Nursing Schools in CT area

[Kate624]

I've been taking my pre-reqs (A&P 1,2 and chem.. i'm going to take stats and micro and maybe math in the spring) i'm looking to start applying asap for nursing schools in fall 2008. I have my B.A. from UCONN so I could go the cheap route and get my ASN and then later do a bridge to my masters, or I could go for an accelerated BSN.

Does anyone have advice on where there are still open programs? I know that Capitol Comm College is full. I'm applying to Norwalk Comm College, and I was reading yesterday about Curry College in Massachusetts because they have an accelerated BSN program for 14 or 16 months and the pre-reqs weren't as extensive as many others.

I looked into Goodwin, Quinnipiac, UCONN and St. Josephs. Goodwin seems like a lot of money to pay for a school that doesn't seem to be much better than a community college. You get the same degree so what is the benefit of paying more to go there? The one good thing is that you can start in January I think. St. Josephs and UCONN have the accelerated BSN but it would take me so long to do all the pre-reqs and i've already been out of school since 2005 so i'm looking for an accelerated path. Quinnipiac is 48,000 dollars or something ridiculous. I don't really want to spend that much if you can just go to Comm College or a less expensive program and pass the state nursing exam..

Does anyone know anything about Central's program? I called once and asked if they have an accelerated BSN program and the woman said they were starting one for next year, but then she called it an RN-BSN program so I got all confused.

Any advice is much appreciated..

[kukukajoo, LPN]

Have you checked out Gateway CC? Have a campus in North Haven and one in New Haven as well. Very close to Quinnipiac and a gazillion times cheaper.