Know of Any ADN Programs With No Wait List?

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A friend of mine is currently an experience corpsman with the navy. He has done two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan and has several years experience working is various hospital units including (currently) ICU. He will soon be leaving the navy and is free to move to any state to go to school. He is looking for an ADN program that he could do in 2 or less years. He has already taken basic classes like A&P I&II, micro, chem, English, etc with good grades. He is looking for a public, fully accreted community college with no wait list.

If anyone knows of any please let me know and I will pass on to him.

Thanks in advance.

Hello, Tell him to apply for PJC (Pensacola Junior College) Fall 2010 is full, but he could prob. get a seat for the Spring!! That's not too far! He would have to have A & P1, College Alg., Elements of Nutrition, and ENC 1101 (English) done before he applies and take the Hesi A2, but that is'nt too long of a wait. The school is accredited and the full time program is 16 months (less than 2 years!) and Pensacola is near a large Navy base! Just my 2 cents!

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Baker College in Michigan does not have a waiting list, but only 40 students that apply get in in the fall and another 40 in the Winter... Acceptance is based on GPA, Points, and the enterance test score... If you transfer credits into the college you lose points, depending on how many get transfered in, and you lose points for withdrawling for classes. It's a 2-3 year program, the program itself is 5 semesters but the pre-reqs take a full year... Fall-Summer... If you do not take classes in the Summer then you'll be put back a year...

I was accepted my first time applying, I have a 4.0gpa and I did not transfer any credits into the college and I did not withdrawl for any classes. I was in the top 5-10 to be accepted.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Clackamas Community College, Oregon City Oregon

Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham Oregon

Portland Community College, Portland Oregon

Clark Community College, Vancouver Washington

All do not have waitlist, they are merit based, these could be good options because there is the VA hospital in Portland Oregon that he could work at

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A friend of mine is currently an experience corpsman with the navy. He has done two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan and has several years experience working is various hospital units including (currently) ICU. He will soon be leaving the navy and is free to move to any state to go to school. He is looking for an ADN program that he could do in 2 or less years. He has already taken basic classes like A&P I&II, micro, chem, English, etc with good grades. He is looking for a public, fully accreted community college with no wait list.

If anyone knows of any please let me know and I will pass on to him.

Thanks in advance.

If his prereqs are accepted and his grades are good, there is no waiting here:

http://www.normandale.edu/academics/depts/nursing/nursing.cfm

NLN accredited and no waiting list. You are in or you are out and you have to re-apply if you don't make it.

However, "Waiting" is a relative term. Deadline to apply is Feb 1, 2010, they let you know if you got in a couple months later and school doesn't start until August. Depending on when he is getting out, he would need to start choosing schools, verifying his prerequisites, taking entrance exams, and preparing his applications right now. I know this sounds ridiculous with his experience, but he will have to have be active on the MN CNA registry.

The school has a very good reputation due to consistently placing among the state leaders NCLEX passing rates and I've heard good things from nurses who have oriented grads. One nurse told me, "I'd rather orient a Normandale nurse than one from one the four year colleges." He may have to see if he can make arrangements to take the entrance exam out of state before Feb 1. I have no idea if this is even possible. I think the NLN pre-entrance exam they added has an unintended effect of excluding qualified candidates from this program.

The program is tough. They toss around As like manhole covers. I usually crush classes, but I got an A by a margin of 8 points out of 570 this semester.

We have an ex-Navy corpsman in my class at Normandale now. She can be a pain in the ass, but she is sharp as hell and is going to be a great nurse.

Good luck.

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Hondros College in Columbus OH - Im currently attending, there is no wait list - either your entrance score is good enough to get in, or you're denied (basically). It is accelerated, you receive an ADN in two and a half years, 18 months if you already have your LPN.

Bonus in that there are four times a year to start - they are enrolling for spring 2010 right now, but you can also enroll for summer and fall of 2010 as well. Our schooling is year round.

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Most community colleges in Texas are merit based.

Central Texas College (in Killeen)

Temple College

Austin Community College

San Antonio College

Lonestar College System

Houston Community College

San Jacinto Community College

And these are just the ones I know for sure. I'm willing to bet the Dallas area ones are also merit based from what I've heard.

Baptist Health System in San Antonio has a diploma program that is merit based.

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Clackamas Community College, Oregon City Oregon

Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham Oregon

Portland Community College, Portland Oregon

Clark Community College, Vancouver Washington

All do not have waitlist, they are merit based, these could be good options because there is the VA hospital in Portland Oregon that he could work at

I go to Clark, and love it here!

Also, most if not all of the CC in Washington don't use waiting lists. There's Big Bend Community College, Walla Walla Community College, and several up in the Tacoma/Seattle Area. =)

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I would also think that as a Vet he would get preference status.

Does anyone know if this is true. If someone is a veteran, would they get priority over other applicants. I actually received a phone call from the last school on my list and they asked if i was a veteran.

Thanks

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Does anyone know if this is true. If someone is a veteran, would they get priority over other applicants. I actually received a phone call from the last school on my list and they asked if i was a veteran.

Thanks

I don't know if that's true or not, but at least at my CC, they want to know for disability/tuition purposes, etc. I believe you get lower tuition as a vet (or something like that).

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You have to check with your College, some Community Colleges and Universities that do point systems, will give you extra points for being a veteran, upping your chances for enrollment!

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Thank you. I will check on that. After i received a call from the CC i applied to, i start thinking... hmmm, maybe they are comparing with someone else who is a vet? Either way, I'm positive I'm in. :specs:

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Congratulations Andrew, that is fantastic!! Good Luck with your Program. I am sure you will do great!!

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