Hopeful nursing students are becoming increasingly frustrated these days because of long waiting lists at nursing schools across the nation.
Some nursing schools are reporting waiting lists of some YEARS. Yes, years. The situation is the same even for those who have already finished all of their prerequisite courses and achieved decent grades. The main problem lies in the fact that there are just too many qualified student applicants applying for every available slot.
In short, there's just not enough room at traditional nursing schools for all who are want to enroll.
And here's what's making matters worse: the worsening economy means that many individuals are in search of steady jobs that pays well. Nursing pays well; anywhere from $25 to $60 an hour, depending on what part of the country the nurse is based in. Nurses are also highly in demand; with an aging workforce retiring from the field faster than there are replacements, every hospital out there is in need of professional nurses, to the point of offering sign-on bonuses or educational reimbursement to lure more qualified candidates.
Obviously, a nursing career has a lot of advantages and this has brought on the overcrowding in most nursing schools which are teeming with applicants.
Such situation has even prompted some to forget about pursuing a nursing degree. Despite how resolute they may be, having to wait three or four years to start seems like a hopeless case.
The good news is, you don't have to quit! There are ways to start your nursing education a lot faster.
With traditional nursing schools unable to handle the deluge of applicants, career schools, also known as "vocational schools" or "degree schools" have become an option for many would-be nurses today. While these schools do cost more they also tend to have much shorter waiting lists. Qualified students may even be able to get in within months.
They are able to do this because they pay nursing teachers much higher salaries, so it is a lot easier for them to lure teachers away from traditional four year colleges or community colleges. Unfortunately, those types of schools don't pay as high as private career schools, so they have a hard time attracting teachers, and without sufficient nursing teachers, only a limited number of nursing students can be accepted.
Is it worthwhile to pay more to go to a career college which concentrates largely on training future nurses quickly, often in a two year program? These programs are quite costly; $50,000 is not at all unusual. The rate for one-year "career college" LPN programs is around $20,000 a year.
But many hospitals will repay nursing students for their education these days. And applying to these more expensive schools could be a student's only realistic option nowadays if they do not want to wait three or four years to be accepted into a a community college, state school, or four year university.
Some nursing schools are reporting waiting lists of some YEARS. Yes, years. The situation is the same even for those who have already finished all of their prerequisite courses and achieved decent grades. The main problem lies in the fact that there are just too many qualified student applicants applying for every available slot.
In short, there's just not enough room at traditional nursing schools for all who are want to enroll.
And here's what's making matters worse: the worsening economy means that many individuals are in search of steady jobs that pays well. Nursing pays well; anywhere from $25 to $60 an hour, depending on what part of the country the nurse is based in. Nurses are also highly in demand; with an aging workforce retiring from the field faster than there are replacements, every hospital out there is in need of professional nurses, to the point of offering sign-on bonuses or educational reimbursement to lure more qualified candidates.
Obviously, a nursing career has a lot of advantages and this has brought on the overcrowding in most nursing schools which are teeming with applicants.
Such situation has even prompted some to forget about pursuing a nursing degree. Despite how resolute they may be, having to wait three or four years to start seems like a hopeless case.
The good news is, you don't have to quit! There are ways to start your nursing education a lot faster.
With traditional nursing schools unable to handle the deluge of applicants, career schools, also known as "vocational schools" or "degree schools" have become an option for many would-be nurses today. While these schools do cost more they also tend to have much shorter waiting lists. Qualified students may even be able to get in within months.
They are able to do this because they pay nursing teachers much higher salaries, so it is a lot easier for them to lure teachers away from traditional four year colleges or community colleges. Unfortunately, those types of schools don't pay as high as private career schools, so they have a hard time attracting teachers, and without sufficient nursing teachers, only a limited number of nursing students can be accepted.
Is it worthwhile to pay more to go to a career college which concentrates largely on training future nurses quickly, often in a two year program? These programs are quite costly; $50,000 is not at all unusual. The rate for one-year "career college" LPN programs is around $20,000 a year.
But many hospitals will repay nursing students for their education these days. And applying to these more expensive schools could be a student's only realistic option nowadays if they do not want to wait three or four years to be accepted into a a community college, state school, or four year university.