RIBN

[Angel Nelson]

Here, in North Carolina, community colleges are partnering with 4-year universities to offer ADN students a way to seamlessly obtain their BSN while working towards their ADN.

This program is RIBN (pronounced like ribbon). I am currently in my last semester of pre req's and just found out about this program. While it's not the best fit for me, it does seem like a really good program if you are just starting to work towards your degree.

Here is how it works…

So basically, you are dual enrolled in your local community college and the University that is paired with your school. You will work on the general education for the University while working on your pre req's and NUR classes for the community college. All of the University course work will be completed online and you only have to take one University course per semester to stay in the RIBN program. Once you are accepted, all of your pre req community college courses will be held for you so you are guaranteed to get into the classes that you need.

The best part of the RIBN program is that once you are accepted, you no longer have to worry about the competitive entry points. Once you're in, you're are in!

As of right now TEN students are selected each Fall and Spring for entry into the program. This sounds super competitive, but hardly anyone even knows about it. So, it is still fairly easy to get in. Durham Tech only had 4 students apply last Spring. Wake Tech only had 8. I was one of two students at the information session at Wake Tech this week.

It is relatively easy to apply too:

First…

1. Apply to your community college
   
2. Apply to the University paired with your community college *Select UNDECIDED as your major*
   
3. Send all High School and College transcripts to both schools
   
4. if you haven't taken a high school or college Chemistry course, take one now!
   
5. If you are under 24 and have taken the SAT/ACT, send all of you test scores to the University. If you have never taken the SAT/ACT, no worries it's just not factored into your point calculation. So, if you want the extra points go ahead and take it!
   
6. Attend an information session at your community college
   
7. Take the TEAS V
   
8. Apply to the RIBN program
   

Point Calculation

Points are still involved in getting accepted, but its not as rough as the ADN program…

• Un-Weighted High School/Un-Weighted College GPA = MAX 50 points
  
• SAT or ACT scores = MAX 20 points
  
• TEAS Test = MAX 15 points
  
• Chemistry Grade = 15 points
  

Overall, I think this is a really great option if you don't already have a lot of your general education classes completed or if you are worried about not getting into your ADN program. Now is the time to take advantage of the fact that not a lot of people know about it.

I really wish that I would have known about it a few semesters ago!

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

There's a program similar to this at my school for people who graduate from the local community college. When the students in the ASN program over there graduate, they are guaranteed admission to the RN-BSN program at my school.

[uukwu]

Thanks for sharing this post! I just found out about the RIBN yesterday. I am a second degree candidate, and am currently wait-listed for an ABSN program. I'm having difficult time finding other programs to apply to because a lot of my prerequisites don't carry over. I'm wondering if this is a good option as it may allow me to retake the classes needed to be ready for the BSN portion of the program? I should already have the general college requirements done because I already have my bachelor's degree (that is if they haven't aged out)! Any thoughts or suggestions?