In need of advice before I sign up with Nursing institute only ABHES accredited!

elkpark · Mar 5, 2016

Don't do it.

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 5, 2016

If the school is not CCNE or ACEN accredited, that can lead to issues with being able to further your education. In addition, there are some employers who are requiring not only a specified degree but also that the applicant must have graduated from a CCNE/ACEN accredited school. Have you also researched the NCLEX pass rate for this school? The higher the pass rate, the better the students are prepared to pass the exam. What is the reputation at local facilities? There are some schools that if seen on a resume will have the nurse manager tossing it in the trash. By "pricey", what do you mean? Personally, I would not pay more for school than I can realistically make in a year.

elkpark · Mar 6, 2016

Have you also researched the NCLEX pass rate for this school? The higher the pass rate, the better the students are prepared to pass the exam.

That's not necessarily true. There are some sneaky tricks unscrupulous schools can use to keep their NCLEX scores high while offering a poor quality program. IMO, NCLEX rates don't really mean much by themselves, without at least also looking at a school's attrition rate.

Tita22 · Mar 6, 2016

Thanks for your comment! First, this school doesn't have the additional accreditations you mentioned and their main program is EMS for about 8years and 5 LPN and RN for the first time this year. They have an accelerated 11 month program. And they charge 35-40,000 including books and supplies. For which Inwould have to get loans out.

Tita22 · Mar 6, 2016

The director told me that she personally kicks people out if they "don't do well" I am in the early thirties and an 11 month program is very enticing. I also like their location is close to home and their schedule is 3 times a week 9-1:30pm and clinical a and labs in the weekends. Their labs are pretty legit with nice equipment. From what I understand they are nationally accredited, not regionally. í ½í¸‘

Tita22 · Mar 6, 2016

Rose, thank for telling me about the school in a resume and it being a red flag, this was something I really didn't consider. My local community college would mean a year or two to just get in. And it's very competitive as everyone wants to be a nurse and of course only open a certain amount of slots. :arghh:

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Mar 6, 2016

Rose, thank for telling me about the school in a resume and it being a red flag, this was something I really didn't consider. My local community college would mean a year or two to just get in. And it's very competitive as everyone wants to be a nurse and of course only open a certain amount of slots.

Yes, it's competitive...but would you rather wait, and be able to gain employment and be able to advance your career, or pours loads of money into an education that may leave you with nothing?

Also, look into BSN programs...look up area programs that are nationally accredited and go from there-cast you net wide as possible.

I wouldn't do it...gain experience in the healthcare field while waiting to be accepted; if you want to be a nurse, do it the best way possible-and instant gratification comes with many risks...

Signed, a 12-year plan RN.

Tita22 · Mar 6, 2016

Thank you for your reply Ladyfree28, you are absolutely correct. I have done my research and an accredited School of Nursing is a must. I will have to retake A&P 1&2 and Microbiology to be updated and ready to apply to a good school. There are some good schools that offer BSN options that I will certainly look at as well. Thank you good advice and congrats on a 12 year strings Nursing career.

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kmama2b · Mar 10, 2016

i am about to sign up for that program as well. i already paid my $100 application fee but i wanted to do more research before i started applying for loans. I'm starting to have second thoughts. i went in today to turn in my application and schedule my meeting with the director of nursing and they all seemed very unorganized. I'm still waiting to get called back to see if i have my "interview" later today. I read on the application that completing the ASN program does not guarantee the opportunity to sit for the nclex which totally defeats the purpose of the whole program and really makes me wonder what I'm signing up for. Im wondering if i should have just gone with keiser like i originally wanted to.

Tita22 · Mar 10, 2016

Kmama2b,

I did not go through the with AMA. After thoroughly researching this school, applying, meeting with the director I found that they are not fully accredited. The director of Nursing confirmed that their credits are not transferable to any other school. This really kills the deal for me because I want to further my education to a BSN which most places require anyway. Also, they did not refund the $100 application fee of course. And not to mention the price of this "academy" I have most credits to apply for the Nursing program at Miami Dade and they are fully accredited and a fraction of the costs compared with AMA. I hope this helps because It's better to lose 100 bucks and not thousands. Good luck.

kmama2b · Mar 11, 2016

thats exactly how i feel. i would rather lose $100 and save myself the heartache 2 years from now. I've made many mistakes when i was younger so getting back into miami dade college isn't an option for me right now. i was thinking about going to kaiser because i know their program is accredited and i know people who have gone there and been successful.