Schools with NO waiting list in AZ? Do they exist...

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What schools in the Phx. area run without waiting list & get you in on either a point system based on grades or first come first serve. I am a LPN wanting to transition to a RN. TIA!!!

Try Mohave Community College. They have 3 campuses, lake havasu, kingman, and bullhead. they don't have a waiting list and have an lpn-rn program, or at least used to.

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Eastern Arizona College. They have a campus in Thatcher, Globe and Payson that offers the program. No waiting list. Grade point system and first come first serve basis. Also cheaper than most schools.

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No offense but how do you figure "affordable for most people" when tuition is $50K something?

When it comes to either wasting money by "waiting" to get into a nursing program versus taking out well spent student loans to get your BSN done and out into the nursing field, I would say that Chamberlain is affordable for most people! I love this school! Just finished my first session with straight A's in all my classes! (...But I worked my butt off...)

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When it comes to either wasting money by "waiting" to get into a nursing program versus taking out well spent student loans to get your BSN done and out into the nursing field, I would say that Chamberlain is affordable for most people! I love this school! Just finished my first session with straight A's in all my classes! (...But I worked my butt off...)

I think Chamberlain sounds like a great school. For some the price tag is a little hard to swallow. Again, each of us has a diffferent situation and while that may work for some, it doesn't for others. Also, it's a little scary to think as a new grad, you're not guaranteed anything in this economy. I heard most people have to pay somethinig "out-of-pocket" though. With a BSN you may get in a little bit of ahead of the R.N's. That's a positive!

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Arizona State University is completely based upon prerequisite grades and NET score. Very competetive but achievable.

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you need to go to university of phoenix they have lpn-bsn a much better option for nurses and its a 2 yr program. Also classes are 1 day a week in the evenings very doable for working students!! I LOVE this program and have 1 yr left-whooohooo!!

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you need to go to university of phoenix they have lpn-bsn a much better option for nurses and its a 2 yr program. Also classes are 1 day a week in the evenings very doable for working students!! I LOVE this program and have 1 yr left-whooohooo!!

Look carefully when doing an LPN-RN or BSN. UOP does not have the best reputation. I hope they are getting better though. Look up the NCLEX pass rate for them as well.

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I don't think you are talking about the LPN-BSN program on campus because it is fairly new and they have very small class sizes and if 2 out of the 10 that graduated didn't pass the board then the pass rate would look bad and I believe that is the reason it is low because the program is so new and not many classes have actually taken the boards and the class sizes are pretty small. I personally enjoy my class size of 14 students and it is a strict program and a student has to pass the HESI with each clinical rotation so they really prepair you for the boards.

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I don't think you are talking about the LPN-BSN program on campus because it is fairly new and they have very small class sizes and if 2 out of the 10 that graduated didn't pass the board then the pass rate would look bad and I believe that is the reason it is low because the program is so new and not many classes have actually taken the boards and the class sizes are pretty small. I personally enjoy my class size of 14 students and it is a strict program and a student has to pass the HESI with each clinical rotation so they really prepair you for the boards.

Yes, actually I am. If you look at the link, you will see under the AZBN status box there is a "notice of deficiency" as of 4/2007. Hopefully, like I said before, they are working hard to improve whatever the "deficiency" was. I definately would love to have that as an option after I complete my LPN next year!

http://www.azbn.gov/documents/education/Nursing%20Programs/Nursing%20Programs%20List.8.09.pdf

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Step-down and ICU.

I have been IN the program and am finishing my Psych rotation and have actually been in an RN program previous to this at a 2yr school out of state and like this program much better and feel very confident in the program and can't say enough good things about it. The stats you are refering to was when the program was first introduced and many things have changed even the director of the health sciences division has changed so no worries and like I said they make sure you are ready for the boards by requiring a HESI before AND after each clinical rotation.

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It can be affordable you have to apply for scholarships if you dont try you wont get them and most ppl dont try. I never tried and finally did and got the money. And with Chamberlin you have to go to Columbus Ohio at the end of the semester for 4 days and you have to pay for it yourself and take some clinical testing. Which for me I'm from there now living in Az and it would be great to go home for 4 days I have a place to stay but for some that college isn't ideal. Flights and hotel stay plus food adds.

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It can be affordable you have to apply for scholarships if you dont try you wont get them and most ppl dont try. I never tried and finally did and got the money. And with Chamberlin you have to go to Columbus Ohio at the end of the semester for 4 days and you have to pay for it yourself and take some clinical testing. Which for me I'm from there now living in Az and it would be great to go home for 4 days I have a place to stay but for some that college isn't ideal. Flights and hotel stay plus food adds.

At the end of the program, you do not necessarily have to go to Columbus Ohio. That was this new graduating class, since there are only four people in the class. By the time the number of students grow, I highly doubt they will make the students go out of state for any sort of testing. Especially if they have to pay for it. WHere did you hear that?

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