r/NursingStudent • u/lemonlime0315 • 12h ago
HELP! Which BSN program?
I need help deciding between Chamberlain Online BSN and Nightingale.
Chamberlain: more confidence with California licensure, but more expensive and the grading policy worries me — around a 76% core/exam average, no rounding, and I’ve seen people say they failed by fractions of a percent.
Nightingale: cheaper and seems more forgiving academically, but the current California BRN/licensure situation makes me nervous.
If you were a California student choosing between these two right now, which would you choose and why?
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u/Mean-Anybody-134 10h ago
Have you looked into WGU? I would spread out and look into more affordable options than Chamberlain or Nightingale. The CSU system has schools that are mainly online. Check out the one nearest your home and Dominguez Hills.
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u/lemonlime0315 9h ago
WGU doesn’t accept California students, and I can’t afford to quit my job to take classes during the day.. community colleges and CSU’s require in person classes. Unfortunately these are the only two options I have
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u/darla_lalalala 12h ago
Why chance going to nightingale with what’s going on with them? The students already graduated have still not taken their boards. I’d go chamberlain & study real hard to pass.