<p>Colgate was my dream college but it’s a liberal arts school that doesn’t have a good nursing program. I want a school in states like NY, NH, ME, MA, VT, and other states like that. I want it to have a good college town like Colgate. COLD WEATHER IS A MUST. I love the architecture look of Colgate, Boston College, U of Michigan, Syracuse, U of Washington, and so on. I don’t want it to be extremely small but I don’t want it to be big either. I love U of Vermont but I hear its very druggy and I don’t want that. Syracuse would be my number 1 but they have no nursing program. Any colleges you know of would be appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Between your preferred architecture, weather, major, and size, it’s going to be a trade-off among some of these preferences. FWIW, here are some to check out:
[St</a>. Catherine University](<a href=“http://www.stkate.edu/]St”>http://www.stkate.edu/)
[St</a>. Olaf College | Northfield, Minnesota, USA](<a href=“http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/nursing/]St”>http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/nursing/)
[College</a> of Saint Benedict ? CSB/SJU](<a href=“http://www.csbsju.edu/About/College-of-Saint-Benedict.htm]College”>Benedictine College for Women | Minnesota – CSB+SJU)
[Luther</a> Home: Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, USA](<a href=“http://www.luther.edu/]Luther”>http://www.luther.edu/)
<a href=“https://gustavus.edu/[/url]”>https://gustavus.edu/</a>
[Saint</a> Anselm College : Saint Anselm College](<a href=“Homepage | Saint Anselm College”>http://www.anselm.edu/)
[Frances</a> Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University](<a href=“Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing”>http://fpb.case.edu/)
[Undergraduate</a> Nursing](<a href=“http://www.edgewood.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/Nursing]Undergraduate”>404)
[Nursing</a> Department](<a href=“http://www.calvin.edu/academic/nursing/]Nursing”>Department Of Nursing - Academics | Calvin University)
[Elmira</a> College](<a href=“Explore All Degrees & Programs | Elmira College”>Explore All Degrees & Programs | Elmira College)
[University</a> of Pittsburgh School of Nursing](<a href=“http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/]University”>http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/)
[Nursing</a> | Villanova University](<a href=“http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing.html]Nursing”>M. LOUISE FITZPATRICK COLLEGE OF NURSING | Villanova University)</p>
<p>Here is your perfect school: [University</a> of Rochester School of Nursing](<a href=“http://www.son.rochester.edu/]University”>http://www.son.rochester.edu/)</p>
<p>University of Rochester fits all your criteria. </p>
<p>(1) Cold as a witch’s _______ in the Winter.
(2) Beautiful campus with that classic North East architecture look that you like.
(3) Located in NY State.
(4) Not too big and not too small.
(5) Excellent nursing program and medical school.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>Rochester would be perfect, but as far as I can determine from its website, an applicant must already have an RN or a non-nursing bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>U. Rochester would work:
[University</a> of Rochester : College Admissions](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/specialized/DDN.shtm]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/specialized/DDN.shtm)</p>
<p>Use the college search engine here on CC to find your options…</p>
<p>Wow thank you everyone for the suggestions!
U Rochester seems perfect except for the fact that I can’t figure out if they have a nursing program for undergrads. I want to become a critical care nurse.</p>
<p>One more option might be Russel Sage (upstate NY).</p>
<p>ugh u of Rochester would be perfect except for the fact they don’t have nursing unless you already have some type of degree… Any other places like u of Rochester?</p>
<p>University of Rochester does not offer undergraduate nursing. You must either already have an RN or an undergraduate degree.
I wouldn’t rule out University of Vermont. It is a beautiful campus in a nice city and the have a major medical center, same with University of Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>Vermonts just way too druggy for me. I also was thinking about maybe Indiana university…</p>
<p>Pitt has an excellent nursing program. As does Case Western. And I’ve heard good things about nursing at UIllinois-Chicago but I don’t know the rest of the school. Have you looked at the size of UMichigan? It is the definition of big.</p>
<p>I’m not affiliated with any of these schools.</p>
<p>Oh, how could I forget, UColorado has that relatively new hospital out near the Denver airport, and their nursing program is quite good. They see a lot of interesting cases there because UCHSC serves such a huge area of the country. I am affiliated with that one. My wife got her graduate degree and np there. And it’s plenty cold most winters, without that long-lasting cold that you can get in the great lakes areas. Had plenty of 70 degree days in February just to shake things up. And Vail’s a hundred miles away if you like snow with your cold.</p>
<p>I’d be willing to sacrifice size to go to u mich… Even though it’s hot there does anyone know if<br>
U of southern cali has a nursing program? I can’t find one on their site and I’d be willing to sacrifice weather to go there</p>
<p>Colby-Sawyer</p>
<p>[Nursing</a> Program](<a href=“http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/nursing/nursingprogram.html]Nursing”>http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/nursing/nursingprogram.html)</p>
<p>You should consider whether it makes fiscal sense to spend a lot of money to get a nursing degree at a private or OOS school rather than at your local state school.
Once you get licensed, it doesn’t matter that much where you went to school. And entry level nursing jobs aren’t plentiful in some areas. I know someone who regrets her choice when she sees how long she’ll be paying off those loans.
Also, you may get more info in the Nursing major forum - [Nursing</a> Major - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/nursing-major/]Nursing”>Nursing Major - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>*You should consider whether it makes fiscal sense to spend a lot of money to get a nursing degree at a private or OOS school rather than at your local state school. </p>
<p>Once you get licensed, it doesn’t matter that much where you went to school. And entry level nursing jobs aren’t plentiful in some areas. </p>
<p>I know someone who regrets her choice when she sees how long she’ll be paying off those loans.*</p>
<p>This is all very true ^^^</p>
<p>Have you asked your parents how much they’ll pay each year? </p>
<p>You don’t want to rack up debt or have your family struggle to pay for a pricey school when very good nursing programs are likely offered at your state school or elsewhere.</p>
<p>USC (calif) does not have an undergrad nursing program. Frankly, you’re going to find that some top private schools don’t offer undergrad nursing…maybe because it’s really not cost effective for undergrads to pay $60k per year for a BSN when a very fine program can be had at person’s state school for a fraction of the price.</p>
<p>^However, many public college and university nursing programs (including community college programs) are now extremely competitive. Smaller private schools may offer both a more personal college experience and easier acceptance to a nursing program. And for some families, in some states, the private school cost may be similar or less. For example, of all the many nursing schools in our state (Pennsylvania), Penn State (main or branch campus) would be the most expensive option for our family.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Could you name some privates that have easy to get into programs…AND…have great aid?</p>
<p>What I’ve found is that there are lower-level private with good nursing programs, but they do not have great aid, so you’re paying a bunch. Those schools tend to have a lot of commuters to help cut costs. So, if you can commute, then many the cost is similar to going-away to a public.</p>
<p>lfk…</p>
<p>what are your stats?</p>
<p>If you’re a strong student then you shouldn’t worry too much about competitive admissions (unless the program is impacted like in Calif). The nursing programs that don’t have Direct Admit are weeding out the weaker students…thank goodness!</p>
<p>m2ck: I don’t know how competitive the nursing programs are, but the NPCs for York College of Pennsylvania, Waynesburg University, and Carlow University all showed a net price (without loans) equal to or less than our 14 state (PSSHE) schools. Per NPC, all of the private schools in PA with nursing programs have a lower net cost than Penn State for our family. I realize that Pennsylvania is more the exception than the rule, since our publics have relatively high tuition and give very little if any financial aid other than federal and state grants.</p>