When exactly should I transfer from my community college to a 4 year nursing college?

I can only speak from personal experience but I transferred to a 4 year community college. I took my pre requisites at a great community college that had one of the best ADN nursing programs in my state. But I figured I might as well get the BSN done now. So I earned an associate's degree in pre baccalaureate nursing & transferred this fall to a 4 year school. I am glad I made this decision.

Regardless, nursing school would have taken me 2 more years so I decided to go for the higher degree.

The core nursing program for the ADN is very similar to the BSN except the BSN has a few upper level courses and nursing management courses and such added in. If you plan to get your BSN anyway, you should try to apply for both programs with hopes of getting into the BSN program. Most hospitals are heading toward wanting BSN RN anyway. WHy waste the time of an ADN if you have a competitive GPA. If you score high on the TEAS, theres no reason you cant get into a BSN program.

The thing about the ADN program, from what I've heard, is that after you complete it and receive your RN license is very simple to get your BSN. There are many programs that are RN-BSN which can take only a year to complete, and on top of that University's will prefer taking in students with an RN license than students without it; that is why getting straight into a BSN program after community college is very difficult and competitive.