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I would be lying if that didn’t scare me too. I think you should look into all your options. Figure out what you need most out of a program and see what ones meet those needs. If your gut tells you something doesn’t feel right then cross that one off the list. I do believe once you have a diploma you have a diploma, I don’t believe they can take it away , but some schools might not accept it if you plan to further your education. For me as a busy single mom , working full time … I had no choice but to make price and flexibility a priority in my school choice. I do wish I could afford a better school.

I can only speak on behalf of myself and the co workers I have in the program. We work at a magnet hospital and they use Aspen , among others, for continued education. So far we have not had any issues with the RN-BSN program. The flexibility , cost and experience with professors and advisors so far has been great. Their investigation into their pre licensure program is concerning and I would never recommend that while their is a pending investigation. Like I said , there are absolutely better schools then Aspen, this is just works for me and my experience so far is positive. I say go with your gut, if something is throwing you a red flag then simply move on to something else. What works for some just might not work for others.

Hahaha what ???? How the heck would you get that , from any of the information I posted LOL. I responded to your comment about my life and what I’m doing because you asked a question. Would you rather me tell you something negative LOL ?

Nope. As long as you have a valid nursing license you can take the RN to BSN program. It’s 100% online.

Actually my employer is who recommended Aspen. They have a partnership with them. I work for a magnet hospital and we are required to get out our BSN within a certain amount of time. I know many other nurses who are doing their masters with them as well. I did look into WGU but they now require a clinical component and are no longer 100% online. Chamberlain seemed like a good school too but way too expensive in comparison to Aspen and wanted me to do so many pre reqs.. I’m nervous about starting school again and I know it will be a lot of paper writing (I suck at APA) but I’m gonna give it a shot !! I hope to be ready to start after the Fourth of July. I’ll keep you posted on how it is !

Hi I Was also very concerned about the investigation. I did a lot of research on my own, and I spoke to the enrollment advisor about the investigation and my feelings on it. They had no problem answering any of my questions. After considering many different schools I still decided to go with Aspen for my RN to BSN. Ultimately I decided that the investigation was for the pre licensure program and investigating their NCLEX pass rates. An entirely different program than what I wanted. I would not recommend Aspen for their pre-licensure program but I don’t see any problem with their RN to BSN program. Ultimately this school provided me with the most flexibility , the least prerequisites , and the best tuition of every school I looked into. Do I think Aspen is the best possible school you can go to… Absolutely not. But it works for my life and gets me the bachelors degree that I need for my hospital. I am finishing my enrollment process and will be starting classes this Summer ? I hope that you find a school that works for you! Just do your research and don’t just listen to negative reviews.