RavenO

Bryant & Stratton is accredited and has been since August 2008. Anyone who graduated, I believe within one or two years or that date now has an accredited diploma. I am in my fourth semester and I love it. Bryant & Stratton College has the highest NCLEX pass rate in the state. We get more clinical time that most programs. Plus if you pass the TEAS test you do not have to pettition and wait for years to start clinicals. If you are full-time you start your first clinical your second semester. I graduate in December 2011 and my first class was May 2010. Cardinal Stritch and Alverno are more expensive that Bryant & Stratton. I like the small class sizes and our nursing instructors are great. None of the instuctors I have had for lecture or clinical have less that a Master's Degree. Infact my Psychology, English, Science, Math, and Communications teachers all have Master's degrees also. It is hard. Very hard. It takes a lot of dedication and if you have children you have to have someone to drop them off at daycare when you have clinicals. But this is like this in any nursing program because daycare's do not open until 6am and you have to be on the floor usually by 6 or 7am. It is worth it!