i just got accepted into West Coast University in Orange County. I'm super anxious/excited about starting the program and I was even more in shock to find out that with all the classes I'm transferring I'll only end up with about $40,000 in loans for my BSN degree. I'm really impressed with their NCLEX pass rates (93%) and I'm also glad they are WASC, CCNE, and CBN accredited.
Im going to be moving from Northern California (Sacramento) for this program and I was wondering if there's anyone (female) that would need a roommate? I don't want to live on my own because the cost of living can be super pricey in Orange County and I won't be working.
Another question I have is how good are the professors? I have a 3.8 overall GPA with A's in most of my sciences but I've alwayd had to study hard. I expect nursing to be the hardest thing I'll ever had to study but I think it all begins with a great professor..
any words of advice from WCU graduates or current students?
I went to a California community college and and got my ADN for 2k. After that I worked 2 jobs and paid 8k cash for my BSN. There are cheaper ways to become a RN.
I went to a California community college and and got my ADN for 2k. After that I worked 2 jobs and paid 8k cash for my BSN. There are cheaper ways to become a RN.
yes there are other options but when most community colleges are lottery systems unless your the lucky one that gets picked on your first try, your gonna wait about 2-3 years. I like many others who have chosen to attend this school don't have the time to be waiting around. It is extremely expensive but they offer a good program.
That's why you apply to community colleges that aren't on the lottery system? All of the CCs in my area are based off of a point system. Cal-states are also cheaper. So is almost every other private school. I'm sure WCU is a good program, and I have friends who graduated from there. I also have ex-coworkers who went there and had to take travel assignments just to be able to afford make a loan payment and make ends meet.
I'm just saying that I would only do this program if I was absolutely dead set on become a RN and I exhausted EVERY OTHER option because paying 1500-2000 a month of loans on a RN salary isn't exactly fun. You can become a RN and have little-to-moderate student loan debt, or you can become a RN be stuck paying 2k/month. Thousands of other people take the the former route, so all I'm saying is so can other people who are on the fence about the school.
I went to a California community college and and got my ADN for 2k. After that I worked 2 jobs and paid 8k cash for my BSN. There are cheaper ways to become a RN.
i just got accepted into West Coast University in Orange County. I'm super anxious/excited about starting the program and I was even more in shock to find out that with all the classes I'm transferring I'll only end up with about $40,000 in loans for my BSN degree. I'm really impressed with their NCLEX pass rates (93%) and I'm also glad they are WASC, CCNE, and CBN accredited.
Im going to be moving from Northern California (Sacramento) for this program and I was wondering if there's anyone (female) that would need a roommate? I don't want to live on my own because the cost of living can be super pricey in Orange County and I won't be working.
Another question I have is how good are the professors? I have a 3.8 overall GPA with A's in most of my sciences but I've alwayd had to study hard. I expect nursing to be the hardest thing I'll ever had to study but I think it all begins with a great professor..
any words of advice from WCU graduates or current students?
Hi, can you tell me the list of the prerequisites that you transfer? Thank you in advance....
I'm considering applying to WCU and would love to hear first hand student experiences. I am generally very skeptical of for-profit schools, but the only other options in the LA area for a BSN degree seem to be tremendously difficult (for a degree that is already quite competitive!) to get accepted into.
I've applied to a few ADN programs but just in case I don't get into any of them, I was thinking of maybe applying for WCU in OC later this year. The hefty price tag that comes with WCU is incredibly intimidating, so I'm trying to get an idea of how much it's going to cost me after I transfer my prerequisite credits.
I used their TES website to check which courses were approved and ran into some confusion (I took the general writing courses at a UC and the TES website had several entries for them that contradicted each other- some said they were approved but one said they weren't approved? So which is it?!). I would like to know for sure which courses I would have to retake so I can preferably take them at a CC soon and save money. Does anyone know if the school can evaluate your unofficial transcripts and tell you which courses are transferable before you formally enroll in the school?
I've applied to a few ADN programs but just in case I don't get into any of them, I was thinking of maybe applying for WCU in OC later this year. The hefty price tag that comes with WCU is incredibly intimidating, so I'm trying to get an idea of how much it's going to cost me after I transfer my prerequisite credits.
I used their TES website to check which courses were approved and ran into some confusion (I took the general writing courses at a UC and the TES website had several entries for them that contradicted each other- some said they were approved but one said they weren't approved? So which is it?!). I would like to know for sure which courses I would have to retake so I can preferably take them at a CC soon and save money. Does anyone know if the school can evaluate your unofficial transcripts and tell you which courses are transferable before you formally enroll in the school?
Each academic year at WCU cost 32k. But if you transfer in all pre reqs you will start nursing core the first year and with books and your clinical bag uniform etc its 35k. And your second year if you don't include books (which I recommend you don't) will be another 32K. So it will be about 66k. Skip the books because the vouchers they give you works in their bookstore, which is more expensive and the taxes and shipping is high. Its better to buy them on amazon or valore books. They do transcript evaluations after you have committed to the school. If they don't want to transfer a course you can usually give them a syllabus from the class that matches what they require and they will take it. If not well you can bug them about it and in the end they'll usually take it.
Each academic year at WCU cost 32k. But if you transfer in all pre reqs you will start nursing core the first year and with books and your clinical bag uniform etc its 35k. And your second year if you don't include books (which I recommend you don't) will be another 32K. So it will be about 66k. Skip the books because the vouchers they give you works in their bookstore, which is more expensive and the taxes and shipping is high. Its better to buy them on amazon or valore books. They do transcript evaluations after you have committed to the school. If they don't want to transfer a course you can usually give them a syllabus from the class that matches what they require and they will take it. If not well you can bug them about it and in the end they'll usually take it.
Hi Slyvalleygrl,
in regards to your current course load, where do you stand with completion of the BSN and how many months did they give you based upon courses that transferred in and ones that need to be completed on campus?
I am working on obtaining my loan for the first year right now, and they are evaluating my transcripts at the moment. I believe my tuition total for year 1 was $28k; which is minus the $10K in grants I am due to get from the gov't, I also did not purchase my books through the school.
I'd love to learn more about your experience as I will be starting soon so appreciate any help and guidance you can possibly provide. Also is there a possibility of you having old text books you may be willing to sell?
Hi guys I had a question about west coast. How long doe it usually take to get started into the nursing core? And when does the school require a drug test? is that during the admissions process or only just before nursing core?
in regards to your current course load, where do you stand with completion of the BSN and how many months did they give you based upon courses that transferred in and ones that need to be completed on campus?
I am working on obtaining my loan for the first year right now, and they are evaluating my transcripts at the moment. I believe my tuition total for year 1 was $28k; which is minus the $10K in grants I am due to get from the gov't, I also did not purchase my books through the school.
I'd love to learn more about your experience as I will be starting soon so appreciate any help and guidance you can possibly provide. Also is there a possibility of you having old text books you may be willing to sell?
Right now I am in patho and capstone and this is my last term of general education. I start in fundamentals in June. Based on what i transferred in they gave me six semesters. I would recommend federal loans if you can get those. Private loans have high interest rates but I know sometimes you still have a balance to cover even after federal loans. It's very expensive. I didn't take too many gen eds at this school, so the only books I have to sell are a critical reasoning book and a statistics book. But I would be willing to sell both if you need them.
So far my experience has been good. There are good and bad professors like any school. But in your second term you can choose your classes and avoid any bad professors. Overall, besides the ridiculous cost I would say I like the school. The classes are very fast paced so the terms fly by. The first few weeks of your first term are rough but once you adjust you will get used to the pace. There is also lots of tutoring resources to take advantage of. The best advice I can give is to stay ahead and manage your time well. It's a lot of work and a lot of info thrown at you very quickly.
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I applied to two lenders and was rejected. So yes I was rejected twice. And i sent in those rejections with the scholarship application.