Best path to a BSN?

rbb234
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 01:21:19 +0000

I’m a high school senior in Southern California. I want to be a nurse and my end goal is a BSN (and potentially masters).
My closest colleges are Cal State Northridge and The Master’s College, but TMC doesn’t have any type of nursing program. After scouring the CSUN website, I could not find any information about a 4 year BSN program. They however have an RN to BSN program, a combined ADN-BSN program which is partnered with some local CCs, and an Accelerated BSN program for someone who already holds a bachelor’s degree.

My closest community college is one of the CCs partnered with CSUN for the ADN-BSN program. What would be the best path for me to take, considering the difficulty of admission to ANY nursing program?

Should I start at CC and do my prereqs and wait to get into the ADN program, which will then either allow me to join the ADN-BSN program or, if I can’t get into that, finish my ADN then go for the CSUN or CSUCI (as at this point not being at home may be an option) RN-BSN program.
Or would it be faster to go for an LVN, and once I have obtained that, go for an LVN-RN program at CC and THEN an RN-BSN program at CSUN or CSUCI?
I am also considering attaining a degree in Computer Science from CSUN and then using their Accelerated BSN program to get my BSN, but I think that would be the longest and most difficult option, and my end goal is to be a nurse, not computer science.

Of these, which would be the best option? I am not interested in going somewhere that has a normal 4 year BSN program, as there are none within commutable distance and living at home for the first few years is a top priority for me, so please do not suggest anything like that. Although it may take longer this way, I am okay with it.

Thank you in advance for any advice!