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73. I took community college classes

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 08:34 AM

Mar 2020

all the prerequisites before going to nursing school in which I took all nursing classes and a couple others (nutrition, microbiology, nursing ethics, pharmacology) plus clinicals and worked extra hours at sub-pay ($6/hr) SNA to help my clinicals during nursing school.

After graduation, worked at the hospital doing OT etc. to save money for our first home. In the last 8 years I have been taking classes piecemeal with tuition reimbursement from my hospital employer for my BSN (their decision to make it a requirement for employment since they want to keep a Magnet status).

Those 15 month programs are designed for people who hold 4 year degrees in other fields. They are rigorous and expensive and often the graduates find they still cannot find jobs because they want acute care experience as well as the BSN. The secondary markets (hospitals in small and mid-size cities) will hire Associate degree RNs and encourage them to continue in BSN programs with tuition benefits.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: 'I Have Nothing to Lose' [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP

electing sanders would have done nothing for his debt AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #1

Bernie convinced them.... SergeStorms Mar 2020 #2

Getting these things enacted by Congress will be the problem, not paying for them. sop Mar 2020 #55

His debt was largely run up during the early 2010's rpannier Mar 2020 #3

$100K for nursing school... Really? eilen Mar 2020 #4

In my daughter's case hospital were definitely not paying the final two years exboyfil Mar 2020 #7

My student loans are a fraction of that morillon Mar 2020 #69

I went to a private (hospital school) 2 year RN program eilen Mar 2020 #72

Exactly. Has he heard of Congress? treestar Mar 2020 #9

Been there, done that elias7 Mar 2020 #5

Not entirely fair exboyfil Mar 2020 #8

too bad these very people didn't support Hillary in 2016, she would have had beachbumbob Mar 2020 #6

+1 MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #31

Some Folks Abuse Student Loans - Who Borrows $100,000 for a Nursing Degree? Indykatie Mar 2020 #10

College is very expensive now. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #11

I have not seen anyone addressing why the costs are so high MichMan Mar 2020 #17

It is a combination of factors exboyfil Mar 2020 #21

With technology the actual cost of delivering education should be lower, much lower Yavin4 Mar 2020 #56

I'll take a crack at it. llmart Mar 2020 #22

Point number two for me above exboyfil Mar 2020 #27

The nursing school at my employer... llmart Mar 2020 #35

Yes my daughter's school was also mostly women exboyfil Mar 2020 #38

Sounds like she's a very dedicated person to her profession. llmart Mar 2020 #61

My daughter really loves working with mental health patients exboyfil Mar 2020 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author exboyfil Mar 2020 #28

A young Lifeguard at the Y True Blue American Mar 2020 #52

Not everyone Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #53

You do not get Scholarships True Blue American Mar 2020 #59

Not everyone Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #62

I agree with that. True Blue American Mar 2020 #63

I'm not criticizing good students. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #65

And I agreed with you. True Blue American Mar 2020 #66

Ok, we agree then. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #67

See my post above $42K for a 15 month BSN degree exboyfil Mar 2020 #20

I took community college classes eilen Mar 2020 #73

My daughter's program was comparable in cost to an RN to BSN at Kaplan (Purdue Global) exboyfil Mar 2020 #77

I can't speak to the educational opportunities in Iowa eilen Mar 2020 #78

I met no difference in what BS degree exboyfil Mar 2020 #80

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"Nothing to lose"? Boy, is he ignorant. Just what did he study? Hortensis Mar 2020 #13

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Mrs. Michelz can have her debt forgiven as it is now NYMinute Mar 2020 #19

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