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That is the beauty of autonomy; you can make your own decision. Yes, Concordia Portland closed, but CSP ABSN is a part of Concordia, St. Paul, a regionally accredited, private Christian university, and CCNE accredits the nursing program; these are both the gold standards for accreditation. I did not find the admission process to be trying to "sell" me on the program; quite the opposite. CSP cared about my admission process and supported me for months before acceptance into the program; this is quite different from any other program where you are really on your own to figure out admissions. CSP costs around the same as all the other BSN programs in the PDX area. CSP is hybrid, but you are still in-person 2-4 times per week, attending labs, simulations, and clinical. The faculty is incredibly responsive to email, and you can always set up office hours over zoom. Most courses offer weekly, live zoom meetings that serve as Q&A or mini-lectures that correspond to the week's content. If you are worried about the "effectiveness" of the hybrid program, Google "Oregon NCLEX pass rates." CSP pass rates are the same, if not higher, than the other nursing programs in Oregon. With that said, you need to be a self-starter and motivated, as you are free to design your weekly schedule as you see fit, which to me, is a benefit. Regarding clinical, the first term was long-term care, the second term was community health in a community-based clinic, the third term was inpatient hospital, and the fourth term is your practicum in an inpatient facility. The pandemic impacted all nursing program clinical placements, and CSP was no different. Things are returning to normal, and clinical at CSP is currently what I listed above.

This doesn't match my experience at all. The program is good. I have enjoyed my time at CSP.

Thanks for the reply. I guess I should have done a little bit more research about WI technical schools in general. I guess I kind of automatically assumed they were more for-profit and not reputable because that's how the tech schools are here in the Pacific Northwest. I think it's great how many programs there are in WI and that there's part-time and night options. Most two year programs here accept like 20-30 people a year and are ridiculously competitive with no part-time or night options. Seems like it's much easier and less stressful of a process to getting into programs there. Maybe I'm wrong though. haha.

I'm from an area of the country where RN programs are limited, small and, highly competitive. I'm in the process of completing prerequisites required for entrance into nursing programs here, and am in my 30's so wanting the quickest path to a BSN. With the competitive atmosphere of where I live, I've been researching programs in WI because I have family there and it might be an easy move. The NCLEX pass rates and accreditation check out for the programs in WI and there seems to be a TON! We don't really have tech colleges here and the ones we do have don't offer associates or RN programs, so I'm confused about how many WI has. Mainly I've been looking at Gateway and Blackhawk. Are the programs actual associates degrees? Do these schools programs transfer credits easily to RN-BSN degrees? Are there long waitlists for most of them? If I had a lot of the science classes completed, and a good GPA from a community college, does that make things easier? I'm just kind of shocked how many programs there are because where I am you need a 4.0, healthcare experience and 9 billion volunteer hours. Thanks for the help.

Will Sumner colleges RN program transfer to most RN to BSN programs?