Nursing school - no early mornings

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

Does anyone know of a nursing school in the NYC area that does not require early morning classes? Right now that is my biggest obstacle. All the schools I've contacted so far have a full day from 8:00 AM and I simply cannot be out of the house that early. I have kids at home and school doesn't start until nine. It's very hard to find a babysitter that early in the morning and besides I don't think it's fair to the kids. My dh works from 7AM. He's home in the afternoon so I'm really OK with doing a full day, as long as the day starts after 10AM. Does anyone have any ideas for me?

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Specializes in Home Health, Primary Care.

I don't know if u have a degree already, but u may want to try Beth Israel's program, I think it's called "ATOP," or something like that. I believe it's Thursday eve, Friday whole day (only day you'll have to sacrifice) and Saturday. Or you may want to try an online program and have your clinicals locally in the evening. Check it out.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

No schools with evening programs?? I don't know where you are exactly, but I know Queensborough CC has an evening program. On Long Island, Nassau CC and Farmingdale also have evening programs.

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

Thanks for the information. I checked the QCC website and it looks like they do have a good variety of opportunities for non-standard schedules. The problem is that I don't own a car and it would take me 1.5 hours each way to get there by public transportation.

Well my plan as of now is to work on prereq's and shelve nursing school until my family situation allows for it.

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I don't know where you live but they seem to have Boses schools all over the place i know they have eves 5:30 to 9:00 they also do their clinicals in the eve try them and get back to me

good luck

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I graduated from Borough of Manhattan CC in December from the evening program.

The lecture classes were all at night from 5:30-ish to 9:30.

Our clinicals were on Saturday morning though, from 8 am - 4pm.

http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/health/nursing/NUR.html

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

Is Saturday the only day for clinicals at BMCC?

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thanks for sharing and congradulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The evening program at BMCC requires that you complete most of the pre-requisites first -- A & P I & II, Micro, Math, English and speech.

Once you're in the clinicals -- it runs two lectures during the week, from 5:45 pm - 9:15 pm. The only clinical is on Saturday from 8 am - 4 pm.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

It would work out perfectly for me except for the Saturday clinical... :o Will have to keep looking.

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MedgarEvers has late afternoon and eveing clinical classes, aslo BMCC has an evening nursing program but I believ you have to take all your non-nursing classes before applying (don't quote me on that though).

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

I've heard mixed things about Medgar Evers - what do you know about it?

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