I currently attend a local community college where I am enrolled in my last pre-req for the nursing program at my school. I live in an area where there is a prestigious health care university fifteen minutes away. When I am asked by my co-workers (I work in a hospital's radiology dept.) what nursing program I intend on applying to I tell them the community college I currently attend or 3 other prospective J.C schools. Each time I get, " Oh, so you're going to go to a community college? Loma Linda University has a nursing program." I obviously know Loma Linda University has a nursing program but I cannot justify spending upwards of $30,000 a year for an ASN. I don't want the student loans for the rest of my life and when I explain this they just give me a blank look like I am a leper. I would just like to know if I'm going to be missing an opportunity of some unforeseen sort if I just stick with the Community college route and get my BSN after I pass my boards or does it even make a difference?
That is a GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT!!!! WHY NOT GET YOUR RN AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND let your emplopyer pay for you to get your BSN? I got my RN while only working two days a week, no aid because I though I did not qualify. but it inexpensive. And guess what? no debits after comming out of school who could beat that?
no one should make remarks about wherever you go--thats just rude. But i do think entry level needs to be changed, at the very least, to bachelor prepared nurses. Hopefully this will be the future of nursing.
When it comes right down to it you are making the same money that a BSN would get. Its not about the school you attend, its about the person that attends the school and what they take away from it. Do let anyone get you down. If you want you can always go back later and get your BSN or MSN from a state college.
Anyone who takes a look at the Fall 2008 schedules at any of the community colleges in Ca will find that 99% of the pre-requisite and nursing classes are FULL...CLOSED. Clearly there are a lot of people getting good nursing educations, and how can you beat $20 a unit?
Well, I got my ADN in a "community college", have had a successful career and am now a DON of a 12O bed skilled nursing facility. Not bad for "community college, hmm? And I don't own a penny in student loans. Works for me.
I applied at both BSN and ADN programs and accepted my first admissions offer (because of the response deadline). I would have happily studied at CC because it is so much cheaper. That's why it is so competitive.
The prejudice against community college nursing degrees is part of the "craft" versus "elite" nursing conflict that dates back to the end of the 19th century. Of course, I wouldn't have learned about that in a community college because lower-division programs in my area don't require a course in Nursing History.
Nursing is a large field and there is room for nurses with all types of degrees. I believe students should be allowed to choose for themselves which program is right for them. Unfortunately there will always be others who feel they "know what's best," and insist on telling you.
NOVEMBER 2008 Merritt Community college will start a LVN to RN ungrade program and are looking for students~~If your prereq are more than 5 years old IT DOES NOT MATTER as long as you took them. Go to thier web site and look at the prereqs if you have taken them at some point and time then you are good!!!THEY ARE LOOKING FOR qualified students. This is a day program and it requires a lot of time if you ae an average learner so you will not want to work more than 2-3 days a week and 3 might be pushing it. If you are super smart then this might not apply to you.
New Grad positions are hard to come by these days so make lots of connections along the way. A PROGRAM THAT IS LOOKING FOR STUDENTS? GO FIGURE!!!!!
I know Loma linda, good hospital. However, if you look at the NCLEX rates on there, ....the community colleges have better pass rates. There's your response right there.
And they are insanely expensive. Last I checked ADN students and BSN students are in for four years, the education differences is some leadership and community health mostly. In addition to a few more general education. There's little difference and it is hard to justify the cost difference.
I was just thinking about this and I emailed NY BON for 3 schools in my area... 1 is a community college..1 is a LPN to RN ASN college and the other was a BSN college.. The community college had the best Nclex rate beating the others by 14 percent. Do your best in school and don't worry about what people think!
I really think the important thing is that you go to school and FINISH. It is not the responsibility of the school or the program to make sure that you graduate and pass the NCLEX. The responsibility of the school is that they prepare you to be a competent entry level nurse. It is the student's responsibily to study and learn and demonstrate their competency. From my own experiences and talking to many others in various programs and at different points in the careers, I can say that it really is just a personal choice. There are positives and negatives of every single school that you could decide to attend. I don't believe that people should pre-judge someone who attended a Communty College but likewise those who attended BSN programs whether public or private should not be judged either. It really seems from reading some of these postings that people are putting down those who received their BSN, and that they are attempting to justify their choice to attend an ADN program. Whether the ADN's chose to acknoledge it or not there are some differences in having a BSN, that does not mean that it is bad to have an ADN, just different. It is all about choices. Oh and bythe way for those who want to choose to attend a BSN program it is does not mean that you necessarily have to pay, that what scholarships are there for.
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That is a GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT!!!! WHY NOT GET YOUR RN AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND let your emplopyer pay for you to get your BSN? I got my RN while only working two days a week, no aid because I though I did not qualify. but it inexpensive. And guess what? no debits after comming out of school who could beat that?