Adowner04

@Bella28, The ADN program is $42K

Hi MoonKitten, I am in a similar situation where my school IS accredited, but has national accreditation and not regional. I plan to transfer in September, but what I have learned through calling the hospitals human resources and looking at job postings is that, if your school does not have regional or national accreditation, you may have issues finding jobs. I have even seen job postings that specified that the applicants must have graduated from a CCNE or ACEN accredited school. Also, if you: 1. Plan to further your education, you may have issues transferring credits, and may have to start from scratch. 2. Certain jobs you may not be able to apply for, such as with the VA 3. You cannot apply for residency programs after graduation. 4. If you happen to ever need to relocate, you cannot practice in that state. 5. Also, say you attended a nationally accredited school, get your bachelors through a regionally accredited school and decide to pursue your MSN, many schools will not accept applicants who attended schools that are not accredited or have national accreditation even though you may have obtained your BSN through a regional school. So overall, I think a good rule of thumb is to always attend a school that has regional accreditation. I am no expert so I hope you get more input on this thread from someone who may have experienced it because I'd like to know for myself as well. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your information. It is very helpful.

Amazing info, thanks!

I feel your pain. I live in Roseville and are preparing to separate from the USAF and I am wanting to get started on a new career like now. I have a few nurse friends who all either were on a waitlist or had to re-apply for a minimum of two years before they were accepted into a program in California. I met a LVN that worked at a clinic on base that attended Chamberlain and she said that it was expensive, unorganized, and that they would pair certain classes together in a semester that made it hard to keep up; like maths and science paired together. She ended up withdrawing from the school because it got too expensive and she could not work while in the program. Also I met with a counselor and she told me the cost of the program for me for 3 years would be be $85,000! I swiftly ended the session. Although my education is paid for through the Air Force, I dont want to waste my money on a school that is hungry for it because it's a guaranteed pay through my GI bill. I guess, if I where to give any advice, do ALL the research you can and get ALL the information you can so that you can make in informed decision for yourself. Good Luck ?