Pre reqs

Hey everyone. I'm currently finishing up esthetician school at the Aveda Institute here in Los Angeles. After exploring the medical esthetics world, I have decided to pursue nursing in hopes of becoming a cosemetic nurse.

I looked into West Coast University originally, however I can't get past the 140,000 tuition.

There has to be a better way.

I have looked into Pierce and Santa Monica College for their nursing (associate) program.

The only thing shying me away are all the prerequisites.

Unless I'm calculating wrong all of those classes could take years, right?

Did anyone attended these schools? If so how long did your prereq's take?

Is West Coast University's outrageous tuition worth avoiding all the pre reqs?

Any my advice is so needed and welcomed.

Thank you for your time

Mallory

"**Students that have been conditionally accepted will be required to meet all admission requirements in order to advance into Nursing core courses. All students must progress normally and successfully pass their courses in order to advance into Nursing core courses. Students should review their program specific requirements located in the University Catalog for more information."

That's from the West Coast site, so it seems like there are still prerequisites before you get to actual nursing classes. Maybe you take more classes in a shorter amount of time? I have no idea. $140K is steep, though ...wouldn't want to have to pay back those loans and try to survive in Southern California at the same time.

Slower is not always bad. Fewer classes at a time may enable you to do better in those classes. Not only will that help you get into a nursing program that's not outrageously expensive, but you may be able to work more along the way and graduate with less debt.