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 2. Where did you go to school or college and why?

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Watts School of Nursing. Diploma program in Durham, NC, has distinction of being the oldest (and best) program in North Carolina, 114 yrs of producing top-notch nurses. Which is a big reason why I went there. Also the fact that I was an "older student" age 45 when I started and I needed to get in, get out and producing income as soon as possible. I wanted a program that was heavy with hands on clinical time and a program with an excellent reputation and Watts fit the bill.

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Kennesaw state university- to obtain my BSN

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Hunter College, NYC

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Carl Sandburg College - Galesburg, Illinois; University of Illinois-Rock Island Ill Branch; Bradley University-Peoria, Illinois. Reason - Availability at the time

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Viterbo College, LaCrosse, WI because they had a nursing program and they accepted me.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Winston-Salem NC.

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University of Portland had an entry program via Concordia College

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Alcorn State University. It had the best NCLEX passing rate in the state (100%)

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Humboldt State University for pre-reqs now Sacramento State University for the RN BSN program because I wanted the experience of having clinicals at the local hospitals.

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Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College

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Choffin School of Practical Nursing, Youngstown, OH. Because it was close to home.

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NY, LIVED THERE

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Owens community college Toledo Ohio; I was an lpn and decided that the opportunities were better as a RN.

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Dallas Baptist University I was a medic in the Air Force and really like the work and becoming an RN was a natural progression. And I have not regretted one minute of the time, 25 years. I would do it again.

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Florida, Brevard community college, location, and wanted out of NY

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St. Louis Mo, get my RN

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BOCES to become a nurse

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Seattle Central Community College. I wanted to start working as soon as possible and the cost was less.

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regents, did not have to leave home

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Olivet Nazarene University It was close to home and affordable

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will be attending University of Texas at Arlington

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bs from Creighton university Omaha 1970 lpn gateway community college phoenix 1997 RN from gateway community college phoenix 2000

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School of Practical Nursing, Delbarton, West Virginia. Was the closet nursing school to my home.

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Millard Fillmore School of Nursing in Buffalo, New York. Why because the local catholic college still embraced the "nightengale model" of only women should be nurses and had an unspoken male bias. Plus they had limited exposure to the true work (patient care exposure). Interviewing patient at nursing homes, IP at psych centers and blood pressure clinic are not nursing. You didn't see a needle till your last month of your senior year.

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molloy college

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Triton College, River Grove, Ill for Nursing. ADN University of St Francis, Joliet, Ill. for BS

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UniSA Adelaide Australia Close to home

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Manitoba, Canada Winnipeg health sciences school of nursing because it was the best

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west Virginia u

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Community College. Cheaper and faster.

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Sowela Technical College, fast and repretable prgm so I can start working immediately.

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college of the desert ... laid off

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Northern Arizona University. Programmed admissions increased so my chances of being accepted the first time increased. I liked the small classroom sizes and the opportunities offered with multi-site clinicals.

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St Louis Community College, it was cheap, and after grants, it ended up being free

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went to Nyack college, BS pastoral ministry then to Prince Georges Comm. Coll for nsg, wanted to wk medical missions did for 3 yrs

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Coppin State College

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Buffalo, NY It's where I was living at the time

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North Bay, Ontario Canada I was living there at the time

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Milwaukee Area Tech College, Wisconsin 1978. Met the right counselor while taking general ed courses. Steered me into Nursing.

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Western Wisconsin Technical College. Close by and affordable

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Morningside College - close to home/good program U. of Texas/Arlington - graduate program in trauma nursing U. of South Dakota - offered doctorate in education

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Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Gary, Indiana (3-year hospital diploma program) Very receptive to male students (1960s)

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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, TN. I chose VU because of its reputation and quality of education I knew I would receive

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Daytona Beach ,Fl

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College of Lake County because of its reputation and affordability

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School of Nursing in Vietnam, because I like it

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Currently attend Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Came here for the nursing program

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell. It has the reputation as a tough school, excellent board pass rate and consistent instructors.

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Devonport TAFE Tasmania Australia. I had worked as an attendant in a public hospital and this inspired me to enter the nursing profession.

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University of Akron

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Clemson University ... it is somewhat of a family tradition all of my family went to school here.

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Valdosta Ste University

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University of Arkansas Community College Batesville, Course length and Rate in which graduates passed the boards

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Pikes Peak Community College, Co. Springs, CO. 80906

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UNC-Chapel Hill. Quality of education offered.

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University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

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University of South Alabama: Closest to where I lived at the time

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Puerto Rico Stationed here with the military

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Owens Community College Reputation, cost, location, didn't want to go to a 3yr. school of nursing connected to a hospital.

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Washburn University School of Nursing. I went to Nursing School because it felt right. It was the only occupational pursuit I ever really gained satisfaction from.

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college of mount saint Joseph- close to home

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Suffolk community college lpn to RN

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Did my Bachelors at Wayne State University in Detroit because it was a great school close to home. I received my R.N. from The Christ Hospital School of Nursing. I went there because I already had a bachelor’s degree and they offered to pay my tuition in return for a 2 year commitment to the Health Alliance. No-Brainer.

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Walla Walla College...because it was a private college with an accredited nursing program.

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Athens Greece. I passed there.

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Spokane community college Spokane, Washington Convenience

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Medical College of Georgia, I wanted a recession proof job that dealt w/ people and was a positive, productive and substantial contribution to society.

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St. Francis Xavier/Cape Breton University. Mostly geographic

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university because its much bigger and brighter prospect in finding a job after you graduate

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Liberty University, because I'm a Christian and wanted a Christian nursing education

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upmc Shadyside school of nursing

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India

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Saint Xavier University--Chicago, ILL because of its close proximity to home and it's well renown name and success rate of passing the NCLEX exam.

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Houston Community College; Being retired military I've no time for frills--I just want the education.

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Louisiana Tech University Had previous degree from there. Was close to home.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College. I was always interested in medical and seen the writing on the wall with my manufacturing job.

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W.I.T Ireland.. Great recognized standards

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Arapahoe CC, Littleton CO, easy money or so I thought.

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COLLEGE

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CTC School of Practical Nursing

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Manchester live there

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Umass Boston, its got excellent professors

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colledge respect

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IN INDIA ,STUDING NURSIND

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Austin Community College. Austin, TX. Affordable and convenient.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison; It is one of the best schools in the Midwest

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FOR NURSIG

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Wright State University

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Excelsior College, Albany, NY. Flexibility, recognition for experience, distance courses.

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Miami Dade College Continuing education from LPN to RN

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Alfred University for BSN Louisiana State University for MN I wanted to help people get well.

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NIGERIA, ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL , BECAUSE IT IS MY HOME COUNTRY

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NSC small school, more one on one from instructors

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northumbria university , school of nursing, the closest uni undertaking the diploma

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uc

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Glasgow, UK.

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Florida state university

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Wilkes Community College. It was close to home, affordable and had excellent pass rates for the NCLEX.

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massbay community college

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Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing, Camden NJ. Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, on-line BSN

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Murray State University Get away from family.

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You misspelled "school." Clayton Junior College, Morrow, Georgia. Close and quick (2 years rather than 3 or 4).

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Univ of PA Local university with great opportunities in the art and science of nursing.

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UMDNJ

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Tacoma Community College. Downsized twice in 1991 from aviation industry and knew I needed to change careers. My wife is a nurse and she started telling me what she did at work. It sounded interesting so I went for it.

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cbd college. Why? to learn another profession and to leave small paying jobs to the unskilled

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In Sweden. Västerås Mälardalens högskola.

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Santa Monica, ca......close to home

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University of Pittsburgh. I liked the idea of helping people, the medical field, but doctors rush in and rush out. I wanted a more solid connection with folks

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Roane Jackson Technical Center in West Virginia. Because of location, and price.

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I didn’t

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College Degree, I always wanted to become a nurse, I just graduated and I am very happy I can help others.

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Ivy Tech State College, Southwestern Michigan College, and Bethel College to become a Nurse (RN/LPN)

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South Bank University London England. It was close to my parents

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Seton Hall University because they have excellent program and wonderful faculty

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Florida and Illinois

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Grand Valley State University - Nursing

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trinity school of nursing Steubenville, oh career change

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Loyola University Chicago

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community college of Rhode island, to earn a degree in Nursing that would help supplement my income and provide for my future if I was to get seriously disabled while fire fighting as my full time career>

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Pasadena City College. It was close by and cheap.

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STARTED: GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (LOCAL) ENDED: CERRITOS COLLEGE (MOVED AND STILL USED SAME NURSING MODEL)

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Nassau Com. College ,Then Transferred to Adelphi University,N.Y.

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Indian river community college, low cost

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University of Indianapolis because the academic advisor was more helpful than at of couple of other schools I looked at

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Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. They had a program for LVNs to upgrade to RN.

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ADN - Northern Virginia Community College - Near my home at the time. BSN - North Park University - my employer paid for my degree MSN Student - North Park University - my employer is paying for my advanced degree

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Binghamton Decker

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Greater Lowell Voc Tech for LPN and Rivier College for RN

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Hillsborough community college and to work as a nurse on off days from the fire department

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Columbus Technical College, ADN, Columbus, Georgia I chose this school because it is a fast-track route to RN. Years earlier, I attended University of South Carolina for a degree in Financial Management.

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I graduated from Aurora University, for my undergrad degree at the time they had a satellite campus that was close to my home

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I completed an AS in Allied Health Science at Brook dale Community College in NJ and worked as a respiratory therapist for a number of years before attending Regents College in Albany, NY. I went because it offered the type of nursing education geared most for someone with my background and lifestyle.

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sri chaitanya ,vizag.to serve patients

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A small community college in Mississippi because of the high cost of tuition at universities.

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Tarrant County College. I chose this college because it was close to home and affordable.

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Triton College River Grove, Ill Nursing BS-Health Care Admin University of St Francis Joliet, Ill

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Bristol Community College Class of '86 I became a nurse after working in the ER as the night orderly, I was drawn into the profession by exposure...and the feeling of accomplishment when things went right.

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University of Maine Fort Kent

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El Camino College, Immigration and Financial Problem

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Southern Maine Technical College in So. Portland, Maine. It was affordable and where I was living.

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Montgomery College, Maryland

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Georgia State University --- they have an EXCELLENT Nursing program.

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Alberta, Canada.

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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Why? By far the most preparing nursing school in eastern Canada.

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Henderson College UK close to home

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I am currently finishing up my BSN at the University of Pennsylvania

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St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing-diploma Thought a diploma school would prepare me better clinically

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Troy University University of South Alabama

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university of Toronto, preferred program

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TRINITAS SCOOL OF NURSING

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San Francisco State - convenient to where i lived.

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Burlington County College, a close program that was easily affordable.

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University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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Union county collage, NJ, reason because I wanted to get my associates degree close to home.

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Sussex County NJ, To become a Nurse

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Buffalo, NY. My home city

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Western Texas College Proximity to home

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University of Saint Francis. I believe that schools with a religious base or philosophy have higher ethical standards and overall world view to incorporate with the nursing goal.

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Gateway community college, Phoenix AZ University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA why: gateway was an inexpensive community college. UVA is a top-rated public university and I just always wanted to go to the school that Jefferson designed. I haven't done much with my BSN degree but I enjoyed going (was a 2-semester bridge program)

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Hillsborough Community College will graduate fall 2006

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Humber college and Ryerson university because of availability

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Hinds Community College, Nursing Allied Health, Jackson, MS. The school is within commuting distance of home AND the school has best/toughest reputation in the state.

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mercy Hurst two years

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Cape Fear Community College. To make a greater difference.

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Oakwood college in Huntsville Alabama. I grew up at the campus and new they had a good nursing program.

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University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing because it is one of the top undergraduate programs in the nation

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currently in JCC nursing in Louisville

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University of Alabama at Birmingham. Reputation of school and success of its graduates.

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Walla Walla community college - Because the Army paid for it :)

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Connors State College It's close to where I lived and they have such a high exam pass percentage. The last class was 100% pass.

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school

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Went to Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing, N.Y, N.Y. Diploma 1964 Worcester State College BSN 1978 Framingham State College M.A. Healthcare Administration 1984 Started nursing to become a nurse anesthetist. Started and dropped out because it was not for me.

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CASPN, Springfield, Il. I wanted to get my foot in the door of nursing

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SUNY Orange--to become a registered nurse

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University of Rochester (NY) School of Nursing. Was accepted at Columbia, Rochester and Syracuse University, but was wait-listed by SUNY! UofR was convenient to home.

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Somerset County Community College, NJ - ADN; Monmouth College, NJ - BSN; Florida State University, FL - MSN (FNP)

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Three different schools, all d/t location. University of Cincinnati, Business Degrees Madisonville Community College, LPN Columbus State Community College, LPN-RN Bridge

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Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD

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Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing It was a 2000 bed general hospital and you saw EVERYTHING there

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Greenfield Community College for my ADN. I received my Bachelors in Psych and Masters in Education from UMass Amherst Mass but found not money or meaning in my work using Psych. After 12yrs of trying stuff. I settled on going back to school for nursing mainly because I thought it would provide me with satisfaction I had yet to find...and it did

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Columbus State Community College in Columbus Ohio. (They had NO wait list for the LPN program, so I was able to get into the profession sooner, now I'm going back for my RN.)

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Auburn University

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QUT Brisbane Australia, to become a nurse

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Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Ohio Excellent reputation for preparing nurses

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University of Connecticut, Storrs Reasonable price, also very reasonable about old credits (my BA was in 1976)

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Wayne State University-undergrad-proximity to family University of Oklahoma-grad

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Tri Rivers Practical Nurse School, North Central State College (RN)

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St Lawrence College. Kingston, Ont. Canada. Lived in city.

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Illinois valley college

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Quinnipiac University....to become a nurse of course!!!!

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Pearl River Community College, Close to home and cheap

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Several....Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT, Central Ct state U. New Britain, CT ...convenience and flex programs

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University of Kentucky Close to home

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Ago foundation college (naga city, Philippines) I go to this school because of their trimester offer.

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Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek MI WMU in Kalamazoo MI They were closest

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Wels; upper Austria

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I entered nursing as an adult. I attended UCLA directly from high school in 1967. I began nursing school at the local community college, College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA in 1988 and graduated in 1991 with an ADN

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Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, MA. I went there because it had a good reputation and my sister went there and recommended it.

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Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield MA It was close to home and affordable.

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Baltimore City Community College (Associates Degree) Cost Coppin State University (BSN) Great School

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Olivet Nazarene University It was close to home.

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Chaffy College, Rancho Cucamonga, California

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Baptist Hospital School of Professional Nursing, Beaumont, TX Lamar Univ, Beaumont Tuition was low and gave me a commission in the Air Force

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College of Staten Island, good program, 3 miles away and lowest tuition.

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Earle c Clements jcc/ then Anne Arundel community college major in nursing because it’s what I love to do.

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I went to college in NYC to become an RN

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University of Texas Tyler - Currently

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Brazil, good benefits and proud of being a healthy care

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Napa Valley College ADN program. It is very close to my home and financially feasible

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South Suburban College South Holland, Il. I am an above knee amputee who wanted to give back. I also love helping people..

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Brockton MA and Boston MA

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Norwich University for the military training.

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Ohio University. Good program, close to home

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I won't name the school as it would unmask who is responding to the survey. Why did I go there? Because it was fully accredited and the program had higher academic standards for admission than other schools.

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IVY Tech FORT Wayne Indiana

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Owens community college nursing degree

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Currently attending Shenandoah University in VA as a BSN student. Previous degree from Excelsior College, NY in Sociology.

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Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, CA Small private health college with great instructors and wonderful clinical sites.

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Bay DeNoc Community College, Escanaba, MI

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LPN training through Dutchess County BOCES while in Jr & Sr years of high school

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St. Thomas School of Nursing, University of Akron, University of Phoenix. I attended St, Thomas just to get licensed, returned to Akron University and University of Phoenix to get my BSN. I am still at UOP getting my MSN. I have always wanted to be in nursing, and have been since 1979.

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Toronto Humber and Ryerson

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Oakwood College Huntsville, AL Grew up there on the campus, convenience, less expensive, wanted an ADN course.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College I wanted to work as quickly as possible, this was 2-year school

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NHCTC-Manchester Love helping people, automony in healthcare

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University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL I chose USF because it was the first school that I encountered across the entire nation w/o a wait list.

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catholic university of America

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University Of Texas

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Bradley University: this school offered a program that directly placed students into the nursing program upon admission, and also started clinicals in the sophomore year which was different than a lot of other schools.

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ivy tech

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In India {country}.Karnataka {state}.my interest in doing nursing make me go to there.

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Nazareth College Rochester, NY Small school, more receptive to men in the Bachelor's nursing program than any other college I had any interest in attending.

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I am going to excelsior springs job corps center a vocational high technical school and I went there because I want to be a certified nurse assistant , and I care about people

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. I went to nursing school as I have always been drawn to the health care professions and did not want to be a physician or pharmacist.

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A private School In Louisville KY I had recently got of the military and the job I had there when I return to the civilian work force I was told time and time again I was over qualified. So I look for a field that would offer me the opportunity to always be ready to be employed

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Villanova University's BSN Express program. Left the ambulance and entered nursing to expand my capabilities in patient care.

 

   4. Did you complete your education at the same school or college?

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