Question to employers...

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Hello all, I'm just trying to cover my butt before I make a decision. I'm planning to attend west coast university this November. So I want to find out if you, as an employer would hire a west coast university grad? Or does that even factor in? I'm needless to say hesitant about this school.

Thank you for your time!

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If you are hesitant at all about that school I seriously think you should reconsider paying that kind of money to attend it. However, if you so some research on this site I think you will find that some members have posted that they have been able to continue their education at a limited number of institutions and that they have been able to obtain employment after graduating from WCU. Good luck with your decision.

BTW, almost all employers are interested only in your license.

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Well hesitant in the fact that I don't know how employers view that school. I have done research on this site, but couldn't find anything about my question. I'll go look again however. Thanks for your input!

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As far as I see, it is way too expensive for what you are getting. I would consider another, and all other, routes to a degree and RN license first. Have you looked into WGU? Their tuition is $4250 for six months. http://www.wgu.edu. This seems very reasonable to me.

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I don't meet their requirements. I was already planning on the high price tag, because I wanted to go to Loma Linda. I just wanted to know if employers respect the establishment. Thanks again.

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Hello, I'm currently a nursing student and I too felt unsure about my school. I really like the school and how it's ran, however, I was unsure how employers felt about it. The school I go to is a private college, so in comparison to graduates from say, U of M, I thought my school would fall short. This really stressed me out for quite some time until I just decided to call the employer myself and ask the nurse recruiter what he/she thought of my school. I called several hospitals in my area, all which were very polite and courteous in their responses. I was pretty straight forward and just asked them if they felt my school trained their students well in becoming RNs. I also asked the nurse recruiters if they had to choose between two applicants, one from my school and the other from a bigger college/university, would my school lower my chances from being hired. They all reassured me that my chosen school has a great RN program and they have many nurses that have graduated from there. They also said as long the as the job requirements did not specify BSN, for like a management job, then all applicants, regardless of where they received their education, have an equal chance. This really made me feel much better about it. I suggest going right to the source and getting your questions answered there. If you want to know the employers opinion, then just ask the employer. From my experience, they are helpful and understanding of your concerns. And you'll feel so much better knowing the real truth.

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Destiny;

You know, I never even thought of that. Wow. Well thank you!

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