RainbowHead

Bumping this to hopefully get an answer.

If any of you have read my recent discussions, you'll know I've been trying to get into the CNA program. But I had a thought: if I'm going into the RN program, won't I just learn every thing a CNA would need to learn during the first part? I don't see why I should waste the time and money to learn something I'm going to learn down the road anyway.

I'm not starting until Jan. But I'll be starting my basic English, math and humanities :) So excited.

Wow, that's really something. Maybe there are more hidden costs to online than I thought. Money is an issue for me.

I'll be starting classes (pre-nursing) in the Spring and I've been discussing how to work out my schedule with my partner. We will have a new apartment by Sept 15 and we both work to pay the bills. I may need a second job to pay through my classes which is one reason why I'm only taking two at a time. The second reason is to not overload myself and make good grades. People tell me that online classes give you more flexibility and may be cheaper, yet I've already changed my availability with my manager multiple times for non-school reasons that I'm afraid I will be denied if I don't have a solid schedule to show her that I need a specific day off for study. Since I'm only taking 2 classes a semester, I will only be in class for 5 hours a week, which doesn't sound bad. Any advice?

My friends from high school went into the cosmetology program. I'm going to college and into the nursing field. I pray to God I can meet them again one day at the hair place where they work and casually explain what I do for a living. Meanwhile they are cringing on the inside at their last paycheck. Teehee~! (I'll leave a nice tip)

That's interesting. There is a note right below the list of coursework that needs to be done saying that I can take a Med Term course in addition to the pre-reqs, but it's not required. I'm strongly thinking about taking that, maybe online.

I'm unfamiliar with the career of a DA. But three things that come with a nursing education are growth, flexibility, and variety. (Notice I didn't mention salary)

I'm sitting here trying to think of a way to respond to this. The immensity of the loss and grief those two are living through right now is too great to imagine. I hope they have loved ones to take care of them.

I'll be signing up for the Spring of 2017. Here are the pre-reqs my CC requires before entering the ADN program. Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3 Credits) Human Anatomy & Physiology I LAB (1 credit) Math course with prefix: MAC, MGF or STA (3 credits) Developmental Psychology (3 credits) Principles of Nutrition (3 credits) Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3 credits) Human Anatomy & Physiology II LAB (1 credit) Microbiology (3 credits) Microbiology LAB (1 credit) General Psychology (3 credits) Humanities I, II or III (3 credits) English Composition I (3 credits) Total = 30 credits I only want to take 2 classes at a time (MW) because I will be working 2 part-time jobs 4 days a week. Thursdays are reserved to be my one off day of the week so that I can have time with my boyfriend and family and not drive myself crazy. I was thinking I would take English and Math first. Classes with labs such as A&P should be taken alone since they could be more challenging. Feel free to criticize.

I would work. But I wouldn't be able to as much as I would be through pre-reqs because it would be full-time.

@Sour Lemon, RN I understand. I only plan to take 1-2 pre-reqs per semester. I don't want to overload myself.

This coming spring I'm going to be starting my pre-nursing course work, ideally online. I'm thinking about getting a second job to have deposited directly to my savings account while I take my pre-reqs over the next few years. My boyfriend and I have a joint account to pay the rent, bills, food, etc. and after we have next to nothing, let alone to save. I was thinking if I got another part-time job and saved about 500 a month that I could use it in the future to pay the monthly rent and help carry me through school, because the only option is full-time and there are no part-time programs in my town. Do any of you think this possible?

I think that might be why. Apparently since it's a vocation and not pure education then they don't want to pay for it.

So today was interesting. My boyfriend of two years and I found out that we will be moving into our first apartment next month, both exciting and worrying. I also found out from the school I will be attending that the CNA program I am applying for does not accept any type of financial aid, which I thought was odd. Even if it is a vocational program and doesn't contribute to college credits, I assumed they would at least take a pell grant which I do qualify for. So I need to pay out of pocket. I'm curious, did you have to pay for yours?