Galen College of Nursing : Tampa Bay
Galen College of Nursing : Tampa Bay is a For-Profit, Non-Sectarian, Nursing, Institute established in 1989. The campus is located in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA and hosts students with an endowment of .
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Institution Type: For-Profit, Non-Sectarian, Nursing, Institute
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I do not believe in money over education, and I’m sorry to say, I guess the new building has to get paid for somehow. I wonder what HCA thinks about this, since they are a partner.
There are many more options for excellent education without a high price tag.
Your education credits WILL NOT transfer to any other college!!! My Advice to you if you are thinking of attending this school I’d DO NOT!!!
But If you are currently in the LVN program complet that program as a technical education get licensed to practice as an LVN!!!
If you aspire to become an RN… Go to a REAL ACCREDITED COLLEGE, to gain REAL transferable College credits!!! And a REAL ASSOCIATS DEGREE!!
This private institution is way over priced and instructors are in it for only the pay check!!
The instructors, well the majority, are decent, and some are actually pretty darn good. The material is overwhelming and can become pretty difficult but, it’s manageable. The recurring issues I’ve experienced, and the reason I would not ever recommend this school to anyone, EVER, is the staff outside of the instructors. The most difficult part of Galen has been dealing with Galen, not the classes nor the material. It has been their stupidly executed registration for classes, where they clearly don’t care to spend the money to have adequate technology to allow for the online traffic involved, because every registration everyone scratches and claws their way through a freezing, lagging, barely working registration system that only guarantees stress and anger. It’s embarrassing, at best. The system may ALMOST be acceptable from a first year start up college; almost. I’ve emailed the higher ups about pressing issues involving the recent hurricane effecting huge amounts of class time. I’ve tried to communicate about issues that are imperative to my completing the program. I’ve called, emailed, been at the school…. none of it matters and no one cares to help. Just pay them. Pay them and then deal with the B.s. Don’t expect an inch of professionalism. Don’t expect to feel valued in the least. Just shut your mouth and pay them, I think is the actual Galen slogan. I had an instance where, after a long time off because of a hurricane, I desperately needed some help and redundantly emailed and tried contacting the staff…. of course to no result. The first real day back, i came to campus to speak in person and NONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS CAME TO WORK THAT DAY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO WORK LATE THE NIGHT BEFORE???!!! Meanwhile, thousands of students working their butts off and giving you $40k need help and you are… what…. not in the mood or something? It’s nothing if not a complete joke. Almost like a group of little kids decided to open a college because they heard it can make money. One kid says to another “But, we don’t know how to run a college.” His friend simply replies “Who cares, we’re going to be rich!”
And that’s how Galen college started.
I am currently at an ACCREDITED school, where there was no “wait list” when you get the marks you need for the pre-reqs. Take the extra time to finish 5-6 classes for pre-reqs and go to a public, accredited college or university. I thought a short cut would be a good idea and it bit me in the butt, not because I am lazy student, but because you are not prepared for the proctored HESI exams. We were given a study guide for a HESI during a review course given during a special class time, and when we walked out of the HESI exam got an “oops” that study guide was for a different HESI. So there went that test. I’ve also noticed in these reviews that the majority of the positive ones are for the LPN program or from years ago. Hm. I’m speaking to the ADN program here, can’t speak to the others they offer.
Good student or bad student, satisfied or not with what they have to offer, heed the warnings in these reviews. They will do their best not to transfer your credits, regardless of what you are told. My transcripts reflected up to Calc II and I was still required to take their remedial math course. Money makers.
This school is not ideal and it is just a few that end up happy, whether or not they have graduated. This school is not indicative of your intelligence or abilities as a student or nurse. Save the money, spend a little extra time on yourself. Get the A’s in classes that are being taught well for pre-reqs (and for pennies compared to Galen costs) Go elsewhere my friend!
Yes, this school is “accredited”, but the accreditation is worthless.
Galen is the school you go to when you can’t get in to a real university or program. When was the last time you heard a commercial for USF college of Nursing? Legitimate Universities and Colleges don’t advertise on late night tv.
If you really want to call yourself a nurse, but can’t actually qualify to be a nurse, Galen is your paid diploma!
HESI was dropped mid quarter and suddenly we’re doing ATI with no prep work. In addition, during the whole program professors refuse to go over exams with students. This hinders learning and doesn’t allow students to learn from their mistakes. I do not know the question and rationales of what I got wrong, nor will I ever know.
I’ve managed to obtain A’s and B’s during the whole program working my ass off. I will continue to do so until I’m done. I will definetly go elsewhere for my BSN, and I plan on writing the accreditation agencies when I’m finished to inform them of the lucricy that goes on here. I have so many emails and paper trails they will love to see.
Take it from a passing professional, there are better schools. It used to be a good school; it is not anymore.
I FEEL LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THESE BAD REVIEWS ARE JUST BITTER PEOPLE WHO COULDNT HANDLE NURSING SCHOOL! Please do not let them deter you!
Galen is now FULLY accredited so no more using that as an excuse to not go here.
I was able to pass every single class without failing any so if I can manage that with two very small children at home, I think anyone can as long as they are willing to put in the effort. It isnt easy folks!!
I would definitely recommend this school to someone wanting to get into nursing. They really do prepare you for NCLEX.
I recieved a job offer during my last quarter at Galen PRIOR to even graduating!! Happy to say that I accepted the position and will be starting at a local hospital very soon!
I started school in 4/2014 and projected graduation was supposed to be 6/2015 but had to retake 2 classes which where math and NUR 242. Math was challenging because it is usually a packed class with over 50 students and even though the instructor knows her math she is fast and won’t stop to explain so if you didn’t understand tough luck. Then NUR242 I felt cheated because we had 3 instructors teaching and I was so lost on what the heck was going on by the time I realized we were pretty much on our own to study and teach our selves it was too late. I didn’t whine or complained because at Galen it doesn’t get you anywhere but probably quicked out. So my main goal was to suck it up and continue because at this point if I decided to leave and go to another school it was going to be a waste of money and time. I already invested money and time to leave and other schools would not accept my nursing credits only general courses. As I continued my journey I basically studied on my own asked a lot of questions but I felt I was on my own. After taking mental health and OB/Peds everything was pretty much self study. Administration is never flexible on school schedule every quarter they tell you get ready to register early so you can pick what you want but the schedule is already made and you are stuck with what they already have. They say in the commercials flexible schedule and online classes but it’s a lie. Online is only for online students if you are on ground you won’t be able to get any online classes unless they don’t have an instructor on ground. Then they have lab components that are a total waste of time and money when they give you a tour of the school they show you the state of the art lab with the kool manikins and guess what I only stepped inside that 3 times the whole time I was there. Lab times were boring we did not get to do anything specially for NUR 265 and NUR 280 it was like another lecture. Some of the instructors don’t know what the heck is going on and they don’t give you the correct info.
Wait this is the one awesome comment I would like to comment on. For NUR265 and NUR280 you get to keep the same clinical. I was very happy I choose Bayonet Point Hospital over in Hudson. The clinical instructor there Mrs. Campagna was awesome very professional, Knowledgeable and she makes you work for your grade. I had the best clinical experience because she made us seek out learning opportunities and encouraged us to take care of up to 5 patients. The hospital staff was also awesome the nurses ere really helpfu and willing to teach. Most of the nurses I got to follow let me take the lead for the day. Awesome experience I think this was the best learning I had since starting the program.
Galen has a good concept but I feel that in order to get better review from students and retain more students they need to revamp the staff. We as students pay a lot of money and Galen should hire competent, organized instructors to be able to handle the student ratio load. This way students don’t feel as if we are on our own and struggling to make it out alive. Becoming a nurse isn’t a piece of cake but if Galen wants to push the best nurses they should collaborate with students and staff to help us understand the material. Many instructors kept telling us we are not teaching to pass the test but yet they kept pushing Hesi at the last minute. I don’t want to be able to pass a test I want to understand why that answer was the correct one because once I’m out on the real word a mistake could cause a life.
https://pubrec10.hillsclerk.com/Unsecured/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=3992106
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Oh and it’s only one year long once a short pre-req list is completed.
Galen ruined my life and I don’t know what I’m going to do – I have so much $ out in loans following Galen’s financial aide advisors directions- I’m in big trouble and they could care less. I even spoke with the president rob wolf – he and Roxanne riles care the least – ALL THE WANT IS YOU TO SIGN – once they have your $$$$$$$$$$$ – they could care less about wether you succeed or fail – BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY & TIME – PLEASE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY –
Ms. Holmes ( Brandi Jennifer Holmes) She is the Math teacher. Is a convicted felon. Drug user, criminal. That in just this past March 2014- was convicted of drug charges, lying to police, using someone id and her past record includes DUI and many other charges.. Google her name.. There she is in black and white. She is a horrible teacher and hates women. She will tell you the first day of class that she only remembers guys names. She changes her rules and policies, and teaches you wayyyyy to fast and then hands you the quiz and exams and the material is not what she taught you. She gets some sick pleasure out of failing students.
Forget going to administration! They are worse.. Ms. Riles is another one with a past. She has been fired from numerous jobs because of harrassing and not following the rules. She walks around like everyone owes her something. Just because she has “titles” after her name does not give her the right to treat the students the way she does. I WOULD STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!!! WORSE MISTAKE I HAVE MADE IN A LONG TIME!
This school can do whatever they want to you, and will not allow you to defend yourself. If you have a complaint, it is the time for them to abuse you. Please protect yourself. Do not go to this school!
In general the teachers are nice and helpful as long as you are working hard but the administration is horrible. They lose transcripts, records, are woefully disorganized and are extremely mean to the students. The RN program director Dr Roxene Riles is especially mean woman who snarls at you when you say hello to her in the halls if you get any reaction at all. I once said very sincerely and pleasantly “good morning Roxene” to her as she was marching down the hallway like miss piggy on a mission and she spun around back to me, pointed her finger in my face and said ” that’s DR Riles to you” then stormed off. I chose to go back to St Pete College where it only cost 1/4 of the cost, there is a much better atmosphere, and there are real student services like writing labs and tutors not just one person behind a desk who makes useless appointments with you and patronizes you.
Regarding the instructors, I have to DISAGREE with almost all of the comments above.
Many of the instructors are genuinely concerned with the students performance and make themselves very available. The most impressive and caring instructors are, Grecco AP, Halfacre AP, Prokopp, Microbiology Kirk,Pharmacology Rideout, Med Surge, Korfield, Mental Health Ritchey, MI Donahue, MI and several others. The worst of the worst is Dixon, Psychology. She should not even be called and instructor, I have met mentally challenged individuals who could do better than her.
Regarding Nursing School:
Nursing school is HARD. I took the LPN at Galen and had a fantastic experience. The clinicals were very demanding, as was the coursework. But becoming a nurse is not easy. The education I received made passing the LPN boards rather easy.
You will not have any life however when you are in nursing school. Expect 80 hour weeks and do not expect to be spoon fed the information.
With the above said however, the administration is one of the worst I have ever encountered. They are only interested in dollars, that is all. With the loss of the clinical sites, the administration never once sent out any communication to the current students that the sites had been lost. This was occurring in our last quarter of LPN school.
Had the administration notified current LPN students who were about to enter the bridge program the loss of the clinical sites, myself as well as many of my classmates would not have entered the bridge program. Now 4 quarters into the bridge program and only one quarter to go, we are basically trapped. While the LPN clinical experience was superb, the RN Bridge Clinical Experience is a disgrace.
I truly feel sorry for the instructors who do care, they are caught in the crossfire of an administration team that really does not care about the students, or the faculty. Some of them are absolutely fantastic.
Regarding claims of racial bias by some posters, I do not see that at all.
They treat everyone equally harshly and are demanding of all. There is NO leniency for tardy clinicals regardless of who you are or how well you know the instructor. I have to agree with this policy. When I am completing a 12 hour shift I do not want my relief rolling in 20 minutes late, or even 2 minutes late, I want them there 15 minutes early. If you want to work in health care then plan on getting to your job 30 minutes early and leaving at least 15-20 minutes after your shift is over. If you don’t want to do this then go get a job at Publix.
Your co-workers deserve this respect as do you as a professional in this field. After 12 hours you are not longer fresh and safety becomes an issue.
Overall the LPN program at Galen was awesome. With that said however, the RN program has a lot of shortcomings. Specifically the clinical setting.
In the next 2-3 years I would steer clear of GALEN until the much anticipated Sacs accreditation in July 2013. After this they can pursue NLAC accreditation and then possibly reconnect with the major hospitals in the area. Otherwise, your clinical experience is going to be extremely limited and very substandard.
Once the clinicals have been re-established in 2015-2016, then and only then will Galen be worth the price.
I only wish that the Administration had give my classmates and me the information to make an informed decision prior to spending another $20k++.
BOL to Whatever you decide to do but remember, NO nursing school is easy. Talks of SPC are garbage. I have been on clinical sites in my LPN program and the SPC students were like a bunch of fish out of water. Their skill set was so sub-standard it was scary.
GALEN like any other growing school has its own problems, but training good nurses is not one of them. Unfortunately their problem right now is the clinical sites they can send you to.
PS: if you think they were hard wait till you go to a public school because they are so large and have such long wait list to get in that they could care less what you like, they will drop you in a heart beat, remember they get paid no matter what so they do not care if your there or not.
I’m sure we want our loved ones cared for by FELLONS! Right………
I am a current student at Galen as well. I was VERY skeptical of this school since the first day I visited. But I was desperate and eager to start nursing school, since I’ve been put on waiting lists at other schools. So, I am giving this school a “trial period.” One quarter and if I don’t like it, I’m out. Here are some things that I’ve noticed…
1. The instructors are not educated to a college level. To be a college professor, one must have a Master’s degree.
2. Not one, but two instructors administered a test without teaching.
3. The A&P instructor said, “20% of this test is material you learn in class.” The funny thing is, he has online students as well. Oddly enough, I missed 20% of the test.
4. The Intro to Professional Nursing instructor gave us a conversion test of 20 questions. He did not teach us how to do any of it. After the test was collected he said, “If you put a zero in front of the decimal, or a zero after, it’s wrong.” We all had no idea and majority failed.
5. The computer instructor (for the online students) gives us no direction on what to do on assignments, or number of discussions required. Just makes up a grade for the end of the week.
6. I have emailed instructors questions with no response.
7. This school is NOT ACCREDITED. They have been saying, “it’s in the process for years.”
8. I met someone in class where he needed financial assistance (with books) and they gave him nothing. Even though the guidance counselor stressed to us how much they will be here for us.
From what I have seen here so far, there is no way I will be attending this institution next semester. Notice how I keep saying, institution and instructors. This school is not a college and the people here are not teachers. With Galen, they excel at the outside presentation. Beautiful building, new tvs (in the office),radio ads with positivity radiating from it. But when you walk into the back and into the classrooms it’s suddenly not so glamorous. I knew I should of followed my guy instincts not to come here. I have zero school pride for Galen. I embarrassed to even say I attend this school. When people ask me, “Where do you go to nursing school?” I say, “ahhh.. St. Pete!” Also, I feel like the instructors, faculty and even some of the students are drones. This may sound funny, but I feel like I’m in a twilight zone here. And refuse to eat the food, for I may turn into one of them! (I feel like a character in Shutter Island) — This school has turned me off academically. For a person to pass this ‘hodgepodge’ of a nursing program, kudos to them. But it’s not real, it’s a scam and I will be reporting them to the Better Business Bureau.
PS, with that whole 5-star rating system, if they had an option of zero stars, I would have chosen that.
PSS, I would like to inform anyone reading this, I am not a bitter, unruly, lazy college student. I have two bachelors from USF and I understand what hard work is and a system that is set up for failure. Galen is set up for failure. Disregard the impressive pass rates, that is a lie too.
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE YOUR JUST A NUMBER!!! THATS how much can they get from you.
Not getting my money Galen!
WOW!!!
LPN-to-be
On another note, since the vary start I have studied about 3-4 hours a night, after class ends. You pretty much have to do that to pass any class. And the person above me is 100% right. Only SOME of the students will get a curve–ask other students if you dont believe me. A stduent needs to be “to their liking” for them to “decide” to pass you. And thats correct. I have seen too many people get kicked out due to conflicting personalities. and I dont mean the student is bad, I just mean if you don’t kiss a$$, goodluck. I graduate next quarter then I am moving somewhere else for my RN. NO WAY WOULD I COME BACK HERE.
Do yourself a favor and drive past Galen. They are NOT what they say.
Sincerely,
The Faculty
Students Legal Rights Most faculty do not realize that they are personally liable if their instructional methods or techniques deny a student any of the constitutional rights. As faculty as a public institution of higher education, your liability and your responsibility is much different than your colleagues. Your legal liability is not determined by the University of Washington, but rather by the federal court’s interpretation of constitutional law. In particular you should be aware of legal implications associated with: Accusing students of academic misconduct Grading content versus behavior Students’ right to due process Providing access to instruction for students with disabilities Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA). Grading Issues Related to Conduct You do NOT have the right to: grade a student based on his or her behavior alone. Grading on Mastery of Content vs. Conduct Many due process cases do involve the question of fair procedures or procedural due process. However, question of legal fairness may be related not only to procedures, but also to legislation that unfairly affects people. As a result, courts in the U.S. have interpreted the language of these Amendments as a limitation on substantive powers of legislatures to pass laws affecting various aspects of life. When applying what is called substantive due process, courts look at whether a law or government action unreasonably infringes on a fundamental liberty. Good Day
Students’ Legal Rights
Most faculty do not realize that they are personally liable if their instructional methods or techniques deny a student any of the constitutional rights. As faculty as a public institution of higher education, your liability and your responsibility is much different than your colleagues. Your legal liability is not determined by the University of Washington, but rather by the federal court’s interpretation of constitutional law.
In particular you should be aware of legal implications associated with:
Accusing students of academic misconduct
Grading content versus behavior
Students’ right to due process
Providing access to instruction for students with disabilities
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA).
Grading Issues Related to Conduct
You do NOT have the right to:
grade a student based on his or her behavior alone.
Grading on Mastery of Content vs. Conduct
Many due process cases do involve the question of fair procedures or procedural due process. However, question of legal fairness may be related not only to procedures, but also to legislation that unfairly affects people. As a result, courts in the U.S. have interpreted the language of these Amendments as a limitation on substantive powers of legislatures to pass laws affecting various aspects of life. When applying what is called substantive due process, courts look at whether a law or government action unreasonably infringes on a fundamental liberty.
Good Day
I wish I had known then what I know now that I am in. They make their $ in how many students they get in the door. Once they’ve got you, they don’t care if you are there or not and will just get other students.
It’s sad.
You are so absolutely right in saying that everybody has an “opinion”. However, MY OPINION, is that your opinion is completely inaccurate! Of course you having the greatest time of your life now, Nutting is the man, and if you just simply show up, you pass! How anyone can flunk out of 1st quarter LPN is a complete mystery to me? Tests are graded on curves, and if you happen to get a 50% on a test, the current grade is an 85%! LOL I would venture to be my RN License, that your OPINION drastically changes the second you encounter DEMON Linda Donahue, and Satan Mrs. Massie! I am an LPN Galen grad (Longest, most backward, mis-informed, most expensive, harder than it needed to be, most full of BULL S**T, lie to your face, year of my life), and the best thing I EVER did is leave that crappy school for my RN. So before you go and say everything is peachy, and that ALL NEGATIVE comments were written by “Students who didn’t manage their time, or put in the effort”, let’s get the facts straight.
I am glad that you are having a great year, and I hope you continue to do so and have success both at Galen and in your career. Me personally, being that I can only write from the heart and from what I witnessed with my own eyes, have to add to the negativity side of the comments here. I too was blatantly LIED to in admissions. They ABSOLUTELY lied to my face saying, “GALEN IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED”…BULLSHIT…….That is the reason I went to a different school for my RN. If you ask the management at Galen about the accreditation, no one, especially the BEAVER MUNCHING Dean, has a clear answer…..Oh yeah, my experience with financial aid as well was a F-ing JOKE!!! Nancy who got fired for embezzlement of Galen tuition funds was a Nazi WHORE. It’s my experience as well that the front office people are completely angry, and should be clubbed repeatedly with erect elephant penises, especially that old SKANK Pat with glasses and short hair…. What is her job really? She should be bronzed and placed on the second floor of the parking garage (that no student can park on, but is expected to pay for in tuition dollars as an F-ING GARGOYLE to scare off would be parkers!!! Can anyone please tell me why there is a sign in the hall way saying that anyone parking on the second and 1st floor will be towed and kicked out of school? WHAT DOES IT HURT? I recently went back to the underworld (GALEN) for a copy of my LPN transcripts, and saw a new note in the hall. Anyone not adhering to dress code will be sent home, and NO SANDALS! DRESS CODE? People pay 17,000 a year to attend this S**T HOLE, and Galen is talking about sandals? Heres a thought BEAVER MUNCHING DEAN….Lets try not to worry about things suck as parking garage bandits, and people who wear sandals, and try to live up to what you promise all SUCKERS who enter the front office…That is a Nationally accredited education, state of the art equipment, top notch instructors (not angry, burned out of nursing, can’t hack it in the field, I eat small children)OGRE’s! Oh yeah, and if I hear one more F-ING Galen commercial on the radio, I am liable to projectile vomit. Wonder where your tuition dollars go? ADVERTISING, and in the Deans pocket!
Well, that’s my rant! Completely HONEST, from the heart, from a person who suffered in the trenches of hell know as Galen Boot Camp. If you are considering attending the school, do your homework first, TALK TO STUDENTS IN THE HALL WAYS, GET EVERYTHING THEY SAY IN WRITING…..It will maybe save you a whole lot of money, and one hell of a headache! GALEN BLOWS….I’m Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am already enrolled in an LPN program in Albany NY , and every one is just so nice and helpful, my tuition was 1100.00 total. and my credits are accepted by other colleges. This is sad. I cant stay , and must move to florida, with my family in tow. So this means I haveto work!, but I have dedicated so much time of research, and now i may have to start from acratch. As for the racist thing, well that does kinda worry me, I am indian and truly have not had to deal with that. But nursing is my love and it is my goal to go to school and succeed. Im not 100% sure yhet what I will do, but I will keep looking.
Sincerly, Future LPN/RN
Good luck. Yes, it’s hell. Yes, they treat their students like children. They make you feel like youre a burdon.
ITT has an RN program, no bridge, but RN program. The director there used to run the LPN program or bridge program at Galen. If you want to hear first hand from a professional who knows whats going on behind the scenes at Galen, attend her new student enrollment class. I was quite amused to hear a former employer dish the dirt that I basically already knew. She admits that she left due to the way that the school treated the students and even said that it’s run like a boot camp. And no, not just in strictness, meaning they treat at you like youre a nothing piece of s**t student. Pond scum.
lol….and who’s good in the front office??? Being friendly and professional are two totally different things. And the assistant dean….are you kidding me??? I remember one of the strongest students in my class leaving her office in tears and had to go home for the day after complaining about the lack of wi-fi and constant problems with the copy machine in the library. I guess that’s not important though. I mean why in the hell would students need internet access or a copier, oh wait, because they have 100pages of a power point to print out so they can keep up in class. Im completely amused. At least they have money to run 500 advertisements a day on the radio, and those flat screens look great as they play the galen commercial all day.
It’s all about the money there. Im completely amused by the people who defend Galen, yet bash them at the same time. You all know the place is a stinkin’ joke. Ive yet to meet a happy galen student. The place is a damn rip off. yes, they start with 50 to 60 in the class and graduate 20 people if theyre lucky.
Beyond that, my English teacher was disgusting. He used words like ‘c**t’ (twice) like it was no big deal. My med-surg teacher taught me nothing. Thank god she basically gave you the test answers before the test so you could pass with no problem. We were to have learned how to do nursing diagnosis’s and care plans prior to moving to the 2nd med surg class, but that wasnt done. And no, not everyone is taught those things in LPN school, Im from out of state and didnt learn those things…thats why I paying to go to school. The anatomy instructor is great, he is WAY TO GOOD for that school. If I learned anything for the money I paid, it was from him….thanks Greco. The pharm teacher is great too.
Just know that the staff is completely unprofessional. The instructors talk about eachother to the students. There is no real area for students to study. The teachers expect you to print out 100 page power points because the school is too cheap to let them do so for the students. There is no working wi-fi in the classrooms. The library copier works about 2 days a month. I did hear about a story where a few students complained about an instructor, and those students were given the boot. Financial aid is also a joke, they dont return calls, or do their job at all. So, here I sit, not in school, I submitted my please take me back letter, detailing all the problems I encountered which is humiliating, but like the other guy said, I was told they dont let you back in.
My credits dont transfer to any schools because galen doesnt have the accredidation they need. So I have about 60 credit hours under my belt with no where to go. The school was a waste of my time and money. I regret that I ran into hardships with my family which cost me my education. Thanks for understanding Galen.
Dont find yourself in the same position. Ask the students how they like the school while youre there.
check n-clex results and see how many students take the test from the original class— if 45 students start out and 5 take the test– do we need to say anything else?
those 5 will pass and on the results with the state it will say 95% pass or even 100% pass. looks good for the school to the ignorant and teh state– not that there is a difference between ignorant and state!
Remember later you may want to advance your degree— you will be trapped as these credits will not transfer, and if you look at the course curriculum it is inferior to other schools- who require pre-requisites– who will be hired? the students who know what they are doing or someone trained to pass a test?
BUYER BEWARE- BUYER BEWARE- BUYER BEWARE
Hard to know what the truth is until you witness these issues first hand.
However, there is no room room to second guess the posts on this site for they are all true and 17,000 dollars is a lot of money. One way is to check them out is to go to places like Vocational Rehab, your employment offices- where they help retrain dis-placed workers and they will tell you what you are reading here is true for they have the numbers in their – data base.
Pull the Nclex- results from teh state website
1. Ask to review the agreement they make you sign stating Galen can keep —% of your tuition if you withdraw or are dismissed from school.
2. Ask to see a syllabus of the course and take a look at how much information is included on each test.
3. If you have a family, job, or any other obligations look elsewhere.
4. Call another college and ask them if you were to sign up with their RN program if they will accept your transcripts/credits from Galen.
5. If you live in Tampa, keep in mind traffic on the Courtney Campbell and Howard Franklin is awful and if you’re late, NO EXCEPTIONS! YOU’RE DISMISSED!
6. While you’re visiting ask some of the students out side or in the hallway what their advice is we wont lie to you.
7. And lastly just do a little research on this school before you decide to make a quick decision that could hurt you in the long run and that could also be extremely costly.
Best of luck to you in your nursing studies.