What NC nursing school did you choose and why?

U.S.A. North Carolina

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Was it the NCLEX pass rate? Location? Something else?

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Stanly Community College. I chose it because it is close to my home. The application process was fairly simple. They had a LPN-RN bridge program. They offer weekend clinicals and 12 hour clinicals. They record all of their lectures so if you miss a class you can watch it online. You can also watch it from home in real time and they have the feature to ask questions via chat for the instructor. They do require you to go to class for testing. The pass rate is also very strong. The teachers are very supportive. I don't know if this school is close to you. The main campus is in Albemarle,NC but the health sciences campus is in Locust,NC.

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Do you have to complete all your sciences to do the bridge At stanly?

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I think just A&P1 you can do A&P2 the spring semester when you start. (You start in the second eight weeks of the spring semester). They do not require micro.

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Awesome but I'm just now taking a&p 1 and i will not be finished until December so I guess I'll have to wait until next time to apply for SCC

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You may still be able to apply since you will be done and can take A&P 2 starting in the spring. I would call and ask. Ms Washburn is the Director of the Nursing program

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Carolinas College of Health Sciences on the campus of CMC Main. Their NCLEX rate is always 96% and higher, the instructors are amazing, we get the best clinical placements, and our graduates are highly respected as new grads. I couldn't imagine going anywhere else!

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Specializes in MICU, CVICU.

Make sure at whichever nursing program you choose, that it's accredited. I know it may not seem like a big deal but as a new nurse, I am coming across a lot of pre screening questions in applications that specifically ask you if you graduated from an accredited school of nursing. I graduated from Pitt Community College in eastern NC and they are an accredited school and they have a pretty high pass rate. Also, they are different than a lot of schools in that they just base your acceptance off of gpa of prerequisites, no teas test required.

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I'm at Alamance Community College. It is both the closest school to me and the only one around with an evening/weekend program.

I have to work to support my family, so the evening program works for me. Been more or less happy with it so far. I figure if I study appropriately I'll end up with an RN no matter which school I went to.

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I graduated from Alamance community college. For me it was proximity to my home and also cost. I went with ADN for price. I'm currently finishing my BSN at UNCW.

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I going the LPN then LPN to RN route, so I'm currently doing pre-reqs at South Piedmont outside of Charlotte.

i wasn't sure which RN program I would continue into after, until meeting a woman who is currently in CCHS' program. She had NOTHING but praise for it, from the instructors to the preference their students get for clinical sites, and how the staff make them get in there and not just watch on the sidelines.

I do like the sound of Stanly CC's program after reading the first post. Maybe I'll keep them in consideration also.

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Time to complete degree - I chose ECU because I already have a bachelor's degree and it only took a few extra classes past what I would have to take to apply to a community college. An ADN program would take me the same amount of time (2 years) and I would still not have a BSN. I took organic chemistry, statistics, and ethics, and then I was essentially ready to apply to ECU. I did have to take a different entrance exam (NLN-PAX) but I scored well on it.

Location - Greenville is just 1.5 hours from Raleigh, where I currently live.

Cost - Yes, it is more expensive than a community college, but when I am done I won't have to go back again to get my BSN!

Reputation - They have a great program and an excellent pass rate.

Here's hoping I get in!

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