Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Registered Nurses
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Santa Monica College, Pasadena City College, Moorpark College, and East Los Angeles College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider San Diego State - Imperial Valley, San Diego State, Cal State San Marcos, and Cal State L.A..
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Mills College, Mount St Mary's College, and Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider San Diego State - Imperial Valley, Rio Hondo College, Cal State L.A., and CSU Dominguez Hills.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Mendocino College, Monterey Peninsula College, Holy Names, and Merritt College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of University of San Diego, Southern Cal, USF, and Mills College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Pacific Union College, UC San Francisco, Simpson University, and Point Loma Nazarene University.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Southern Cal, Biola, UCLA, and University of San Diego.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at UCLA, Cal State San Bernardino, Southern Cal, and San Diego State - Imperial Valley.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health, UC San Francisco, Loma Linda University, and San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
California State University Long Beach • Long Beach, CA
Studying Nursing (completion in 2008)
• 1/9/2012
"I had a very good experience at my school. I don't think I could have picked a better school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | The school will prepare you very well for nursing, but there isn't that much hands-on experience. If you want more hands-on experience, you may want to pick another school. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | They have a decent nursing program. It is not the best, but it is still a good school to study that major. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The school program was pretty good. They lacked an opportunity to work in the hospitals nearby. |
| Instruction | 8 | I learned a lot of things during my nursing preparation. Most of the things I have learned come in handy for everyday situations. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The program is not that hard. You don't get a lot of work, but you do have to be a people-person. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The school is mostly book learning; there isn't that much hands-on experience. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | The school is very flexible for students who have jobs or some sort of other activity. You just need to talk to a counselor to help you out. |
| Social Life | 9 | I had a lot of fun at my school. They have a lot of spirit, and the atmosphere there is just different from a lot of other schools. |
| Placement Services | 4 | It took them almost 3 months to get me a job. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | We didn't really get the support that we needed. The school could have done more for us. |
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