OU (OKC) or OCCC?

okchug · Sep 6, 2009

My suggestion would be to visit both, meet with a counselor, or go to an admission seminar. They have different pre-reqs and admission standards. Going to OU will get you a BSN and OCCC an ASN....so it depends on your current situation and goals. I'm at OCCC and like it. I have a previous BS so I'm happy with the ASN and the cost was way less. Good Luck!

P.S. there will always be people to speak poorly of any program...go see for yourself before making any decision :)

raina.emelyn · Sep 7, 2009

Ya, Ive met with advisors at both schools.

I have all the pre-requisites for either school.

My ultimate goal is to receive a BSN, so I am not opposed to receiving an ASN then going to OU for the RN-BSN.

My problem is that all the negative things I have heard about OU, you really would not be able to tell unless you were in the program.

Such examples would be, disorganization and lack of help from the professors...

If Im spending the amount of money it costs for nursing school, I want a good education.

Ultimately, thats all Im worried about.

okchug · Sep 7, 2009

the Community Colleges all cost way less-true. My 2 years in the core nursing program (not counting pre-reqs or books) will cost around $3000 & other schools are about the same. State and private universities range from $20,000 to $50,000. OCCC & OSU-OKC both have high NCLEX pass rates too. If you are done with pre-reqs and other courses....go with your gut feeling because with the associates you can do the BSN anywhere, online even.

dizzyheadspin · Sep 12, 2009

"disorganization and lack of help from the professors."

Um...Isn't that pretty much any nursing school?

I haven't heard any complaints from OU grads that I haven't heard elsewhere.

LV2BME · Sep 17, 2009

OSU-OKC is a great school!!! You might consider it as well (not to complicate your decision any more) I love it there!!!!

LilRedRidinHood · Sep 19, 2009

I am doing my pre req's at OCCC right now and so far everyone that I have had contact with has been great. I have two friends who graduated from there and they both loved it and highly recommend it, I also have a friend who graduated from OU and she absolutely hated it, she wants her masters but at this point does not want to go back there. It definitely is your personal choice, but from other's recommendations and my own interactions my choice was OCCC.

lindsey.goode724 · Sep 23, 2009

I would also recommend OSU-OKC. It is a 2 year A.A.S degree and you will be able to take the NCLEX to become an RN. It is one of the top nursing schools in the state, and it's relatively affordable, too (somewhere around $90/credit hour not including books and some of the other standard fees). I'm in second semester of the nursing program at OSU-OKC, and I love it. It is a very competitive program, but completely unbiased being that it's all based on a point system. The instructors are wonderful and will literally bend over backwards to help you succeed. I am very proud to be earning my degree from this school

raina.emelyn · Sep 24, 2009

Does OSU-OKC accept Anatomy & Physiology I & II?

Or do you have to take a separate Anatomy and Physiology?

lindsey.goode724 · Sep 24, 2009

In all honesty, I'm not sure because it is only offered as two seperate classes at OSU-OKC, which is where I took both. Call the nursing department and ask 945-3210. They'll be able to tell you right away.

mccauley01 · Nov 2, 2009

They accepted my A & P I and II at OSU-OKC. I also am very happy with the level of education that I am recieving at OSU-OKC. I had the choice to go to OU or OSU-OKC and chose the cheaper of the two. Hindsight being 20/20, as happy as I am with the school, I am planning on going for my RN-BSN and had I gone with OU I would be getting that already without having another year of school ahead of me.