How to find the RIGHT Nursing School for YOU (2020)

How do you find the right nursing school? Did you know there are over 1,800 ADN and BSN programs in the United States?

That can feel totally overwhelming OR be a relief that out there somewhere is the perfect nursing program for you.

For me and my wife the perfect school had us moving to Illinois since I was able to go to school on nights and weekends while my wife worked so I could watch our son and then while I was at school she could stay home with our son. So just know that the right nursing school for you is out there somewhere.

View our post on how hard nursing school is here: NURSING.com/how-hard-is-nursing-school/

Podcast on choosing the right nursing school:
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Here is a list of some of the most common questions we get about nursing school.

Which nursing school you attend is a personal choice for everyone. There are things to consider that will direct your decision.

Some examples of things to consider:
Money. Not all nursing schools cost the same. You need to look at trending tuition increases and credits per hour.

LPN vs RN and ADN vs BSN: This is a personal preference. Sometimes people choose one over the other for money purposes. Taking the LPN to RN route can cost you less up front but more over time, same with ADN to BSN route. It just depends on what you can do now.

Accreditation: Is this school accredited. A school can lose their accreditation too so you want to know if a school has ever lost their accreditation.

One of the biggest things to consider however is NCLEX pass rates! Each school tracks this information and they have a pass rate. This is very important. I wouldn’t even consider a nursing school with low pass rates.

Don't forget to look at attrition rates of schools as well, This is how many nursing students fail out of the program each year. In a perfect world you will find a school with a High pass rate and Low attrition rate. What this means is not many students are failing out AND those students are passing the NCLEX.


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