RN evening/weekeng program

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Hi guys,

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in animation and have been working as a designer in the fashion industry. I've been thinking of going back to school for a complete career change but I will need to work full time to pay bills while attending a school.

Are there schools in Orange County, CA that have evening/weekend ADN or BSN program? I've been told that West Coast University and CNI College offer evening/weekend RN program and I am going to look into it. (From what I've read on WCU and CNI College websites, I see that CNI does offer evening/weekend program for LVN but I'm not sure about RN?)

If any of you guys knows other schools that offer evening/weekend ADN or BSN program and could share the info, I'd really appreciate it! :)

Thank you!

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Hope a California AN member can assist you.

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There are't any that I know of. West Coast University is a private for profit school that charges $140,000 for a nursing degree. I'd stay in your current job and take prerequisite classes at your local community college while you work. Be serious and get very good grades then apply to your local community college nursing program or apply to Cal State Fullerton/Long Beach. When you go thru the public university/community college route you will either not have any loans to pay off or will have a small or manageable student loan when you graduate. This route will take longer to complete like 4, 5 or even 6 years (prereqs + waiting period + nursing school) vs the 2 or 3 year time frame from West Coast University. But if you go West Coast University can you honestly pay off $140,000 + interest in 2 or 3 years on a new grad pay scale?

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Due to the fact you already have a bachelors, I would recommend a accelerated bachelors to bsn program (aka A-BSN program). Certain private and csu programs offer it. It is no joke to do such a program, It will be a full time commitment of around 1-2 years depending how many classes you need. You will most likely have to stop working and devote yourself full time to such a endeavor. There are private colleges as well which might offer these programs on a online basis, however the cost to do so would most likely be far more than living off student loans and going full time at a csu. Think long and hard about it, maybe take a CNA course and test the waters a little. Here's the link to the csu webiste on the program. Accelerated BSN Curriculum Requirements | California State University, Northridge

Also, If you go this route, I'd highly recommend completing the pre-requisites courses at a California community college, it would be much cheaper and you could still work and take them at night. There are 26 units you have to take to be ready to attend (I'm guessing with your bachelors you have about 9 of the units done and have 17 remaining (science courses and statistics as they are most likely outside your major), you could easily work full time and take the 17 units over the course of a year, save money and then focus on your A-BSN program full time and complete it in about a year and half. Taking these courses at community college also will let you cheaply decide if this is what you are interested in.

People do what your about to do every day, but don't make this decision lightly sit on it long and hard.

Good Luck

(about to start nursing school, and my girlfriend is a animation major. I couldn't imagine her in a million years doing nursing school XD completely out of her element.)

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Cni does not have a part time rn program. Only lvn part time is available

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I reside in Roseville, Ca and I am looking for a nearby or within an hour or so RN program offered for nights and weekends. Does anyone know of any?

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