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Yes I did! I had a job offer from an outpatient clinic, a dialysis center, and one of the hospitals in the area. I was also offered a nurse residency position in another state. I haven't decided and I am still going through the process with a few of the offers so I do not want to use any names, but none of my friends have had issues finding jobs. Yes, you might not get the position of your dreams at the hospital of your dreams right out of school, but there are plenty of positions available and if you continue on for your BSN and get some experience, you'll eventually be able to go wherever you want.

I just want to point out to everyone that the author posted this on an Internet forum, and phrased it as a letter to the 17 year old version of HERSELF. I'm pretty sure she's not planning on publishing it in "The Big Book of Essays on Nursing that Apply to Everyone All The Time." So everyone's "constructive criticism" about how her letter isn't atheist enough or is too Christian or doesn't apply to 17 year old boys is not necessary.

Hey guys! For anyone still lurking on this thread I just wanted to let you know I graduated in May and already had several job offers before taking NCLEX. Of the few people I have spoken two since graduation, two of them have RN jobs lined up with Main Line after they pass their boards. Again don't be swayed by rants!

Are you trolling? She literally doesn't mention any certain "God" a single time. She does mention having faith and praying and church. Maybe she has faith in cheese fries and prays to the Spaghetti Monster, you have no idea! Maybe she had faith in her ability as a nurse and her hospital IS her church. No reason to go out of your way to post rude things behind the safety of your computer screen because of the assumptions you make up in your head about the religious background of the author. In know way is she trying to "promote" her religious beliefs. Sincerely, A non-Christian who doesn't give AF if other people are Christian

Hi! The evening weekend program is basically set up so you go to class for a few hours most evenings and then you have clinical on weekends. I believe the first semester clinical is every other Sat/Sun and then for the second, third, and fourth semesters the clinical is every Sat/Sun. I've heard it's pretty tough since most of your weekends are spent in clinical for 2 years, but if you need to work during the day it's definitely do-able. But it's also important to remember that missing clinical is often frowned upon by instructors, so if you have a lot of weddings or family events on weekends you're going to have to miss most of them. Just something to think about. As far as applying, I think you have to either be a Delaware county or Chester county resident but I am not 100% sure. The program starts usually the end of August or beginning of September each year.

Don't listen to this. I'm about to finish the program and it is great. I also have several friends who went to traditional 4 year programs and wish they went to DCCC because of the affordability. Yes, if you want to get hired in a hospital you will need to get your BSN but it is much cheaper to get your ADN through DCCC and then spend 1 year getting your BSN rather than going through 4 years of a BSN program. This program is great. Don't be swayed by one negative review.

Hi guys! I am in the Marple program now. You do get to choose your section, but they will fill up so it is sort of like a first come/first serve, depending on when you are scheduled for your orientation, which is done randomly (those in the first orientation get the best chances of getting into the section they want the most). However, once you choose your section, it is nearly impossible to switch. You will stay in that same section for your entire time in the program, unless you basically sell your soul to the devil to switch. You will start the program at like the end of August, and clinicals will begin the first week in October. It seems very fast and the first day can be scary but you'll get through it and the faculty will make sure that you are prepared. Your first clinical day will be orientation at your clinical site and will be 4 hours long. Typically first semester clinicals are from 6:45-1 on Mondahs, but in the following semesters the times can vary greatly, you might have 2 6 hour days or 1 12 hour day, for example. Please let me know if you guys have any questions and I will try to answer them! The classes are definitely difficult, but not at all unbearable and if you are willing to work for it and put in the time you will do well.

I don't mean to be offensive, but I am a STEM graduate (Biochemistry) from an extremely highly regarded, nationally ranked university in Pennsylvania, and I can tell you firsthand that the job prospects for STEM graduates are not much better. Yes, it might be easier to find a job initially, but I hope you are okay with getting paid half (literally) of what a nurse makes in 1 year. Also, I am not a single statistic, I made a lot of friends in my program and most are in similar situations. An engineering degree is the only degree worth pursuing if you want to get into the STEM field, unless you plan on acquiring your PhD and hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt. Not sure where your info came from, but I don't want you to discourage people here and make them think that nursing is a bad career choice when quite the opposite is true.

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone is planning on doing the online CPR class thru aha and then doing the skills test at dccc. I am trying to sign up but there are two different online CPR classes for healthcare professionals. One is simply BLS and the other is something like "heart saver BLS" Or something like that I can't remember the exact name at the moment. Does anyone know which we are supposed to take to get certified, or if it matters?? I emailed the nursing coordinator about this but haven't heard back yet. I'll let you all know when I get a response from her, but I figured one of you might be able to help me out in the meantime. Thanks!!