Scottsdale community college CEP

U.S.A. Arizona

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Hi, so i just found out i got accepted for the CEP program with Franklin university, I am a nanny and i love my job, i wasnt planning to start nursing school so early so i need to talk to the parents to see if they can work with my schools schedule, any Scottsdale students in block 1 or 2 if you could tell me how the schedule looks like? Does it change every block? Is it 12 hour lectures? Any insight will be appreciated!!! Thank you :)

My understanding is that the CEP program IS a bit more competitive. 3.0 GPA is required for them to even look at your application. NAU is the best route if you do CEP as they require the least amount of pre-requisites. But, you will have classes during the summer as well as the regular semester.

Personally, I find it's less stress if you just go ahead and do the associates and then get a job because most hospitals will pay for your BSN in Phoenix. The only thing you have to consider is that if you don't already work at a hospital, it may be tougher for you to get a job as an RN with an associates.

Hope this helps someone in the slightest!

Not true, NAU/ASU require the most pre-reqs. UIU is the least. Every CEP program has summer classes.

Also, my mother-in-law graduated in December from GCC as just an ADN grad and has still not found a job, along with many of her classmates. While it is more stressful to do the CEP (barely, though), I have seen it to be a much better option as Phoenix is highly competitive for new grads.

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Like I said, if you already work at a hospital and have "an in" it makes more sense this way (ADN).

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Like I said, if you already work at a hospital and have "an in" it makes more sense this way (ADN).

Most of the people in my cohort don't have "an in," so I just want to make it known how difficult getting a job with just an ADN can be.

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"It's a tough program and bout half the class will fail in block 1 and 2."

How can that be a good thing? I'm on the GI Bill, if I fail I will owe the government thousands of dollars.

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"It's a tough program and bout half the class will fail in block 1 and 2."

How can that be a good thing? I'm on the GI Bill, if I fail I will owe the government thousands of dollars.

It's not a "good thing", it's a reality. This is a very tough course, regardless of which community college you are in. I'm not at SCC, but I am at one of the other Maricopa colleges and at this juncture, at least 1/3rd of our class are at risk of not passing Block 1. It's just the nature of the beast.

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