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I agree. Time management is essential, but there has to be available time to study.

I have asked a couple of students who are in the program or graduated. My friend in the program stated that some people in her cohort are working 2 12 hours shifts. My friend who graduated from the CEP program worked the entire time, but she had extensive nursing experience. My priority is doing well and not working the first semester. Once I feel I can assess the workload, I can determine if I will work during the program. From what I understand, the first semester at the CC will be a weeding out of non-committed students.

Hi All, I was in the previous cohort...excited for the opportunity at UA MEPN. I am a hardworking, good student with good grades before the program. The experience was not what I expected. The teachers were either wonderful or mediocre. The better teachers left for various reasons. The remaining teachers were not prepared to be teachers. There was always a climate of assuming all students would cheat. Also, the assignments were posted in different places instead of one place which was frustrating. Their program shows that they are still working out the kinks. My friend who graduated from MEPN later told me it was the worst experience and would not recommend the program for the same reasons. She didn't reveal that until I left. For those of you with previous CNA experience, you will do well. However, some teachers skim through material or talk fast and do not spend much time in lab. Many students did not pass their skills labs the first time. Is that an indication of the student or how well the instructors teach? I think a better alternative is the CEP, concurrent enrollment program, through Maricopa Community Colleges. You can get either earn a BSN (ASU, NAU, etc) or MSN (@GCU) while paying community college rates and discounted NAU rates for their online courses. Around $13-15K plus books for the entire BSN program. MEPN is 15 months. CEP is 2 years for BSN, an additional 6 months (+ additional tuition) for an MSN. I wish someone encouraged me to look into the CEP program first. My friend left MEPN after the first semester and graduated from Gateway CC with a BSN. She concurred it was the best decision for her. According to her, the experience was awesome compared to MEPN. However, my student mentor at MEPN had a different experience. She struggled but did well. So I guess it depends on your expectations and experience. Whatever your choice, best wishes in your journey.