southern cali accelerated BSN

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hi everyone... i'm planning on going to nursing school and i live in southern california around the inland empire. Anyways, i have a BA in another field and i'm not sure what route to do (ADN or accelerated BSN) so to get a better idea i want to contact schools but i don't know where to begin. I went to a UC school but i don't know if any UC offers an accelerated program. So if anyone can please tell me the accelerated programs you know of here in southern california and community colleges you know of. I'm making a list of schools to contact. Thank you...

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

every approved bachelors program by the california board of nursing is here:

the one's that have an x under AFT means accelerated fast track

Board of Registered Nursing - RN Programs

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every approved bachelors program by the california board of nursing is here:

the one's that have an x under AFT means accelerated fast track

Board of Registered Nursing - RN Programs

thank you so much for the link:)

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Specializes in no idea.

This is an old list. Half of the accelerated programs in so.cal have been cancelled due to funding. i.e. San Diego State does NOT have an accelerated program, neither does West Coast College.

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Specializes in BMT.

Don't limit yourself to California. I too am from the IE. The programs are so saturated here, you might be on a waitlist or it might take awhile to get in. I went to the East Coast for my ABSN program; it also allowed me to expand my horizons and get another flavor of life for awhile! I know California is great and WHY would we leave Southern California?! But I appreciate our amazing weather that much more now :)

I personally felt getting an Associates after my Bachelors was kind of backward, and a lot of hospitals are requiring new hires to have a BSN. Going for your BS will help you especially if you want a new grad position here in Southern California. DOn't get me wrong, an accelerated program is HARD; I had 1000 clinical hours in 16 months plus my classes and tests, etc, and have a good semester done of my Masters now. The med students couldn't even believe how hard we worked, but it was worth it.

One of my classmates relocated his family (wife, two kids) to NC from NY for the program, and they decided to stay there afterward. Not everyone can do that, but his family was supportive. If you want to be a nurse bad enough and want a quality education, apply EVERYWHERE. You'd be surprised what areas you might fall in love with.

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