Nursing community colleges in seattle

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Can somebody tell me which is the better community college for nursing for associate degree out of these 2 and why is it better ?

1. Seattle Central Community College

2. Shoreline Community College

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Specializes in tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg.

I am biased because I attended Shoreline CC. I will say that most people in non-biased situations will say that Shoreline is better. But research it and ask around.

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That is why I am asking the people in this forum. Why do you say shoreline is better than seattle central ?

Doesn't seattle central boast of a greater number of nurses transferring to University of Washington ?

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Specializes in tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg.

As of three years ago, 65% of RN-BSN students at the UW were Shoreline CC graduates. When I graduated in 2003, the NCLEX-RN pass rate 95 to 100% depending on the quarter. I don't know what Seattle Central's rate is.

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As of three years ago, 65% of RN-BSN students at the UW were Shoreline CC graduates. When I graduated in 2003, the NCLEX-RN pass rate 95 to 100% depending on the quarter. I don't know what Seattle Central's rate is.

For admission into shoreline CC, do they need those life science prerequisites like anatomy, psychology which I didn't take in high school. If they do require these prerequsites, can I take it in shoreline CC as part of the nursing associate degree ? Or must I enrol in a different program just to take those prerequisites.

Mind giving me the link to the webpage so that I can have a look at the curriculum ?

Funny. Seattle central claimed on their website that they have the largest number of students transferring to UW.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

I attended Shoreline and they had a great pass rate, were tough, and were respected. Of course that was 13 years ago!

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I attended Shoreline and they had a great pass rate, were tough, and were respected. Of course that was 13 years ago!

Why did you choose shoreline instead of seattle central ?

Which CC has a lower cost of living and tuition fees ?

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Specializes in tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg.

Xng,

Go to http://www.shoreline.edu/nurse.html to check out their requirements. They do require Anatomy and Physiology prior to admission. These are offered at all colleges including Shoreline.

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Specializes in Surgical.

As a nurse in the area I can tell you that the general impression I get is the Shoreline has a more intense, more demanding program. That may or may not translate into it being "better"

I do know I've been more impressed with the Shoreline students who have shadowed me than the ones from any other school.

btw... I went to school in another state - so no bias for me :)

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Xng,

Go to http://www.shoreline.edu/nurse.html to check out their requirements. They do require Anatomy and Physiology prior to admission. These are offered at all colleges including Shoreline.

Thanks for the info. But can we take anatomy as part of the nursing program instead of a separate program ? That means I have to take the prerequisites as a separate program and then transfer to nursing as a different program.

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I also went to shoreline for my ADN, then to UW-Bothell for my ADN-BSN program. So, I am a bit biased....

BUT.....I can say with all honesty that the students from Shoreline we have on our unit (we get them from just about every program in the area--Shoreline, Bellevue CC, UW, Seattle Central, etc), are much more prepared to be there. They are ready to go, have an idea of what it is that they are supposed to do, and are great to work with. My least favorite students are those from UW. They have this scared look in their eyes, and come up to you announcing that their goal for the day is to assist with a bed bath. Seriously. The shoreline students are on the ball. They are sent out in their very first quarter to nursing homes to get used to touching people and seeing people naked and doing teeny things like noticing a mouth that needs to be wiped or moving things so people can get at them. This really prepares them for coming into the hospital and seeing people with horrific injuries, and feeling like they have some clue as to what they can do to help. The UW students do a lot more reading and classroom work, and not as much clinical experience.

Just my own opinion. In general, it is fun to have students to work with (assumming that we are fully staffed and I am not tearing around trying to keep up with everything). I like teaching and it is cool to show them some of the unique (grisly) things we get to do.....

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I also went to shoreline for my ADN, then to UW-Bothell for my ADN-BSN program.

BUT.....I can say with all honesty that the students from Shoreline we have on our unit (we get them from just about every program in the area--Shoreline, Bellevue CC, UW, Seattle Central, etc), are much more prepared to ....

Thanks for the feedback but what is your comparison regarding Bellevue and Seattle Central CC ? Which is better ?

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