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 Miami Dade College, Valencia Community College, Broward College, and Tallahassee Community 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 Florida International, City College, Galen, and Nova Southeastern.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Galen and Florida Hospital College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Florida A&M, Miami Dade College, Florida International, and Saint Thomas University.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider College of Business and Technology-Hialeah Campus, College of Business and Technology-Flagler Campus, Nova Southeastern, and Barry.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of The University of Tampa, University of Miami, Gulf Coast Community College, and Chipola.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Florida Southern College, The University of Tampa, Jacksonville University, and Bethune Cookman.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Miami, University of Florida, Florida State, and Central Florida.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Florida International, University of South Florida-Main Campus, University of Florida, and University of Miami.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at University of Miami, Florida A&M, Bethune Cookman, and Jacksonville University.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
St. Petersburg College • St. Petersburg, FL
Studying BSN (completion in 2009)
• 10/16/2011
"I am very satisfied with the school itself. The school is very respected and very well known. When you interview for a job and they learn that you graduated from the SPC school of nursing, the are usually very impressed."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend this school to anyone! The only things are that the wait time and the requirements to get into the program are very strict. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | The reputation of SPC's nursing school is outstanding, hence the lower score I gave before because of the wait time. I have never second guessed my decision to become a nurse, and I still work on a truck as a PRN. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The only reason I rated this as an 8 was the length of time of the waiting list. The education was great. The clinicals we were placed in were amazing as well. |
| Instruction | 10 | My nursing instructors were outstanding and were always there when you needed them, never unwilling to help. The best part was when something was tough to overcome they understood and helped make sure you grasped every concept. |
| How Difficult | 6 | For me, doing it wasn't as difficult because I was a medic first. I knew a lot of the concepts and techniques that were incorporated into our classes. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was a good mix of hands on and book learning. As I would expect all nursing programs to be, hands on training is very important... you can't learn to place a cath by just reading. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | That was a hard part of the program - it is only held on certain days and times. The clinicals were a bit more flexible than the core classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | The resources they provided to us were outstanding. There were many study groups, and our labs were open to us even outside of class time for us to study. |
| Social Life | 5 | Well, it's a local college, so sporting events and parties are not much a part of the school. But as far as the spirit of the program goes, it was great. |
| Placement Services | 7 | There isn't much of a placement program, to be frank. But many of our instructors work for hospitals in our areas and didn't hesitate to provide references. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | I work with quite a few nurses that graduated from my program. And some of the techs on my floor are in the program right now, so a lot of people who went through the program stay connected. |
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