My Husband Is Going To Be A Nurse...

mommyjskns · Aug 31, 2008

Where in PA are you moving?

suanna · Aug 31, 2008

- same question- what part of Pa? I live in NE Ohio--almost a suburb of Pittsburg. The programs around here seem to be fairly easy to get into if you have the required GPA and acedemic background. Most of the students I have worked with did not have any wait to enter the school of nursing once they had thier prereqs done and had a good acedemic standing.

jimannt · Aug 31, 2008

Hi, we are moving to NE PA, the Poconos in or around there. The nurse who told us how hard it is to get in is from the poconos.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Sep 1, 2008

Many are getting in within one yr of application with prerequistis completed compared to California's 2-3 yr wait. Easiest to get into BSN programs/BSN second degree completion.

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2008

I'm not familiar with school on the eastern side of the state, I'm over on the western side. If it gives you any comfort, I moved here from Ohio, because I was able to get into nursing school sooner here in PA. There was virtually no waiting lists at the schools I looked at here in PA, compared to 1 1/2 years waiting lists back in Ohio.

jimannt · Sep 3, 2008

Thank you, that actually does give me some comfort! Actually I think we pinned down a school. Did you ever here of Career Technology Center in Scranton? It is a community college, but they said my husband will have no problem getting in.

msfb · Sep 8, 2008

Thank you, that actually does give me some comfort! Actually I think we pinned down a school. Did you ever here of Career Technology Center in Scranton? It is a community college, but they said my husband will have no problem getting in.

have you looked at how far of a drive that would be? when I think pocono's i think stroudsburg, not scranton. East Stroudsburg is a state school and they have a BSN program. You should look at them. I have heard good things. Stroudsburg is right off of 80. Scranton is further north.

The schools that have the waiting list are NCC- northampton community college and LCC- Lehigh Carbon Community College. Penn State has a satellite campus in wiliamsport and bloomsburg that have nursing also- both great programs. They are further West than Scranton. Good luck and feel free to PM. I am local to the area.

pinesbear · Nov 2, 2008

Hello, Ann! I am a 38yo male currently attending CTC of Lackawanna county in Scranton. I had no problems with the admissions process- tested in August, interviewed in September, and was accepted in October for the March 11 class. I was a bit apprehensive when class started, 4 males to 43 females, but there is a wide age range in the class-mostly 25 to 32. I have spent a lot of time in the adult classroom due to my EMS background, but I must say, the faculty at CTC is first rate! We are just finishing up level 2(of 4) and the class population is now 29. I really can't say enough about the staff, they work well together, and are the cream of the crop. There are a few students in my class that travel from Monroe County (the Pocono's) and the only issue with the hour drive is the winter weather. It is rather hairy when the snow is flying, and the interstate has already been closed once this term(last week when 14 inches of snow appeared). Having put many years in on an ambulance, the transition has been made quite easy by the knowledge and experience of the instructors. I hope the move goes well and feel free to hit me back if there are any questions. Jack

climbinjunkie · Jul 23, 2011

The east coast is harder to get into any school more so than say, the midwest. But being a 43 year old male, especially if he has a degree, he's in a much better situation. I'm in a second degree accelerated program in Colorado and I got into my program on my second attempt and still started only a few months after finishing my pre req's ... most nursing programs realize that second degree men are very likely going to do very well and they like having them. I have female friends on 2 year wait lists for traditional programs.

And so no one gets upset, I am in NO way saying males (nurses or otherwise) are better than females or anything of the sort. It's simply a matter of fact that most programs have 80-90% of applicants being female, so men have a better chance. Nursing is possibly the only profession left where being a white male is actually a benefit in terms of geting into school or finding a job.

I have a good friend who's been in a SICU for 6 years now and he said his manager's goal is to have their unit employ 50% women and 50% men ... since 80%+ of the applicants are female, the odds are certainly in the men's favor for getting jobs.

So where that's certainly no guarantee, don't worry about it, it'll all work out one way or another :)

RNCEN · Jul 28, 2011

The original post is nearly 3 years old. Just sayin'.