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 Galen, Frontier, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, and Western Kentucky University.
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 Midway College, Galen, Spalding University, and Kentucky State.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Frontier, ATA College, Galen, and Midway College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Kentucky State, Spalding University, Hopkinsville Community College, and ATA College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Spalding University, Henderson Community College, Madisonville Community College, and WKCTC.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Kentucky State, Berea, Kentucky Christian, and Bellarmine.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Kentucky Christian, Berea, Kentucky State, and Pikeville College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Louisville and University of Kentucky.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Berea, Kentucky State, Spalding University, and Midway College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Berea, Saint Catharine College, Hazard Community and Technical College, and Kentucky State.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Hopkinsville Community College • Hopkinsville, KY
Studying Nursing (completion in 2009)
• 3/23/2012
"I feel my school prepared me for my career as a nurse. The program was efficient and effective."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It is an excellent program, which is rigorous. It prepares you for your licensing boards and gives the most out of your clinical experience in comparison to other programs. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | Pass rating for the NCLEX of graduates of Hopkinsville Community College are very high. Higher than most surrounding bachelor programs. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Hopkinsville Community College is an excellent program. It is a very difficult program, however the preparation and knowledge base it gives you prepares you to the highest extent for taking state board examinations. |
| Instruction | 10 | Clinical experience starts from the first week of the program, and it prepares you for what you will face in your career. Lecture/ education instruction always coincides with clinical rotation, which makes for a quality learning experience. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Any nursing program is difficult and requires a tremendous workload. Actual take home work was minimal, however the amount of study time in preparation for exams equals a 40 hour work week. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | 90% of the knowledge base was book learning. Hands on learning took place in the clinical setting. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | Full week with the exception of Fridays. No weekends. No nights and no online options. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | Media and computer resources were always available. Classroom space was limited because it was shared with LPN nursing programs. Lab space was sometimes limited as well, due to it being shared. |
| Social Life | 5 | Events were minimal for the nursing program. College activities and organized events were better for other majors. There wasn't time while in the program for participation in anything other than nursing. |
| Placement Services | 1 | There was no career service assistance. At the end of the program, as an assignment we put together a portfolio to begin applying for jobs, and recommendation letters were written. There was no assistance in job placement. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | Support is provided if needed. However, actually getting individualized help is extremely difficult. |
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