still choose to go to a community college for the pre-reqs and then transfer or just apply and stick with a 4-yr university you wish to apply for nursing school at?

I'm blessed not to have to worry about my tuition or school expenses since I served my time in the military and as the spring is drawing nearer I'm rethinking my decision about sticking with my local cc for the pre-reqs when I could just apply to a university and get my education there without having to transfer later. I guess I'm just looking for others person opinions and experience with community colleges vs big universities for the first 2 yrs of schooling.

[panda2bnurse3]

I went to 4 year and then did my pre recs at community. As someone who has experienced both I'd say community is the way to go. Professors care more, it's less BS "weeding" classes and smaller class sizes. Plus obviously cheaper. I wish I would have done the community college route instead of being suckered into a big league college. I would not, however, trade my experiences in the dorms and with activities i had my first few years (study abroad, clubs, sorority, student manager etc). But you can always do those the last two years if you want and have time. Good luck!

[VampyrSlayer, CNA]

Thank you for your service. I'm prenursing and I've done both university and cc route. For me, I'd choose cc first. Not just because of smaller classes, but cc is 15 min from my house whereas nearest university (which is private) is over 45 min away. Our state college in state tuition I believe is highest in state tuition in the country so you might as well go private (plus state college is 2.5 hours away). For financial reasons I'm doing ADN first then bridge :)

[VampyrSlayer, CNA]

Also, I've never had issues transferring credits from my cc :)

[NurseGirl525, ASN, RN]

Money is not an issue for me as my ex husband is having to pay for my schooling. So I could pretty much go where I wanted, and do it how I want. I chose the community college route for several reasons. First, I love my school. I love the small classes, the instructors, the advisors, the small community atmosphere. I like not having to trudge all over a big campus. Plus my school is very diverse age wise. At 38, I am middle of the road on age. A big 4 year university would be mostly people coming straight out of high school. I feel like I fit in better at my school. In my area, hospitals still hire ADNs, so that is not an issue for me at this time. I plan on getting my BSN after a couple of years experience but will do it online. So I am extremely happy with the route I took, not just because of cost because like I said earlier, I could have gone where ever I wanted.