Options for obtaining nursing degree online/while working full time

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Hi all,

So, I am preparing to enter the nursing field and begin the process of getting my ADN. Does anyone have any advice or ideas on the best way to do this while working a full-time overnight job? I was hoping to be able to most of the school online, and just go in for clinicals one or two days a week; or, barring that, I'm hoping I can find a community college who will be flexible with my work schedule. Has anyone done this or know of any online nursing degree programs? Thanks!

Also: I dunno if this his helps, but I would be looking for schooling in the North Texas area. Thanks!

Where are you in North Texas? (you can PM me if you want)

Are you hard over on doing it online mostly?

I live in the DFW area. I'm not totally committed to doing it online only, just whatever is going to fit with my schedule.

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Do you have any prerequisites done yet? Or are you starting from the beginning? Just curious…

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Do you have any prerequisites done yet? Or are you starting from the beginning? Just curious…

Nope, I've never done any classes, but I'm less worried about the prereqs than the other stuff. I did find a college west of DFW called Weatherford College, and they seem to be big on flexible schedules. This is a sample from their catalog:

Four-Day Weeks with classes on Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday• Night Classes that meet once a week (twice for lab and math classes) Monday-Thursday• Friday Courses• Saturday Courses• Online Courses delivered via the Internet• Hybrid Courses delivered via the Internet with a limited number of face-to-face class meetings• Two-Way Video Courses• Mini Semesters in December and May• Accelerated Courses which allow students to complete two courselevels in the same dicipline in one long semester

Do you think this might be my best option?

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I've been living and working as a nurse in the DFW area for the past 10 years. All of the public and nonprofit nursing programs in the area, including Weatherford College, conduct clinical rotations with shifts that begin prior to 7:00am.

The only local schools with nursing programs that make arrangements for weekend clinical rotations are the outrageously expensive investor-owned schools of questionable repute (read: West Coast University, ITT Technical Institute, Concorde, Fortis, Dallas Nursing Institute, Everest, etc).

Nope, I've never done any classes, but I'm less worried about the prereqs than the other stuff. I did find a college west of DFW called Weatherford College, and they seem to be big on flexible schedules. This is a sample from their catalog:

Four-Day Weeks with classes on Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday• Night Classes that meet once a week (twice for lab and math classes) Monday-Thursday• Friday Courses• Saturday Courses• Online Courses delivered via the Internet• Hybrid Courses delivered via the Internet with a limited number of face-to-face class meetings• Two-Way Video Courses• Mini Semesters in December and May• Accelerated Courses which allow students to complete two courselevels in the same dicipline in one long semester

Do you think this might be my best option?

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