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Last I heard, St. Anthony's in south county pays around $9 per hour to start. BJC pays a bit more. Trouble is, the state changed requirements so you must be a CNA, be "grandfathered" in as a PCT, NA, or PCA with experience, a student nurse with your first Med-Surg clinical, or find a place that will put you in a class to be certified or fulfill the state's requirements. I don't think BJC will do the classes. St. Anthony's does (at last check) but I don't know when the will have them next and I think it is a month or so long. They should pay you during your education if you need the "Inexperienced NA" course there. Not many other places are offering that option though because it costs so much, so if you don't have experience or your CNA, check there. I don't know how much time or money it costs to get your CNA but it might be worth it, you'll have more options. Good luck!

I am currently in UMSL's accelerated program. I have a bachelor's degree already but I think most of the students are just transfer students, with no degree. They look at your overall GPA and your science GPA and score your admission based on those. More points for a higher science GPA. I believe they doubled their admission size this summer. I really like it so far. I really have no complaints other than a little trouble I had with my admission... (stuff got lost because I had a name change). Wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't procrastinated though. I would apply. If you have decent grades you probably won't have a problem, and if they say you don't get in right away, don't be discouraged. A lot of people dropped at the last minute. The problem is the cost. It is expensive (like any accelerated program). Good luck!