In a recent blog, we highlighted the changing healthcare landscape and the call from the Institute of Medicine for 80% of nurses to hold at least a bachelor's degree by the year 2020. As well, there is a push for nurses everywhere to go back to school with more and more hospitals reaching to achieve Magnet status which requires a high percentage of nurses to hold an advanced degree. If you're wondering how you can reach the next level in your education, here are some options for you with The College Network® and our partner universities.
If you are an LPN who would like to earn a bachelor's degree, The College Network partners with Indiana State University to offer the only online LPN/LVN to BS in Nursing program in the country. Work through your general education requirements using the The College Network's program and then transfer those credits to Indiana State University, where you'll complete the rest of your program and obtain your BS in Nursing degree. Learn more about Indiana State University's program.
Are you a registered nurse who wants to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree? Regis University offers an online RN to BSN degree designed for busy nurses which allows you to complete your upper-level nursing courses in just 12-20 months. Regis University has full time faculty dedicated to their online students and offers a very student focused experience. You can learn more about Regis by watching the video below.
The best part about our bachelor degree options is that there are no waiting lists. You can get started today in your degree program. So if you're ready to find out more, call us at 800-395-1014 or simply click here.
If you are an LPN/LVN, you’ve probably considered going back to school to earn your degree and RN license. With the demand for qualified RNs on the rise, it’s a great time to start working toward a higher nursing credential.
Earning your associate’s degree in nursing isn’t the only way to get your RN license—in fact, there are lots of benefits to earning your bachelor’s degree instead.
The 80 by ‘20 Push
By now, you’ve probably heard about the Institute of Medicine’s 2011 recommendation—it states that 80% of all RNs should hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) by the year 2020. But why is the industry pushing for higher nurse education? The simple fact is, due to the demanding nature of the patient landscape, the role of the RN is changing. RNs are required to take on more responsibilities than before, working directly with physicians to diagnose patients and manage teams of LPNs.
To be successful in these new working conditions, it is beneficial to have a bachelor’s-level nursing education. In fact, many healthcare facilities are raising their minimum education requirements for RNs as a result of this industry-wide push.
Aside from mastering the necessary clinical skills, BSN students gain an in-depth understanding of leadership skills and managerial strategies, preparing them to lead and manage teams of nurses and move up within their organization over time. Most nurse managers are required to hold at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
As RNs retire at a rapid rate, the number of open positions for BSN-RNs is on the rise. Over 55 percent of today’s RNs and nurse leaders plan to retire by 2020, creating more leadership opportunities for BSN-prepared RNs.
Go From LPN to BSN with One Online Program
As an LPN, your bachelor’s degree in nursing is well within your reach. Although there are many degree programs that can bridge the gap between LPN and BSN, there is only one LPN to BS in Nursing program that can be completed entirely through distance learning. The LPN to BS in Nursing program from Indiana State University allows to complete your course work online, meaning you can continue to work in your current job while completing your degree. Upon graduation, you’ll receive your bachelor’s degree in nursing and will be ready to make an impact as a BSN-prepared RN.
If you’d like more information on the LPN to BS in Nursing program, feel free to call us at 800-395-1014 to speak with a Program Advisor. You can also request more information by clicking here.
I am really thrilled to see that Indiana State University's (one of the best schools in the Mid-West according to the U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review) online LVN to BS in Nursing program is now recognized in the state of Texas. This completely distance-based program allows an LVN to work full time and earn his/her BSN RN without ever having to return to the college classroom and without ever having to visit the campus in Terre Haute, Indiana. Indiana State University is accredited by the North Central States Association of Colleges & Schools (the same association that accredits such schools at the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Chicago and the University of Illinois). It's recognized by the National League for Nursing and the Texas Board of Nursing.
This program has three phases. The first is the general education phase. Indiana State University allows nurses to transfer previous college credits into the program as long as the course 1) was taken within 30 years, 2) is from a regionally accredited school and 3) has a grade of C or higher. Any required subject the nurse hasn't taken, can be fulfilled by testing out via The College Network's Comprehensive Learning Modules in our online Resource Center. There is one learning module per subject. When the nurse passes the one exam, she/he receives the same credits from Indiana State University as if she/he sat in a classroom for an entire semester. Almost all of the general education examinations are taken from home via a webcam on the computer.
Phase Two are four nursing transition courses that essentially work the same way as Phase One except the exams are taken outside of the home but locally.
Phase Three are the online nursing classes taken directly with Indiana State University. Also, it's in this phase where the clinical hours are performed. This is one of the best parts of the program! The clinicals are performed locally one-on-one with a preceptor.
This program can be completed in the same amount of time or less time than if the nurse were to quit his/her job and go to school full time at a local university. One nurse told me recently what she liked about this program is that she can fit her education around her life instead of her life around her education.
For more information, please contact The College Network at 1-800-395-1014.
Many people I have the pleasure of talking to on a day-to-day basis ask me to help differentiate The College Network from Excelsior College® in obtaining their Associate of Science in Nursing Degree. For your information, I'd like to go over a brief synopsis of what roles we each have in this process.
Excelsior College® is the school in the matter, and where you will earn your degree. The Excelsior College® Associate Degree in Nursing program is a completely online, self-paced, test-out program to help Paramedics and LPNs/LVNs transition to get their degree and RN license. Excelsior College® is regionally accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and approved by many state boards of nursing, and approved .
What The College Network does is streamline the test-out process of the program by providing the educational materials (our modules) to help students test out of their general education and nursing courses instead of taking a full-blown semester-based class or buying all the books for the course and trying to figure out what to study on their own. We have subject matter experts and college professors help us create our educational materials (modules) that significantly help students obtain the knowledge they need to earn their college credits, and eventually degree. All of our modules come with an academic guarantee that you will pass each course that you use them for, or we will supply a tutor and pay for any exams you need after 2 attempts.
Once the customer finishes all their courses, they then move on with Excelsior College® to complete the remaining requirements to obtain their degree. They must finish these last things before they can graduate with their Associate Degree in Nursing.
I hope this helps in your understanding of the LPN/LVN/Paramedic to RN program. As always, let us know if you have any other questions or would like to enroll!
Kevin Burton, Program Advisor, kburton@collegenetwork.com, 1-800-307-1006 Ext. 4734
In a recent article published on MSNBC.com, 24/7 Wall St. identified the best-paying jobs of the future and nursing topped the list.
According to MSNBC and 24/7 Wall St., the aging population is the main contributor to this change in demand. "This year, the first baby boomers turned 65. Their growing numbers and increasing medical needs will require more heath care professionals to care for them."
The article goes on to discuss how 24/7 Wall St. used the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Employment Matrix combined with average median income for new workers to develop their list of the best-paying jobs that will also have the highest demand for new workers in the future.
Registered nurse was the number one job with a projected growth of 22.2% through 2018.
If you are an LPN or LVN who is considering going back to school for an advanced nursing degree, The College Network can help. We offer a way to complete online degrees from top universities which will qualify you to sit for RN licensure. Best of all, you can get started on your degree with no waiting list and complete courses while you work.
Click here to learn more about the options available in your area.
My Name is Maykel Verdecia Alonso. I studied registered nursing in Cuba for 5 years (from 1996 to 2001). Before taking the national state licensing exam, I legally migrated to the United States as a refugee. The reason why I did not take the national licensing exam in Cuba was because I was afraid that I was not going to be able to leave the country (the Cuban government, in order to avoid professionals leaving the country, has dictated laws that prohibit graduated students from leaving unless they spend 3-5 years performing social services). Since I had the urgency to leave the country, I decided to voluntary drop out of school and immigrate to the USA.
Soon after I arrived in the United States, I went to City College of San Francisco to learn English as second language. I discovered that City College also had an LVN refresher program for foreign nurses, so I enrolled in that to become a licensed nurse and apply to the CA-LVN Board. My hopes to be a nurse started to become a reality; even though, I was considered to be a drop off nursing student-immigrant from Cuba.
Soon after a fully credentialed evaluation and completion of the LVN refresher program, the LVN Board granted me the authorization to take the licensing exam. Since 2001 I have been working as an LVN in the United States.
When I felt confident working as a nurse, learned more about US law, rules and regulation, and gained more skills following policies and procedures; I decided to apply to the RN Board. Soon after I applied, the CA RN Board wanted my official transcripts from Cuba again (Cuban transcripts are to be use in Cuba National territory ONLY unless they are released by the government). After waiting a response from Cuba for several years, my immigration status in the US, Cuba-USA embargo, and after I realized that everywhere I go, institutions would request official transcripts, I decided to go back to school and retake all the classes I took for nursing in Cuba.
Since City College of Saint Francisco was the first institution that I enrolled in when arrived to the United States, I decided to complete my general education with them, and I have earned more than 80 units of general education. It is time for me to pursue my educational goal in this country, which is why I have applied to Indiana State University (ISU) to hopefully get into their LVN to BSN program.
Before I enroll into ISU, I first need to pass the ISU pre-exams which educational materials and preparation is offered by The College Network. Thanks to the excellent customer services of College Network and the excellent study materials offered, I already completed two of the pre-requisite exams needed for the LVN to BSN program of ISU.
Thanks to The College Network, Indiana State University and City College of San Francisco for allowing me to pursue higher education. I had to struggle with the political struggles between US and Cuba but it does not mean that I will not pursue my educational goal which is to become a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
As of today, I have an LVN license granted by the CA-LVN Board, I have 80 units of general education earned at CCSF, I have eight years of experience as an LVN, I have successfully completed the joint LVN-refresher refresher training program for foreign and American nurses, which is equivalent to two hundred twenty hours of nursing theory at CCSF, and 360 hours of laboratory and clinical practice in medical surgical nursing at St. Francis Hospital, General Hospital, and leadership / skilled nursing at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center; thus, 5 years of nursing education in Cuba, whose courses and grades were officially evaluated by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
I would imagine there are other foreign trained nurses like me that would like to go back to school and that are not able to get their documents from their home countries (i.e. the school has closed, has changed name, has burned down during the war, are not politically related with this country, or simply are not willing to produce this type of document). For them, I would like to share my nursing experience.
I was never one of those girls that knew at 3 that I was destined to become a nurse. I believe your family and your faith make you who you are. I was married right out of high school. My husband and I, both 18, had not a clue what we would do with our lives. I started general education courses at the local community college and he started courses to become and HVAC tech. Later that year in October we had our first child.
Now she's the one that set my nursing career in motion. On our second sonogram (you know, the one my mom thought was unnecessary) my doctor noted that our baby had gastroschisis. This meant that part of her abdominal wall had not properly closed and her intestines were free-floating. We were sent to a specialist and referred to a surgeon. It's scary enough to know that you're having your first child but we were faced with having our first who would be taken directly to surgery. We were even told we wouldn't be able to hold her.
Six weeks before she was due, a sonogram showed some constriction and fearing that any constriction would strangle her bowels, I was told I would be having a c-section. There was our miracle. Four pounds eight ounces of screaming fighter. And we did get to hold her before her 6 hour surgery. She spent 30 days in the neonatal intensive care. The nurses there were amazing. My doctor let me stay a full week rather than a shorter stay so that I could go down stairs and see her. (I had driving restrictions when I got home, which let's face it aren't going to stop any mother.)
The nurses there showed me how to pump and despite over two weeks with an NG tube and TPN I was able to nurse her for the first time on Thanksgiving day. (The NICU cradles each had baby hand print turkeys that said my first thanksgiving. Hers still makes me cry.) I knew that I was destined to share this kind of work.
Nursing is as much about the care provided as the love shown by those who give it. I have just completed my LVN-RN bridge and have already begun the process of learning more to earn my RN-MSN degree.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
I became a nurse in a little different way than some. I was always interested in nursing, since my mother was a RN. My decision to become a nurse has kind of hopscotched from music to nursing.
I started college as a music major, but I had to change my major. Several years before I went back to college, I tried to get in school as an RN, but the waiting list was long and my children were still small.
I decided to become a teacher. I did finally get that music degree, but teaching here in North Texas is not working out for me.
I finally went to Concorde Career College and graduated as an LVN just this past March. I have taken the boards, and I am a LVN, just no job yet. I will make nursing my career, and know I cannot think of any other calling!
After I became pregnant at age 17, I knew I had to find something to help support my family. I fell in love with nursing. I feel that it is a calling from God for me to be in this profession. I love serving, helping, and caring for people.
My future goals are to finish RN school and then go ahead and do my BSN.
I had already had some past medical experience, but I lost my mother unexpectedly. She had just retired a few months before, and her sudden death really hit me hard.
It dawned on me that my three teenagers would be done with high school soon and without my mother to be with once they were out of the house and onto college, what would I do? I thought about all of the previous jobs I have had, and I remembered how much I liked the medical field, but I didn't want to do the front office part of it any longer.
I decided I wanted to become a nurse and give back to repay all the staff that tried to help save my mother's life while she struggled those last few days in the hospital. I took all of my prereqs at community college (even though I'm considerably older than the standard college student) and enrolled in the nursing program.
I am currently an LVN who is continuing on to get my RN with a BSN. I hope my mom would be proud of all I have accomplished... my kids are!
One Saturday afternoon, while I was reading the newspaper, my seven year old daughter approached me and said “Mommy, can I borrow your thingy?” She was holding up with her hands my black stethoscope. She said she wanted to play nurse with her white bunny toy. I grinned to myself as I recalled about 25 years ago that it all started as a play pretend for me too.
I remember that I played with my raggedy brown teddy bear --- mending its tattered arm and giving it with lots of hugs and kisses to soothe its pain away. I would dangle a shoelace around my shoulder (my stethoscope) and use a stick (my syringe) as my tools. Memories I’d thought were just a play scenario that most children go through as part of growing up.
It was etched on my high school yearbook that my favorite saying was “Anything I touch, might turn into gold.” Why I chose that? I thought it was magical!! Little did I know that I would understand it true meaning someday.
I vividly remember telling my mother that I aspired to be a flight steward so we could travel around the world--thinking that would make us happy and content with life. Yet, that dream did not transpire as I‘d hoped. Instead, I pursued a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and worked in the media industry. Since then, I’ve had odd and good jobs. I was satisfied, yet, I felt a void deep down in me and my life seemed clueless for years.
Then seven years ago, I was looking at some classified ads and noticed that the nursing field had over two pages full of “wanted ads”. I said this must be a gratifying and in-demand career. And history has it; I went back to school and finished an associate’s degree in vocational nursing. I’ve worked in the Skilled Nursing Facility for five years with the geriatric population and got to know them not only as patients but as people with intricate life stories. Now, for over four years, I’ve worked at a Charity Clinic surrounded by the needy and disadvantaged group of society, providing the utmost care and empathy.
Since then I’ve been returning to school finishing my pre-requisite classes in night school to prepare myself for the RN program. For it is with education, that aspirations for a better career can be attained.
I’m no longer a play-pretend nurse, nor just magical with my hands. I am now a real nurse, an LVN. I have integrated my knowledge, skills, love, care, and compassion to my patients. I have touched their lives by being a part of the healthcare team. That in itself is more valuable than gold.
As a child growing up, the oldest of five, I have always wanted to help family and friends. Then as I got older, after high school, I went to a nearby Community College to earn my LVN degree.
But over the years I have wanted to get my RN and as a divorcee and working parent, this seems like the best way to improve my skills and knowledge along with my earning potential. The College Network is a great way to accomplish all of this.
The Rio Grande Valley is a group of towns on and near the south Texas border. It has been a great area for nurses to find work. The job opportunities have been generous to both RNs and LVNs over the past years.
However, in recent months, the main conversation among LVNs has been about job security. Nurses have seen a gradual decline in the job market for LVNs for the past year. It has become even more competitive than ever before. Some healthcare employers have stopped hiring LVNs. It used to be that there were plenty of jobs in home health, but there have been some home health agencies that have laid off LVNs and gone to RN staff only. Several nurses have commented that they believe the changes in government and healthcare have been a significant contributing factor.
As a Program Advisor for The College Network, I meet with nurses every week who are looking to explore their options in continuing with their education. With The College Network’s partner universities & colleges, I am able to present to them with distance education programs from fully accredited schools. Lately, I have been meeting with more LVNs who are looking at their options in earning an associates degree in nursing. Although we have several good campus based programs in our area, most nurses do not want to sacrifice work or family at this point in their lives. They know they need to secure their careers and they are exploring alternate options in distance education.
My wife Rosie joins me in meeting with nurses here in the Rio Grande Valley and we love to be able help with their goals for ADN, BSN, and MSN degree programs.
Like many LPNs and LVNs, Shari Cunningham was tired of performing the roles and duties of an RN without the same pay or respect. “As an LVN, I wasn’t making the money I felt I should be considering the amount of work that I was doing for the RNs on top of my own responsibilities,” Shari said. “I knew it would be a challenge but it would mean having an income to help meet my family’s needs.”
Despite the obstacles in her way, Shari was committed to returning to school to earn her LVN to BS in Nursing degree and RN license. However, life outside of school continued to be hectic. “Every aspect of my life was so chaotic; it never slowed down. I had to schedule a time for everything, which is hard to do with kids,” Shari said. “And I have a child with special needs, so more of my time was required.”
Still, earning her BS in Nursing was important to Shari. “I chose The College Network because it gave me the ability to study on my own time, which for me was typically when my kids were in school,” Shari said. “Being able to overcome my fears and the challenges of advancing my education has made this experience worth it.”
Because of the benefits she was beginning to see during her daily work, Shari was glad she made the decision to earn her degree. “I wish I’d started sooner. It’s the only thing I’d change,” she said. “The benefits are so much greater with a BS in Nursing that I wish I hadn’t waited so long to look into the program and get started.”
When asked what advice she would offer to others Shari said, “Try it. If you don’t, you’ll always wonder if you could have done it,” she said. “You’ll always doubt your abilities until you test yourself.”
It is becoming more and more important to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN. According to Yahoo! Education, a BSN degree is considered the 5th most valuable degree based on its potential for job security.
If you're an LPN, LVN, or Associate prepared RN who has ever thought about going back to school, now is the time. The nursing shortage is expected to grow throughout the next several years, and opportunities for jobs as a BSN are nearly endless.
With The College Network and our partner universities, you can complete LPN to BSN Nursing Programs and RN to BSN Nursing Programs with little interruption in your personal and professional life. We offer you a way to earn your nursing education with no waiting list and earn your degree while working full time.
Contact us at 1-800-395-1014 to speak with someone about the options available to you today or visit us online. Our Program Advisors would love to discuss your goals and answer any questions you have about online education and The College Network.
There was an article this morning on msnbc.com that talks about how a report done by the Institute of Medicine discusses how nurses should "take on a larger and more independent role in providing health care in America, something many doctors have repeatedly opposed, citing potential safety concerns. It calls for states and the federal government to remove barriers that restrict what care advanced practice nurses -- those with a master's degree -- provide and includes many examples of nurses taking on bigger responsibilities."
Part of the argument for this change in nurse's current responsbilities is to help with the additional multi-million Americans who are going to receive coverage thanks to the new health care law. "Experts predict that more physicians, nurses and other medical professionals will be needed to care for the 32 million additional Americans who will get coverage beginning in 2014 under the sweeping new health law. Nurses' groups say they can help ease a physician shortage. Last week, a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges said that in 2015, there will be a shortage of nearly 63,000 doctors across all specialties in America."
However, doctors argue that nurses don't have the same medical training and are therefore unqualified to perform the same tasks as doctors. "Doctors maintain that even with an advanced degree, these nurses do not have the same education that physicians get in medical school and residency programs and that patient safety could be compromised. They are also wary that their practices could see significant patient losses if the nurses were allowed to practice more independently."
But like it or not, changes are already happening across the country. "Colorado, for instance, recently became the 16th state to allow nurse anesthetists to work without a doctor's oversight. In Michigan, nurses are pushing for legislators there to allow advanced practice nurses to prescribe drugs. Other fights over scope of practice for registered nurses loom in Kentucky, North Caroline, Iowa and Minnesota."
The battle continues to wage and it will certainly be interesting to see how it plays out.
So tell me, how do you feel about about the topic? Would you be okay with an advanced practice nurse having the same role, or nearly the same role as a doctor?
The College Network offers several online nursing programs through leading universities to help nurses reach their goal of advanced education while they work. If you are interested in learning more about earning an inexpensive nursing degree such as LVN to BSN programs, accelerated RN to BSN, RN to MSN bridge program and online paramedic to RN program, contact The College Network at 1-800-395-1014 today.
One of the reasons many paramedics and LPNs give me for wanting their RN is freedom. Freedom in having more choices. Freedom that more money many times can provide. More importantly, freedom that creates more time. For example, recently an amazing paramedic, Anne,who earned her RN by way of the paramedic to RN online program offered by The College Network, was working 40 hours a week as a paramedic. After earning her RN, she now works two days a week and makes the same and some times more money than she did working a full week as a paramedic. The RN has given Anne more time to spend time with those most important in her life - her new daughter, stepson and husband.
Anne told me that a traditional program would have never worked for her. She would have had to quit her job which she simply could not afford to do. Like the rest of us, she has to work. The paramedic to RN online program offered via The College Network allows the full time paramedic to work and fit their education around their life. Anne found the comprehensive learning modules of The College Network to be thorough and concise enough to pass the challenge exams at the Pearson Vue testing center.
With the RN, Anne is now enrolled into a RN to MSN program. She may be either a nurse practitioner, a teacher or a school nurse one day. Who knows? What we do know is with her RN, she now has more freedom of choices.
If you are a paramedic or an LVN who would like more freedom that the RN can provide, and don't have the time for a traditional campus based program, contact The College Network online or call 1-800-395-1014 today.
Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in March of this year there have already been several changes that have taken place. Last week I talked about changes that went into effect on September 23. Here is the list of changes that had already been made since the law was passed.
January 1, 2010: Providing Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credits. Up to 4 million small businesses are eligible for tax credits to help them provide insurance benefits to their workers. The first phase of this provision provides a credit worth up to 35% of the employer’s contribution to the employees’ health insurance. Small non-profit organizations may receive up to a 25% credit.
April 1, 2010: Allowing States to Cover More People on Medicaid. States will be able to receive federal matching funds for covering some additional low-income individuals and families under Medicaid for whom federal funds were not previously available. This will make it easier for states that choose to do so to cover more of their residents.
June, 2010: Relief for Four Million Seniors Who Hit the Medicare Prescription Drug "Donut Hole". An estimated 4 million seniors will reach the gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage known as the “donut hole” this year. Each senior will receive a $250 rebate.
Effective Now: Cracking Down on Health Care Fraud. Current efforts to fight fraud have returned more than $2.5 billion to the Medicare Trust Fund in FY 2009 alone. The new law invests new resources and requires new screening procedures for health care providers to boost these efforts and reduce fraud and waste in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
June 1, 2010: Expanding Coverage for Early Retirees. Too often, Americans who retire without employer-sponsored insurance and before they are eligible for Medicare see their life savings disappear because of high rates in the individual market. To preserve employer coverage for early retirees until more affordable coverage is available through the new Exchanges by 2014, the new law creates a $5 billion program to provide needed financial help for employment-based plans to continue to provide valuable coverage to people who retire between the ages of 55 and 65, as well as their spouses and dependents. For more information on the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, visit www.ERRP.gov
July 1, 2010: Providing Access to Insurance for Uninsured Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions. A Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will provide new coverage options to individuals who have been uninsured for at least six months because of a pre-existing condition. States have the option of running this new program in their state. If a state chooses not to do so, a plan will be established by the Department of Health and Human Services in that state. This program serves as a bridge to 2014, when all discrimination against pre-existing conditions will be prohibited. Learn more about the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
July 1, 2010: Putting Information Online. The law provides for an easy-to-use website where consumers can compare health insurance coverage options and pick the coverage that works for them.
Keep following my blog to make sure you're kept informed of the changes!
Have you been considering going back to school, whether it be for a certificate or a degree? Let The College Network help you meet your goals! The College Network works to offer online degrees from leading universities. Our distance nursing degrees include MS in Nursing Management, LVN to BSN programs, Associate Degree in Nursing online, Online Paramedic to RN program, Bachelor of Nursing programs, RN to MSN Bridge Programs and more. Our certificate programs include: project management and PMP preparation courses, paralegal, lean six sigma green belt, hospitality, human resources and more.
Shawn Camp knows a thing or two about becoming certified in his field. He already has his Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and his Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certificates. “I have a bachelor’s in computer information,” Shawn said. “I wanted to earn my Certificate in Project Management because that certification places you in the middle of everything that a corporation wants in an employee.”
Because he’s originally from Boston, Mass., Shawn found the opportunity to earn his Project Management Certificate from Boston University Corporate Education Center very enticing. The fact that he could earn the certificate completely online also caught his interest. “The nearest school to me that offers this program is four hours away. Online education was just a much better option for me in this case,” Shawn said.
With all the education that Shawn continues to accumulate, he hopes to one day be a network administrator or to be able to run his own computer firm. “I’m really excited to just get this experience and move on from there. I want to see where it takes me,” he said. “This certificate shows your willingness to learn, your ability to take on more responsibilities, adds more weight to your resume and, in some cases, even gets your foot in the door.”
Coming from a technology background, Shawn knows the importance of keeping up with trends in today’s highly technical world. “Technology changes every six months,” Shawn said. “If you can keep up with everything that’s changing in today’s world, you’ll be all the more valuable to employers.”
Have you been considering going back to school, whether it be for a certificate or a degree? Let The College Network help you meet your goals! The College Network works to offer online degrees from leading universities. Our distance nursing degrees include MS in Nursing Management, LVN to BSN programs, Associate Degree in Nursing online, Online Paramedic to RN program, Bachelor of Nursing programs, RN to MSN Bridge Programs and more. Our certificate programs include: project management and PMP preparation courses, paralegal, lean six sigma green belt, hospitality, human resources and more.
A popular TV show has that title Who Wants to be a Millionaire and attracts a large TV audience weekly to see who will win. It is a game of chance. When you look up the definition of the word millionaire it describes it as somebody with a net worth or income more then 1 million dollars or another unit of currency. It is also described as a person of wealth, and wealth is often thought of as a person with net worth.Why am I talking about money?
The College Network is in the business of influencing a persons net worth by helping them achieve success in careers as a RN or BSN or MSN in nursing through education. The difference is nursing is not a game of chance. One of the primary roles of a nurse is to provide care and wellness to those who are sick, ill or on the way to recovery.
There is no greater net worth. The registered nurse job is the #1 occupation based on average annual salary. About $52,000+ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A person starting there nursing career early enough who works 20 years will earn over 1 million dollars. That is net worth without chance. There are not too many worthwhile careers that can boast that. A career as a register nurse is possible by using our online, inexpensive, courses.
Want to be a millionaire then call me today at 1/800-307-1006 ext 2604 to find out how? Ask for Hank...
One Saturday afternoon, while I was reading the newspaper, my seven year old daughter approached me and said “Mommy, can I borrow your thingy?” She was holding up with her hands my black stethoscope. She said she wanted to play nurse with her white bunny toy. I grinned to myself as I recalled about 25 years ago that it all started as a play pretend for me too. 
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