manpie

I attended Brown Mackie in Indiana. I have nothing good to say about the institution. They charge almost 5 times the cost of obtaining your education at your local community college. The credits do not transfer if you ever wish to continue your education (most nurses do!). You would be better off going to Baker (a good friend of mine did and it was an excellent school, very diligent about helping her to obtain financial aid). In a side note, my twin sister lives in Salina. Her very good friend attended Brown Mackie for Med. Transcription and has a degree. She is unable to get a job in Salina. She has had several employers tell her that they have hired others who have graduated from Brown Mackie and that the education received there is not adequate to do the job.

Definitely go to Ivy Tech. I went to Brown Mackie when it was Michiana College and I believe that the same accrediting policies are still in effect. I was forced to withdraw during my last and only class because my mother had a quintuple bypass. I had to move closer to her home to care for her. When she was well, I was ready to finish my education. I found out that none of my credits would transfer to a "real college". So I found myself, one class short of an associates degree, with $5,000 of student loans and having to start college over from scratch. I originally chose to go there because I could complete my degree in 14 months and be able to provide for my new son faster than going to "traditional college". I know you are saying, none of that would happen to me. But take this into consideration. If you become an LPN, is that where you would want to stop? Sometime in the future, would you like to get your BSN? The credits from Brown Mackie will not transfer and you, like me, would certainly be frustrated if all of your hard work was for nothing.