Phoenix, Az BSN schooling help!

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Hello, i'm moving from Illinois to arizona in a couple months, i want to get ahead of the game and apply to nursing schools now, so by the time i have resided in arizona for a year, i will be ready to attend (im choosing to wait a year since out of state tuition is so costly compared to one year of waiting). I have my associates degree under my belt, it is simply in gen ed with the planned major of nursing. (i'm looking to get into a BSN program)

My curiosity and questions are:

Do any of you know of any arizona colleges, preferably around the Sun City/Phoenix area, that are lenient when it comes to admission? (i.e. gpa wise, not extremely competitive where i'll never get in, etc)

Is the school accredited? (will i be able to likely obtain a position at a hospital?)

PLEASE, PLEASE help me! i have never had to deal with out of state questions when it comes to figuring out if courses will transfer and what schools are lenient in a different area.

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

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I guess it depends on whether you want to attend a private college or a community college. The community colleges are cheaper by FAR, but do have a wait list. I was on the wait list for 2 years, but that may have changed. You would have to look into it. The private colleges are much more expensive, but do not have the wait list. ASU is competitive, I'm not sure about others such as Grand Canyon University, Everest, or others. Check here http://www.azbn.gov/Documents/education/Nursing%20Programs/Nursing%20Programs%20List.09.12.11.pdf for a list of accredited nursing programs.

The nursing program is four semesters called "blocks". I am starting my 2nd block in 3 weeks. MANY have done all of their pre-req's at community college even if they attend a private college for the nursing program. This saves a lot of money.

I recommend checking a school in your area, finding out what pre-req's are required to apply, and take them at a community college to save money.

Also, all of the community colleges in the phoenix area are under The Maricopa Community College district, so they are all sort of linked. I know that Estrella Mountain community college is out west, but Glendale Community college may be closer. GCC has a main campus and a north campus, but the nursing program is only offered at main. The community colleges have a wait list because they are not competitive, but they do offer a program that is linked with Northern Arizona University that is competitive, but you have to attend an info session, and apply. The good part about the NAU and community college program is that you bypass the wait list, and work on getting your BSN at the same time.

I hope this helps. Let me know if I can do anything more. :)

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