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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RN here.

Cheapest school possible. It does not matter.

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Cheaper would be community college.  But why bother with CC when a vocational nursing school is even cheaper?  No distribution requirement to boot - no history, literature, philosophy in vocational schools.  You just might find that the lower you go, the quality of people attending those schools are lower as well.  [/quote]

I received a diploma in nursing (linked directly to a hospital) and my associates in a CC together in 2.5yrs. Starting working immediately after passing the boards. My hospital paid for my BSN a year later for a 2yr commitment. Left after 4 years and worked for a travel nurse company and that company paid for my Nursing informatics master so I could run their east coast office. I make over $200K a year. I spent less than 10K on schooling.

So yes, cheapest possible.

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Well, I think it all depends on what you feel is the purpose of college. If the sole purpose of it is to get the credential as fast as possible so you can start working, then the “cheapest as possible” route would be fine. For our family, yes college is an important step in workforce preparation but it’s also sooo much more than that. For us, college is also about becoming well-rounded and honing skills in areas even if they don’t necessarily related to your career path, expanding your mind, being surrounded by people who are smarter than you, etc. And I want my kids to get the whole college experience thing. Even if my kids were planning to enter a field where school prestige doesn’t matter (eg nursing), I’d still strongly  encourage them to seek out deeply rigorous and challenging environments where they can grow intellectually, socially, and personally. Going for the fastest and cheapest route possible because “well, we all end up in the same place anyway!” - that’s really not the kind of thing we’d encourage in our kids.[/quote]

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