I just recently learned that a friend and I have both been accepted to broward community college. I wont be attending because i'm already taking classes at Barry and have been accepted into their nursing program. but as for my friend she's torn between going to broward community college and keiser. the reason i ask about BCC is because i've heard terrible things about their program and this seems to be much more than just rumors.
I attended open sessions for other schools nursing programs such as keiser and city college and both programs brought up bcc's program and how they were under scrutiny because a large number of the students were either dropping out of the program or not passing the licensing test. when i asked an advisor about this he said they were changing the admission process because alot of students didnt deserve to be in the program. then during the summer i was taking a class with a rn who graduated from bcc and asked her what was going on with the school. she said the reason why bcc was changing up their admission process was b/c while she was there they were under federal investigation b/c someone who worked in the nursing department(receptionist) was selling papers to students. so far it seems all i'm hearing are negative things.in addition i've also heard they're understaffed, thus overcrowded classes.
Can anyone give any insight into this? my friend is contemplating bcc because it's public therefore alot cheaper while keiser is private.
Specializes in Med-Surg, GIGU, Psych, Peds, OBGYN.
2) i won't be done with my prereqs until the end of the summer, but i do not want to wait until january to start the nursing program because i will have nothing to do over the fall.
so my question is, has anyone ever heard of people applying and getting in while they still had prereqs in progress?
yes, you can apply with prereqs in progress, but you must have a&p 1 and 2, chemistry, and your english done before thinking of applying. these grades are weighted in the analysis of your entry requirements.
your electives and microbiology is allowed after your seat offer.
thanks for the helpful answers, it is nice to know that you are going through the career change too. i am in all the wrong prereqs. when i began taking my prereqs in spring of 09, i was positive i wanted to do an Accelerated BSN at another school. but now that i have looked into the costs and the timing, i think i want to stay at bc, and then later to a bridge program or skip that al together and go for an msn. if i knew i wanted to do bc's program, i would have taken the fast track a & p i & 2 this semester. but instead i am in a & p 1 this semester, but i took the fast track lab (and made an a) and chm1045 and 1045l. i am already registered for a & p 2 for the first half of the summer and micro for the 2nd half of the summer.
because the application deadline is may 15th, and grades come out a little bit before that, they would still be able to look at my a & p 1 and chm grades. do you think i have a shot or is it a brightline rule that you must be done with those specific prereqs at the time you apply?
I have my English, Chem and A&P1/lab complete. I am taking A&P2/lab this semester. I went to Health Science Admissions just Yesterday and asked if I had to wait until the grades are posted on May 7th to turn in my application, I was told I had to wait. (I was just verifying, I already knew this)
You can NOT apply until they are finished. They use the grades from English, Chem, A&P1/lab and A&P2/lab to figure out your GPA for admissions purposes. Without those classes complete, you cannot apply.
to add to what others have posted, here are your 3 answers:
that's correct, you can not apply until you complete all of your pre-reqs. there is no way you can start august 2009. i was in the same situtation like you. i completed ap2 and micro by the end of summer 2008, and wanted to start augsut 2008 - it was not possible. i had to wait one entire fall semester before i can start in january 2009.
perhaps this is a good thing for you - you have 2 options:
(1) go to work, save up some money, because it's not recommended
that you work when you start your rn in jan 2010.
or
(2) you can go ahead and prepare yourself by taking statistics
(easier than college algebra), nutrition, and human development.
the rationale for option (2) is that you seem to have an interest in bsn. so, why not do something productive during your semester off from aug 2009 - dec 2009? later on, after you graduate in dec 2011, and decided to further your education, you already have the required 3 classes out of the way! you can do your bsn at fau, fiu, or bcc. bcc should be ready with their rn-bsn by the time you graduate from rn in 2012. it's currently in process of having the curriculum created, hiring the nurse educators, and getting funded - but it will happen for sure.
as you can see - i've put much thought into this, bc i did the same thing! i already had a bachelors degree from fau, then i went back to school for the rn at bcc. i was debating between nova, fau, or bcc. after extensive research, i opted for bcc. nova was too expensive ($40k for their 27 month bsn program). fau was too competitive (only 60 seats are available, and even with my descent gpa, it would take a miracle to get accepted. going to bcc was the best decision i've ever made. later on, if i wanted to do bsn, i already have 2 classes out of they way (human development and nutrition).
#2 - you were asking if bcc was "the best" in the state. i assume you were talking about "the best nclex scores"? bcc may not have "the best campus clinical labs" or "the best classes" or the "best looking uniforms", but i can assure you they have one of the highest nclex passing rates. that's all it matters. in the end, you finish your rn program, you make all a's or b's but if you can't pass your nclex, it's over. so yes, bcc does pretty well producing capable students who can pass the nclex and become nurses. bcc produces students who do the most clinical hours at the hospitals. bcc pushes their students and challenges them to the extreme!
you can check out the doh (department of health) website if you want to see where bcc stands. it's at 84% passing rate. not bad at all! keiser's rn is 64% (shocker); city college's rn is 54% (another shocker); and um is 73%. interesting how they can produce good doctors but not good nurses?! so there you go, the results speak for themselves. why pay $30,000 at these 3 schools, and you're not even sure if they've prepared you properlyt for the nclex? in my opinion, bcc is the "best" when it comes to the cost of your education, and what you can get out of it in 20 months. (dont' get me wrong....barry, nova, and fau have awesome passing grades, in the 90% and above passing range....but hey, bcc is not too bad).
#3 - one of the reason why bcc produces good nurses too, is because of their clinical hours. bcc students are required to complete 1,008 hours! i suggest you call up fau and other bsn schools, and see how many hours their students do, and you will see why bcc grads are so prepared when they are out in the field. even if they are a rookie, they are ready.
thanks for the helpful answers, it is nice to know that you are going through the career change too. i am in all the wrong prereqs. when i began taking my prereqs in spring of 09, i was positive i wanted to do an Accelerated BSN at another school. but now that i have looked into the costs and the timing, i think i want to stay at bc, and then later to a bridge program or skip that al together and go for an msn. if i knew i wanted to do bc's program, i would have taken the fast track a & p i & 2 this semester. but instead i am in a & p 1 this semester, but i took the fast track lab (and made an a) and chm1045 and 1045l. i am already registered for a & p 2 for the first half of the summer and micro for the 2nd half of the summer.
because the application deadline is may 15th, and grades come out a little bit before that, they would still be able to look at my a & p 1 and chm grades. do you think i have a shot or is it a brightline rule that you must be done with those specific prereqs at the time you apply?
sorry this is really lengthy.
well, the good news is-since you have signed up for the prereqs over the summer, and you intend on getting your bsn anyhow, you can take nutrition (i believe this is only offered at central campus) and human growth and dev over the fall, so once you are in, you will be ready to go straight to bsn at program completion.
bc requires you to graduate with your 2 year first, then you can transition to your 4 year (they don't offer a bsn up front, per the dean at north-k brown).
further, micro is pretty tough and a&p 2 will help you with your basics to get your thru the first 2 nursing classes. my advice is to pay strict attention, and the time will fly by. trust me-it is happening for me right now.
are you working? i was told you could work as a pct once you pass the hcp course (did you take that? it is required unless you work in healthcare), and get our cpr certs...
Hello everyone I am a newbie:lol2: I've read the post over and over again trying to figure out which campus I should attend, I start the program Aug 24th and need to make up my mind it seems like north is the best as far as what I have heard? I am closer to south campus, and I really hate driving, I just want to choose the best campus and dont want to end up at south campus living a nightmare,so far I hear it is horrible. I'm an intelligent woman and believe in working hard, is South really that bad?
Honestly, I don't have any idea! I am going to North because its the closest campus to me. I'm not entirely sure why they say North is better, but that's what I've heard, too. I think it might be due to the professors aren't "as bad" there, but at the same time, no matter what campus you go to, you are going to run into that situation.
There are plenty of people at Central and South who are fine and make it through.
Good luck. I hope someone else has some better answers for you.
Thanks for your response, are you starting Aug, 09 too? The first semester seems to be the most inconvenient? I am still excited to just make it to this point. This program is turning my life upside down and I haven't even started yet. I am definently up for the challenge!!!!
Actually, I have NO idea yet, lol. I applied and got accepted for Aug, but originally was going to defer to Jan. After talking with my hubby, we thought I might actually defer to next Aug, but then the other day hubby said maybe we could work it out for me to start this Aug, so I don't know. I will know by the 23rd, though. I cleared this all with Twana already, and for now, I will be registering tomorrow. I'm starting to get excited about starting, but I am trying to not get too excited since I might not actually start this Aug. It stinks because I want to start working on everything I need to so I could just be done with it, but I don't want to waste the money if I happen to not go right now.
I am applying for BCC and MDC for the January 2010 RN program, I got rejected for this August at MDC they strictly go by GPA and the cut off was 3.8. unfortunately I have a 3.75GPA. I regret so much that I didn't try for BCC before maybe I was able to start this August. I wish all of you the best, come back to the forum once in a while to give us some info.:hpygrp:
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2) i won't be done with my prereqs until the end of the summer, but i do not want to wait until january to start the nursing program because i will have nothing to do over the fall.
so my question is, has anyone ever heard of people applying and getting in while they still had prereqs in progress?
yes, you can apply with prereqs in progress, but you must have a&p 1 and 2, chemistry, and your english done before thinking of applying. these grades are weighted in the analysis of your entry requirements.
your electives and microbiology is allowed after your seat offer.
thanks for the helpful answers, it is nice to know that you are going through the career change too. i am in all the wrong prereqs. when i began taking my prereqs in spring of 09, i was positive i wanted to do an Accelerated BSN at another school. but now that i have looked into the costs and the timing, i think i want to stay at bc, and then later to a bridge program or skip that al together and go for an msn. if i knew i wanted to do bc's program, i would have taken the fast track a & p i & 2 this semester. but instead i am in a & p 1 this semester, but i took the fast track lab (and made an a) and chm1045 and 1045l. i am already registered for a & p 2 for the first half of the summer and micro for the 2nd half of the summer.
because the application deadline is may 15th, and grades come out a little bit before that, they would still be able to look at my a & p 1 and chm grades. do you think i have a shot or is it a brightline rule that you must be done with those specific prereqs at the time you apply?
sorry this is really lengthy.