I am currently a Chamberlain student. I decided to take all the prereqs at a local college and I transferred then over to chamberlain once I felt I had completed all the one's I could. After the transfer I had a little over 2 years of nursing courses left in addition to a few other courses that they threw in with some random nursing courses. As far as finances, that is the real problem. Personally, I use my GI bill but most people just end up taking out loans. I wouldn't be concerned with getting a job. All my graduated friends passed the NCLEX and had a job almost instantly. Hope that helps.