Serenity_20

I recently talked to CTU myself. I have come to the conclusion personally, the school is NOT for me. They have NEVER had a graduating class of nurses that they have trained themselves ---so no NCLEX pass rates to look at. The school costs roughly $35,000...but they DO have financial aid (I personally dont qualify for it) so for me to pay that amount for a school in pueblo, that has never cycled nurses through yet to pass NLCLEX, was too big of a risk..hope this helps!!

I was told that they are no longer doing spring rotations at PPCC because they have lost too many professors, which has bumped the list up to 3 years. I was talking to a gal who was ON the list for 3 years and is just now starting in the fall!!! Another gal I know , who is a military wife was on the list for 2 years...it's getting complicated and there is alot of...questionable things in my mind. DSN doesn't have a wait list but that is only because (according to the gal I talked to) they do not recieve federal funding, they cannot give scholorships, or ANY financial aid you either pay cash, or take out a loan through sallie mae (or a personal loan). The amount of money for most people is too much to put on the line (which is where my turmoil is coming into play). If anyone has any imput on driving that would be great..or ALSO...I was curious about the lightrail..does it stop by the school, does anyone do that?

Ok, So after realizing my wonderful school PPCC has now almost a 3 year wait list, I have started exploring other options...I have heard wonderful things about Denver School of Nursing, the only downfall it seems is the amount of money. I have an appointment to go check out the school, but I am very very excited. I do live in the springs, and my question really is have any students out there had to drive from the Springs to DSN every day? Is it humanly possibly or will I regret it forever and just curl up in a ball by the time it is over. I do live in the north side of the springs and I mapquested it and the drive is about an hour and 5 minutes..so not too horrible. Any opinions, is it worth it? Is it really worth the money , any scholorships anywhere? I want to make sure for that amount of money I get a quality education and I won't regret my decision to commute to school, any opinions or advice would so appreciated!