Medical Careers Institute questions

NachoMomma · Jan 6, 2009

You'll get a lot more answers on the VA board in the regional section! There are several of us going to MCI.

Are you looking for RN or LPN? Days or nights?

I'm starting the RN program days at VB campus on January 19. The next RN program doesn't start until May. There were three prereqs - Chemistry, Computers, and Math. MCI offers all three at no charge (if you get accepted and go into the RN program - if you drop out then you have to pay). The total RN program is about $35,000. This includes all books and uniforms (Most schools you'll spend about 500-800 on books per semester). There is financial aid available. The day program is only 15 months. This is the biggest benefit for me and worth paying the extra money to be working sooner. While that is one of the perks, I'm sure we'll all come to hate how accelerated it is! They also have a night/weekend program that is 18 months.

I'm not too sure about the LPN program, but I think it's only 12 months.

If you contact the school now, you'll be able to enroll in the three prereqs and be eligible to apply for the May start.

Oh, and you have to take the TEAS pre-admission test.

Hope that helped! Good luck!

blackhundred · May 30, 2009

1) about how much is tuition? Approx 36K

2) do I need to take any classes before entering the school? Need? No

3) When do their classes/semesters starT? Call advisors

Sowinsis · May 17, 2010

i am applying to mci aug 10. they are accepting 25 of my credits, but make me take pysch and say since it it over so many years. i am a prior teacher and m. ed. still have to take english 101 . they still want 30,000 to 40,000. you will not get your books that you pay for; they keep them and recycle them, even though you pay for full price of books. you will pay for the classes regardless if you sit in the class. they want $$$$ per semester. so full time you could be $16,000 in debt and if you don't pass that is only 8 months. i would suggest taking all prereqs at a community college. then when you transfer them in you only have the nursing. even though you will still pay as if you are taking the full load. you will only have to focus on the nursing and make the 80% rule. it it the only way to get in without a waiting list.

i have talked with several students who has attended or now attending. they approve of the teachers and are happy at the school. this has helped me to make the decision to go to mci.

right now they are under sacs accreditation warning. they could loose the accreditation june 2010. i hope that they have worked hard enough to get the accreditation and will not under any circumstances loose it. i know that this is a contract and they could be sued by the students who will not get their accreditated certification upon graduation.