NarrowBoat

I would not recommend any schools in AZ other than the Maricopa County colleges and the state universities. To be blunt, Brown Mackie has a horrible reputation, as do other for-profit schools. Attending a local community college looks much, much better. The waitlist goes quickly. The cost of the private, for-profit schools is not worth starting a little earlier. You will have to pay back the debts you take, and all for a sub-standard education, as least as far as reputation goes. The community colleges here are respectable, inexpensive, and have pathways to the BSN with several good universities. For-profit schools prey on vulnerable populations. I'd recommend you go through the math. Look at the tuition for Maricopa County schools and Arizona College, which I haven't heard of. How long would you have to work to pay the private tuition? How does that compare to being on the waitlist, working in the meantime, and paying a fraction of the tuition for a better nursing program? For what it's worth, I have worked while going to a Maricopa County school.

I had been able to find the standard two-visit test--one injection, one reading--but not a place that did the boosted, four-visit test. It's irritating that everywhere I call says that isn't necessary, even though the Maricopa Nursing health forms say it is. The health department said they'd do it, but for $65. These titers, tests, and vaccines are becoming really expensive. I'll check some of the places you've all mentioned. Thanks!

Hi! I haven't been able to find a place to get a 2-step, boosted TB test. The list on the Maricopa Nursing site is outdated. Could someone who has recently had the test tell me where they had it done? Thank you!