Where to obtain BSN coming from Rasmussen?

[MnRNhopeful]

Hi guys. I'm a soon-to-be-graduating student nurse at Rasmussen College - Mankato campus.

Background: I know some negative things have been said about private for-profit schools and Rasmussen, but I think it's a pretty good school--our clinical placements are great, mostly at hospitals and respect the students, our instructors are knowledgeable, and the graduates I know have done well in their employment.

My question is--where should I go for my BSN? If our school has a bad reputation from other campuses, do I want that name to follow me through my baccalaureate education? For me the pros are the cost, the familiarity I have with the policies/online learning platform, and the accelerated time it takes. However, I'm looking at more "prestigious" (read: more expensive) schools with BSN programs such as Viterbo in Wisconsin and St. Kate's in the cities. Does the cost outweigh the benefit of having that special name on your diploma?

I want to advance my education to a masters and potentially a doctorate if I feel that the Nurse Practitioner route is for me. If I knew the passion I would have for nursing, I would have gone to a better school to begin with but it's something that has cultivated since j started. I know I can handle the challenge and the potential to go to a good school--but with cost and reputation of my ADN source I just don't know what to do. Advice?

[andrea3434]

St. Cloud State U just (within the past couple semesters) opened up a "RN to BSN" online bridge program!

I know many nurses get hired at St. Cloud Hospital who come from Rasmussen.

[andrea3434]

Wait why do you think Rasmussen is less expensive? You do know there are plenty of public state schools and universities that have BSN programs and are also cheaper than Rasmussen don't you??

[MnRNhopeful]

I'm saying cheaper than St. Kate's and Viterbo

[Buyer beware, BSN]

Wait why do you think Rasmussen is less expensive? You do know there are plenty of public state schools and universities that have BSN programs and are also cheaper than Rasmussen don't you??

Actually the Rasmussen bevy of for-profit, corporate owned schools are probably the best of he worst.

This dubious distinction is based mostly on the fact that they don't charge super outrageous tuition fees just high tuition fees.

With this said it still has no admission standards; but tht's just the tip of the berg. So if you're desperate and impatient talk to one of their marketeers; I mean salesmen, who masquerade as academic advisors and they will gleefully get you hooked up and loaned up to the eyeballs

It's really a shame that first and foremost this is the business of the for-profits.

The loan lust perogative of these schools would not be such a mortal sin if they could claim respectable graduation and retention rates which according to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) they can't.

But as I have said Rasmussen is probably the best of the worst compared to the real sub-par for-profits and much more expensive South University and The University of Phoenix. Look them up too.

You see folks, the for-profit mode of education once held the promise of democratizing higher education but they lost site of the mission and have left for years the great majority of their ill-prepared recruits by the wayside (look that up) in debt that will/has reduced many (most) to poverty for years to come.

So if there are some negative things said about the for-profit post secondary higher education "industry" know that their reputations precede them.

Just ask the screwed over students (tens of thousands) who attended Corinthian, ITT tech, and just recently The Heritage Insitutes and Colleges who went to class one morning only to find themselves mislead, deceived and locked out of a shuttered building.

These are just a few of the most egregious cases of the for-profit financial meltdown; there are many more and lots more to come in 2017.

So if anyone wants to be a nurse, pay $ 100,000 plus to do it, and take a huge gamble on graduating; as well as paying a significant portion of your earnings to sevice high interest ridiculously priced loans; say goodby to ever being able to qualify for a mortage, get married, have children, buy a decent car or consume anything but bean soup and Ramen noodles for a long, long time. These things don't go away; not even through bankruptsy.

So yes, I have heard a a few very negative things about the for-profits and if anyone wants to take the time do do the reaserch you will find that they are all true.