Quickest way to get your BSN?!

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Hey! So I am 21 years old and I've been deciding what I've wanted to be for years. Although, it has taken me a while I've finally realized I want to be a nurse maybe neonatal or labor and delivery! Anyways, since it has taken me 4 years since high school to realize this I was wondering if there is a faster way to get your BSN?! I can either do online classes( not really looking into that), go to a community college and transfer to a university, go to a university, or go to a tech school. I'm really looking into a tech school but they are very expensive but hands on and I wouldn't have to do all the pointless Gen Ed credits like I would have to do at a community college or university. I was also looking into going to a community college and then transferring. Please give me your opinions! Thank you.

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Specializes in NICU.

There is no quick way to a BSN. A BSN is a 4 yr degree (2 yrs prerequisites and 2 yrs core nursing classes). There are ABSN programs for people that already have a BS in another field. Those average between 12-18 month continuously. Since you do not have another BS, you do not qualify.

For-profit schools have only LPN and ASN programs. They do not have BSN programs. They are expensive, low quality education, and very low NCLEX pass rate. In order to get your BSN, you will need to take those "pointless Gen Ed credits", there is no way around it. Even if you went to a community college (2 yrs) and then a RN-BSN program (2 more yrs), it will still take you 4 yrs.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

There is a reason they make you take those "pointless Gen Ed" credits. Even though I could have done an ABSN, I did an ADN at comm college-it is much cheaper and you get your RN (get to work) faster. I worked a year and then did my BSN online. Took me one calendar year and my job paid for most of it-not that it was expensive (state school with an online program). So while it ultimately took me 4 years, I worked two of them.

If you ever plan on continuing past your BSN you are definitely going to need "pointless" classes like statistics and EBP and writing for publication, adult learning.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

A four year degree (BSN) is going to take, at a minimum, four years. There's no 'quick' about it.

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For-profit schools have only LPN and ASN programs. They do not have BSN programs.

There are plenty of for-profit BSN programs. There's two in the city I reside. Yes you must have an existing bachelors, but they are around.

As for your comment about for-profits providing subpar education-- unfair generalization. Not all for-profit programs are so terrible. I went to a high quality, and respected by employers for-profit ASN program. They had the highest NCLEX pass rate in the state at the time @ 97%.

You CAN get a quality education at a for profit school. Yes, the major downfall is how expensive they are, and regional accreditation complications. I agree.

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Specializes in NICU.
As for your comment about for-profits providing subpar education-- unfair generalization. Not all for-profit programs are so terrible. I went to a high quality, and respected by employers for-profit ASN program. They had the highest NCLEX pass rate in the state at the time @ 97%.

You CAN get a quality education at a for profit school. Yes, the major downfall is how expensive they are, and regional accreditation complications. I agree.

While I concede that there may be some For-Profit BSN programs (ex. Chamberlain) or local LPN/ASN school (such as Harrison College in Indiana) that may produce quality graduates. None of the National ASN or LPN programs were worth spending your money on even if they were cheaper than public/private schools, at least the campuses here in Indiana. I was relying on stats from the Indiana BON which breaks down into public, private, for-profit.

2012-2015 First time NCLEX Pass Rate

ASN

Public 87.8%

Private 83.3%

For-Profit 56.6% (excluding Harrison College that had a 94.7% avg.)

LPN

Public 97.1%

For Profit 76.7%

BSN

Public 89.7%

Private 89.6%

Chamberlain 81.8%

https://www.in.gov/che/files/NursingLicenseExamPassRates.pdf

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None of the National ASN or LPN programs were worth spending your money on even if they were cheaper than public/private schools

"Worth it" is subjective and very individualized.

Well, obviously there are quality programs outside the state of Indiana.

This isn't worth arguing about.

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