Colorado Colleges? (Denver, Aurora, Pueblo: transfer to, school, universities)

[Ferbs]

Hi, I recently visited Colorado and I LOVED it. I am from Ohio. I am entering my first year of college in the fall but have decided to transfer to Colorado for the duration of college. I am unfamilar with the universities out there, but I plan on getting my degree in nursing. I have done some research and have found Mesa State College, Colorado State University-Pueblo, University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado-Denver. I don't want to attend a community college, but I also need an affordable university. If anyone can give me some advice on good colleges that are reasonable and have the nursing major that would be wonderful. Thanks : )

[TexaCo Mom]

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[Katiana]

I am an RN and I didn't know Mesa State had a nursing program. You learn something new every day! I believe Metro State in Denver also has a nursing program. Regis University (private) also has nursing. My somewhat biased opinion? Stick with UNC, UCD (is actually in Aurora for nursing), maybe UCCS. They have the longest-standing programs and the programs have a good reputation. Be aware that it may be hard to transfer after 1+ years. There is also the issue of Colorado residency, which has been discussed here before. I'd suggest doing a search for that information. It is not easy to become an in-state resident to go to college here.

[Ferbs]

Do you know if it is necessary to become an in-state resident to attend college in Colorado?

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by Ferbs

Do you know if it is necessary to become an in-state resident to attend college in Colorado?

No, there are many out of state students at the state colleges and universities. They pay more tuition.

[Ferbs]

ok, do you know if there is anything i should do that will help me tranfer easier? i am going to the ohio state university in the fall. thank you for all your help so far by the way

[Katiana]

You would need to decide on a specific school and see what their requirements are for transferring. Some nursing programs have you taking nursing courses freshman year and some don't. That's why it's so hard to transfer w/o starting over sometimes.

[jazzlover]

Katiana is the expert on nursing and I won't debate her on that. That said, you might want to check out the University of Wyoming nursing program. For many years, it had a pretty good program. A friend graduated from there as an RN and she has had a very good career--rapidly moving up the ranks into some pretty high-powered leadership jobs in the profession. Maybe Katiana has some current info on the UW program. Having lived in Wyoming, I'm a little prejudiced in favor of UW and it is closer to a lot of nice Colorado (and Wyoming) country than a lot of the Front Range cities. No one will ever confuse Laramie with a thriving metropolis, though (Thank God for that!).

[Ferbs]

ok..just one more thing. how is colorado? I just think I liked it because it was vacation and that seems to always taint and make a place seem a lot better than what it really is. kind of like the grass is always greener on the other side. will i still enjoy the beautiful scenery and always find something to do outdoors as well as find a good job. thank you again for all of your good advice, i am looking in to the colleges you both suggested right now.

[onthamove]

hey man my company i am transfering with in august is gonna pay for me to go to school. i have a semester done so far and will be going to red rocks to get pre requsites finished before goin to a four year school!! colorados AMAZING