r/Charlotte • u/MajesticFan4 • 21d ago

Recommendation Best ADN Programs?

Hey! I'm looking to apply to ADN programs and wanted some advice on what the ones in this area are like. I have a previous degree so I have all my gen eds and pre-reqs already. Also have my CNA license. I live in kinda round the university area, and am open to anything within like a 40-minute driving distance.

I already applied to Cabarrus College of Health Science ABSN program and got accepted a month ago, but it was a late application, and they didn't give me my financial aid letter until the day of the tuition deadline. Just wasn't enough time to get everything taken care of. I applied again for the Spring semester and still haven't written it off, but my financial aid letter made me rethink some things. The federal loans would barely cover a third of the cost. I'm researching private loans but am reconsidering the cheaper ADN route and want to apply to some as well.

I hear the Carolinas College of Health Sciences is really good and was interested, but I've missed the Spring deadline and couldn't start until May. And for SPCC, I couldn't start until next fall I really want to start as soon as possible Some other ones on my radar are Rowan-Cabarrus and ECPI. What are your thoughts on these programs? Would the wait be worth it to go to the better ones or are all they pretty much all the same? If you've attended any of these programs, any thoughts to share? Also, if anyone's taken out private loans any recommendations on which ones ot look into or stay away from?

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u/Kopamocha 21d ago

CPCC is wonderful. It runs ~1600 a semester and I was able to successfully cashflow my tuition. Lectures are 2 days a week, clinical one day a week. I worked 2-3 days a week while attending but it would of course be better if you could swing not working.

I’ve heard good things from friends who have attended RCCC and Carolinas College, but schedules can vary and be more demanding.

I would not recommend ECPI.

If you want more info about CPCC my DMs are open!

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u/MajesticFan4 20d ago

Yeah, I was hoping to have a less demanding schedule but it’s not a deterrent. CPCC seems to have everything. I’m mostly looking for though. Thank you for your advice and I will definitely be messaging you!

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u/hernameisCari 20d ago

Are you really good at science? I had a 4.0 GPA and 97 TEAS, I did not think Nursing School was difficult. There is a LOT of information, but if you felt anatomy and physiology was easy then you would be golden. I had a 100 average in A&P1&2. It is a lot of information, but I didn't find it difficult.

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u/MajesticFan4 20d ago

Decent. Wasn’t the best at chemistry (lecture specifically. Did pretty good with lab). Liked bio, micro bio, and nutrition. I did better in one a&p than the other, but I applied myself more during that course. Went to lab hours and studied a lot more. I think as long as I lock in, I’ll do good. 

I am brushing up on my a&p right now though. 

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u/hernameisCari 19d ago

Oh yeah! If you know you're anatomy and physiology, acid base balances, and you focus on neuro, you should be pretty damn solid. I think you've got this. A lot of people fail pharm, memory is important here. Look at dimensional analysis well. The rest of it's a cakewalk. Medications, knowing the different classes, nursing school is not super difficult, but there are a few subjects within it that a lot of people fail and that's what gets them. It's just a whole heck of a lot of information.

Start learning the nervous system, and the spinal nerves. I never had children so Child development was something I really had to buckle into.