evie119

I just found out the cost of that school. I think I'm going to pass LOL

Wow thats a long day for me as I work a fulltime job. Then again in another program with pre-reqs, i guess it would be the same. Is it 2 yr?

Could someone please tell me how many evenings a week and from what time to what time the evening classes in St Pauls are? Also is it a 2 yr? I looked at their website but they have no information listed. Thanks :) Evie

Thanks so much Dee!

Hi. For now, I'm only in for the pre reqs as far as I know. I have to go down to the school on Friday to take one writing test and speak to an advisor. I will tell you that if getting into the Nursing School turns into jumping through hoops I'd rather spend more money and just go to a private less competitive school.

1stloveistobeanurse, i'm in the same boat. i've been procrastinating back and forth. i finally just decided to go do the pre reqs. i can make up my mind when thats almost done lol.. good luck!

Hi everyone. So I applied to BMCC and was accepted . I have to take one other test because I had applied to Bronx Community College for the LPN in 2006 but never went. I am going to the school next week to get all my registration done.. I was told that there are a bunch of Pre Reqs I have to do first. I guess what I wanted to know is how long does it take to complete the pre reqs on an evening schedule. And once i do, how long until I actually start Nursing School itself?

dorothea hopfer school of nursing in Mount Vernon has an evening course with a similar schedule. I am going to apply

I ws referring to the teacher who did the evening classes not the entire school. I think I wrote that in my post..There is a very good daytime teacher hos name I cannot remember The teacher I was referring towas fired shortly after I finished my course. I think it is safe to assume that alot of other people were dis satisfied.In the nursing home where I did my clinicals (St vincent dePaul in the Bronx) I also had a very good CNA that i was assigned to but the majority of the CNAs working there were not graduates of Manhattan Institute. The teacher hwo showedus around seemed to have had some sort of person vendeta with one of the Heads in St Vincent. She talked about it all the time. All in all, I ended up doing the PCT course somewhere else and was much happier

I went to Big Apple Training on 241 Street in the Bronx for my EKG?Phlebotomy class. That course was $750 and $120 for the books. I'm pretty sure that the CNA is the same or cheaperThey have a payment plan available . $120 a week for 5 weeks.. I really like the teacher s there

I cannot tell you about Florida but NY is easy.. The best advice I have for you is to take your time and think before you do anything in the skills part. Good luck to you

I totally agree .. I took the CNA course before going into nursing to test the waters.. I went in telling everyone that I didnt want to work Nursing Homes. After 2 days into clinical I loved it and I now know that I want to go on to nursing school and I want to work in a nursing home. I would highly suggest that someone take the CNA course to see if Nursing is for them If you cant take alittle doo doo and pee pee, maybe you should re-think your decision

Unles you will be doing Day Classes, PLEASE dont go to this school. I finished the evening course and clinicals and can tell you that we were not prepared for the skills test.. We spent the majority of our time reading out of some stupid book.. Its obvious that the evening teacher is in a rish to get out of there so she lets you out an hour early.. This time could be spent doing skills... Additionally when we went for clinicals we were told by the people in the nursing home that Man Institute students arent allowed to do much due to the fact that we are not trained correctly..The claim to have Job Placement.... Yeah sure, it'll cost you $45 but they dont tell you that in the beginning either The manniquens and equiptment are dirty and outdated. Im about to take my EKG/Phlebotomy classes but I am going to Big Apple Training instead. There are plenty of schools with the same schedule as Manhattan Institute and cheaper too

My job for the past 17 years has been a Property Mgr/Real Estate Broker so I can tell you first hand about the rents. They are REDICULOUS!!! I manage 6 buildings in Manhattan. 2 in the wesst 80s, 2 in the west 100s and 2 in east harlem. Small studios can start as much as 1800. I make a pretty good salary net 45k and will not spend my entire paycheck to pay my rent.I grew up on the upper west side of Manhattan but I have lived in the Bronx for the past 10 years. The Bronx gets a really bad rep and people who dont know it would feel intimidated by it. But you can still get a really good deal there and you can make it to Manhattan in 45 minutes or less. Same goes for certain parts of Queens, Brooklyn etc. Manhattan has been WAY out of price since the early 1990s but it seems to be leveling off a bit.Expect to sacrifice space for living in a "she she" area if you want to live in Manhattan.

CNAs cannot draw blood or do EKGs unless they continue on in school and take the phlebotomy/ekg course and are not permitted to do foleys in NY