akullrich

I attended in 2020, so I'm not sure how it is now. Best of luck to you!

Hi! Just wanted to get on here and share my experience at Utica College, ABSN program in st Petersburg Florida. I graduated back in Dec 2020. I went through the program in the middle of COVID so my experience might be a little different. A lot of our clinicals had to be online bc we were not able to go into hospitals, so this allowed me to spend more time studying, less time on the road. This program is very rigorous, but if you're a good independent learner you will do just fine. You must dedicate 100% of your time to school/studying if you want to graduate. I never had to retake a class, and I ended up passing the NCLEX on the first try, but I spent all 16 months dedicated to my books. The outlines given for exams are pretty accurate when it comes to test questions. If you have kids, or work full time, this program might not be for you. I had to go PRN at the hospital I worked at bc I could not keep up with studying but it payed off. I have been a nurse for 4 years now and would choose Utica again if I had to bc the program was only 16 months.