RN-BSN programs in Mass

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Hi All,

I'm looking for suggestions to apply to a good, inexpensive and accredited program in Massachusetts?

Either online or face-to-face.....

any suggestions would be helpful? if anyone can provide their experiences/thoughts on program would be awesome. :up:

Thanks!!!!

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Hi,

I went to Rivier University in Nashua, NH. I know you said Massachusetts, but Nashua is pretty close to the border. It is all online if you want it to be, but they also offer hybrid classes. I really loved the school and the faculty and had a great experience. I went to UMASS Lowell and hated it, you are just a source of money to them and nothing more! No one knew what they were doing there either!!

If you have any questions about Rivier, just PM me.

Annie

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I graduated with my associates in MA and most of the RN-BSN programs were pretty expensive. I suggest looking into Southern New Hampshire University. The program is cheap, accredited, and 100% online. I am finishing very quick. One year and 3 months from the start date. All other programs would have taken me at least 2+ years. They're very helpful and the classes are definitely doable. I work full time nights and take classes full time as well. Many of my classmates from my associate degree program are also enrolled at SNHU. Good luck!

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UMass Boston is 2.5 years and 100% online. I have heard that Framingham State has a full time (1.5-2 years) and part time (2-2.5 years) program that is hybrid (both online and on-campus courses). From what I've heard, they are much cheaper than UMass. Also, if you got your ASN from a community college and plan on attending a state school, you can get a 33% tuition discount (and other perks depending on your GPA) as long as you apply either a semester or a year after you graduated.

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Great.. thank you so much everyone for your comments.. this information is super helpful.

Thanks Annie.. I look into River University. Will PM you if I have specific questions.

Britney, if you don't mind me asking, how much was SNHU roughly, i checked online and I'm not sure if I got the right info, but I think it might be $960 per cr. And to fullfil the requirements at SNHU you must complete at least 30 credits total??

Joy, the discount for state schools by chance do you know if that applies to any Mass state schools or just UMass & Framingham?? I have a Bachelors degree in another field, i wonder if i'd apply for such perks??

Thanks so much!

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It applies to any Mass State college/university. I believe it will only work if you are transferring from your ADN program to an RN-BSN program (the same goes for if you are transferring from a biology ASN to a school with a bio BS and so on). The max amount of time you have to apply is up to a year after graduation. If you Google MassTransfer, a lot of information will pop up for you and should help to answer more of your questions.

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I am currently looking into Rivier, anything you'd like to share? I am going to speak with them today but I am in research overload and feel like I need an Excel spreadsheet. lol. What made you choose them over another school?

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I am currently looking into Rivier, anything you'd like to share? I am going to speak with them today but I am in research overload and feel like I need an Excel spreadsheet. lol. What made you choose them over another school?

I chose the because they were very friendly and easy to talk to you. There was no going here and there trying to figure out the financial stuff or whether or not I was accepted. I easily made an appointment to meet with an advisor to speak about the program and she gave me all I needed to know with regards to applying to get in. The RN-BSN program is rolling enrollment so there are not deadlines to my knowledge, just apply when you are ready!

Rivier has a large nursing program and there are always staff members available to answer questions. Judi O, I believe is the head of the undergrad RN-BSN program now and she is very nice and easy to talk to.

For professional studies it is very reasonably priced for a private university. RN-BSN you pay around 800-900 a class, where as a normal day class would cost you 2800. So they do make it easy to afford. It still cost me around 11,000.00 though, but I paid as I went. They are not pushy about when you pay, as long as you have a zero balance when you are ready to register for your next semester of classes.

I also had to drop out of a class because of some personal stuff, and it was after the withdraw period when you can get your money back, so technically I owed them the full price of the class. They forgave that money and never made me pay and I owed them around 500.00. You would never get that at a state school!!

Rivier also offers hybrid classes for the tougher ones like research and stats. You meet every other week for a couple of hours and I found that very helpful. You can do 100% online however if you choose.

I went to UMASS Lowell a long time ago and they were so disorganized, unfriendly, and didn't care whether you passed or not. I would not go to a nursing program there. I was still taking general classes at the time though. All that school cared about was money money money... typical MA!

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Beth

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It is $320 per credit and I had to take 39 credits, so $12,480 for the whole program!

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