Truth about Breckinridge school of nursing

[bluedragonfly13]

I had a good experience. I graduated last month and took my Nclex . Passed in 75 questions first try. Credits do transfer to BSN programs also. We take HESI just like other schools. The same exit hesi as established schools. People pass and people fail throughout. It's just a NEW school so it takes a certain number of people to pass Nclex before it will be accredited in all areas but that's coming soon. It has a bad rep. It isn't 50000 dollars either. I had pell grant and that cut it down to 20000. Oh well I'm an RN. My license looks the same as accredited schools exactly . It doesn't say your school on your license. It's all good and worth it. Once it becomes accredited fully it will be just another nursing program. It's coming. Teachers are excellent. It's hard and demanding as any nursing program is. They use the same up to date textbooks and editions. This is only my experience but I tore up the Nclex so it taught me a lot. It has an extremely high Nclex pass rate. It's a normal nursing program. It's unorganized as they are still doing trial and error but it's a good school all in all

[ParkerBC,MSN,RN, PhD, RN]

Actually- when facilities request that the nursing school from which one graduates be accredited, they are mostly referring to CCNE and ACEN accreditation. These are the gold standard nursing program accrediting agencies. The OP mentioned needing enough graduates- this information is correct when the school is seeking either CCNE or ACEN accreditation. Since the school offers ASN degrees, I suspect they are seeking ACEN. There are RN to BSN programs that are CCNE accredited that will accept students from other schools that aren't accredited. I know Indiana Wesleyan University is one of them.

These accrediting agencies hold schools of nursing to a higher standard. While I understand most students aren't sure what questions to ask when seeking out programs, it should be noted that simply dismissing the fact that the school is not CCNE or ACEN accredited is a mistake. Secondly, the full amount of a Pell Grant for the academic year of 2014-2015 is $5,730.00. Perhaps the OP received more than Pell Grants.

Some people simply do not want to wait to get into the community college. One must decide which is best. If the cost of the school is $55,000 for the degree (2 years), and the student must wait an extra year before getting into nursing school at a community college $10,000 for the degree (2 years), it may make better sense to start at the private school. Opportunity costs is a real thing!

$55,000 - $10,000 = $45,000. If a nurse begins at a wage of $21.85/hr with $4.00/hr for nights, and $5.00 for week-ends (working one week-end per month), she would gross @ 50K a year. The nurse attending the private school will have earned $50K for the first year and have gained a year of experience. I am not necessarily advocating for a for-profit private school. I am simply saying that all items should be on the table when deciding where to attend school.

[bluedragonfly13]

Hey some hospitals may have problems. I didn't say all were great with it. I agree there are better schools than ITT. Use ITT as last resort. Most nursing schools are much better. Always pick a regionally accredited school over ITT if you have the choice. I just want nursing students to know that if they are enrolled then they have opportunities after.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

You obviously caught her in a lie. Wouldn't be surprised if she didn't even attend the school and is just an employee of the school that monitor forums like these to spread falsehood about these For-Profit, overprice Diploma Mills. Notice that she graduated in December and within weeks, took the NCLEX and passed with only 75 questions and have MANY job offers within a few weeks of passing the boards. Heh heh heh....

Essentially, these schools cater to students with poor grades who could not get into the less expensive options. Seriously, who pays in excess of $53K for an ADN from an unaccredited institution?

My thoughts exactly.

[bluedragonfly13]

You think it's unbelievable that I got hired right out of school into a good hospital? You sound like miserable people no wonder you didn't get hired right out of school.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Right out of this school at a reputable facility? Yep, I'm having a hard time c it. (And FWIW, I went to a real university college of nursing and had 3 job offers three weeks before I graduated, and one 4 months before. At real hospitals. In real big cities.).

[klone, MSN, RN]

Okay, it's weird that you say that, because you said in another forum less than a week ago that no employer will call you back at all. So all these job offers came in in the last four days?

OP, care to address this? Did you get multiple job offers, or are no employers calling you back? Because you've said both within the past week.

[bluedragonfly13]

I had connections. If not then I might be screwed

[bluedragonfly13]

.....But I'm not

[WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

I had connections. If not then I might be screwed

So you have a job at a hospital or no? What is the truth?

[WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

So you have a job at a hospital or no? What is the truth?

From your previous thread:

Right now no employer will call me back at all

[bluedragonfly13]

I have a lot of friends who are working nurses in good hospitals. My neighbor works in HR. I wrote the post because applying on the Internet wasn't working for me so I walked out my door and ask for help. I got a lot of help from outside sources. If I didn't know anybody then I probably would not have had opportunities so quickly.

[bluedragonfly13]

I am sorry to hear that. If nobody was able to help me I probably would have put on some nice clothes, grabbed my resume, and went to every possible place I could find that interested me. You will get a job soon. I also thought about paying someone to find me a job if I couldn't find one myself. Like a personal recruiter.