Longwood or Lynchburg??

[summer2018]

Hello everyone,

Could anyone give me advice on Lynchburg College and Longwood University? Longwood is direct admit while Lynchburg is not. From everything I've heard, both have exceptional nursing programs with great NCLEX pass rates. To all you nurses and nursing students, could you please give me your thoughts? Also, thank you for everything you've done and will do for patients. Nurses are the absolute best of the best.

Thank you.

[ChryssyD]

Do some more research. I know that Longwood's pass rate for Boards was 100% for the past 2 years, which is pretty darn good. I know next to nothing about Lynchburg College, so I can't help you there. Longwood is in a lovely town (Farmville, very quaint, very safe, with some interesting history), so I can't complain about that. The students from Longwood that we get at my hospital seem very interested and engaged, and the instructors seem competent. I'm not biased in any way, but Longwood is a good school. Keep doing research on the two colleges and make the decision based on objective data and subjective issues such as cost, travel, convenience, and preferences--for example, Lynchburg is a medium-sized city, whereas Farmville is a town, which means shopping and entertainment are much more varied in Lynchburg.

Whatever you decide, best of luck to you, and thank you for choosing nursing! We need more nurses! You are awesome! :)