Oklahoma City University

StephieRN_1216 · Jun 2, 2009

i'm currently a student at ocu, the bachelors-to-bsn program. i am actually sitting in class right now and it is 25 minutes after the hour and we have not started class yet because of technical problems (power point won't come up). the teachers here are generally pretty nice, and some seem fairly knowledgeable, but there are a few, mainly 1 professor that we (me and most of the 45+ other students) wonder how on earth she was hired. i won't go on about what we don't like about this professor, sufficient to say she is terrible, and treats students (most of whom are previous professional adults making a career switch) like 5 year olds. they said the teacher student ratio is low here and that's one of the reasons tuition is so expensive, but our class is the biggest they have had so far, now they are telling us they don't even have enough professors to check us off on each skill, so we are checking skills off in groups now. so, i am paying $13,000 in tuition and fees (yes, you will pay at least $2,000 in fees for each of the 4 semesters) and they don't even have enough professors to check off the skills of each student individually like they usually do? they cannot be professional enough to start class on time? starting at 20 mins after the hour is not a daily occurrence, but is not uncommon here. the teachers are often disorganized and unprepared. you would think after paying that much tuition, ($13000 x 45 students x 4 semesters, you do the math - roughly 2.5 million) professors here would not only be top notch, but at least have a sufficient number, and start on time. the biggest thing that bothers me is that i was misinformed. i was told over the phone that the total cost of the program was going to be and i quote "35 - 40 thousand." plan on more like 70-80 thousand (with living expenses). 13 grand/sem x 4 is already 52 thousand, plus books (plan on $700+/semester - if you buy your books from ocu) scrubs, other nursing tools you need (pen light, scissors, stethoscope, etc.) laptop computer. plus living on campus here is really expensive. if you are going to come here plan on total cost of at least 18 - 20 thousand dollars per semester! this is what they should be telling you. i write this just because i wish i would have been more informed before i came here. and maybe this will help someone realize what kind of and expense this really is. if you are ok with paying this kind of money, fine, come here, you will get your degree, as long as you know what you're getting into.
on the plus side, they have started a "monday knights of nursing" that i hear is very positive for the men in the program. they have men nurses who are "mentors" come every month or so and present and/or answer questions for the men in the program. they also provide dinner for all the men in the program. also, the dean of kramer nursing school is very professional and seems to be on the ball. that said, i am surprised that there are certain professors still on staff here. but i'm sure with time this school is going to come together just because of the leadership of the dean. obviously it is a private school and will still be very expensive.

i bet alot of people are thankful for that info!!! those are things that no one seems to mention when you're applying for a program...........

zntd · Jun 25, 2009

I was told about 12k a semester but my bill is showing 13,500 for the '09 semester.

btw, don't expect much in grants or scholarships. Its just a big marketing tool for the university.

You may get a couple thousand a year, but as you can already tell, that is barely a dent in the $54k tuition excluding supplies and books. The same goes for any other college at OCU.

zntd · Nov 11, 2010

A lot of discontent has been brewing at OCU.

hopeful_27 · Mar 18, 2011

A lot of discontent has been brewing at OCU.

And still ongoing.....

oklahoma · Nov 19, 2011

Oklahoma City University is expensive and not really better than any other school. IN AN AVERAGE EXAM HALF THE CLASS FAILS AND THEY SCRABLE TO COVERIT UP. THAT IS IF YOU ARE LUCKY. I am a student there and I discourage anyone to risk his life time saving enrolling in this school. They will tell you anything to get you on the hook once you are there you will cry. Most lectures are boring. I have never seen incompetence like in Oklahoma City in my life time. One credit hour costs around $1,000 and scholarships are not like What they tell you. REMEMBER THIS IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO OUT THERE TO MAKE PROFIT. GET THE OPINION OF AT LEAST 10 STUDENTS THAT YOU KNOW AND CONFIRM THE FACT BEFORE YOU MESS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!