Is it worth locking yourself into Banner for 3 years?

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I have an interview for their July cohort - the "free" 16 month accelerated RN training program. Banner sponsors it - you owe 3 year committment or have to pay back close to $10,000. I am also accepted at Phoenix College for their "traditional" program. Assuming I get accepted at Banner, is it worth locking yourself into that company for 3 years just to finish 5 months earlier? Any thoughts?

Oh, another benefit to the Banner program - the 30 students are selected from a large pool so you'll probably be with a group of students who are a bit more advanced (for lack of a better term).

You'd think so, but there are alot of people you'll sit back and wonder "now, how did you get selected?"

The biggest drawback - no summer break and a very quick pace! If you slip a little, it'll matter a lot. :twocents:

You get about a month off, which is plenty of time to recharge your batteries or take any trips; we got a month off for christmas and by the time we went back to class I was more than refreshed; in fact I was itching to get going again.

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DistrubedEnergy,

I am confused by this $10,000 figure you are using. Banner ends up paying right around $5000 for your education. It was asked at the info session that I went to, if you leave after some service but not the full 3 years, is the amount you owe pro-rated? The answer was no, full 3 years is required or else you owe the full amount back. It that what you were talking about with the 2/3rds???

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DistrubedEnergy,

I am confused by this $10,000 figure you are using. Banner ends up paying right around $5000 for your education. It was asked at the info session that I went to, if you leave after some service but not the full 3 years, is the amount you owe pro-rated? The answer was no, full 3 years is required or else you owe the full amount back. It that what you were talking about with the 2/3rds???

Banner does not pro-rate the amount.

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You'd think so, but there are alot of people you'll sit back and wonder "now, how did you get selected?"

ha ha, you think so too? lol. much agreed.

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When I was was accepted to 2 different nursing schools the decision for me was cost and school reputation. As a nursing student at MCC I have heard the nurses at our clinical sites give their opinion of nursing students from the different programs. My last clinical rotation was at a Banner facility and I loved it, however, the clinical manager on the floor I was on was not speaking very highly of the Banner Fellow group that was there on the opposite days as us. I don't want to sound bias or anything but I have heard from numerous nurses that they would rather have an MCC nurse working with them over a nurse from any other program. I don't in any way want to bring down you excitement, but if this is what you are going to be doing for the majority of your life I would worry more about getting a quality education than finishing quickly.

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When I was was accepted to 2 different nursing schools the decision for me was cost and school reputation. As a nursing student at MCC I have heard the nurses at our clinical sites give their opinion of nursing students from the different programs. My last clinical rotation was at a Banner facility and I loved it, however, the clinical manager on the floor I was on was not speaking very highly of the Banner Fellow group that was there on the opposite days as us. I don't want to sound bias or anything but I have heard from numerous nurses that they would rather have an MCC nurse working with them over a nurse from any other program. I don't in any way want to bring down you excitement, but if this is what you are going to be doing for the majority of your life I would worry more about getting a quality education than finishing quickly.

i enjoyed your post. however i have to say, that we had much the opposite reactions from the house sup, the floor managers and the nurses. but we were in a unique program such that we were all LPNs when we started so our experiences and comfort levels may have been different. i also felt that i received the same education as the MCC students.

i wish you the best of luck!

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i enjoyed your post. however i have to say, that we had much the opposite reactions from the house sup, the floor managers and the nurses. but we were in a unique program such that we were all LPNs when we started so our experiences and comfort levels may have been different. i also felt that i received the same education as the MCC students.

i wish you the best of luck!

i have to add something to this. i'm only speaking of our clinical group. i could not say anything about the other group, and they may have had a much different experience.

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