Rasmussen University - Bloomington — Attraction in Bloomington

Ahh Rasmussen. The biggest waste of money for anyone who wants a career. Let me preface my review with this, in high school I maintained a 4.0 GPA, even with missing school due to having a tumor. I took honors algebra two and received an A. I took college classes in high school and did well but decided being a history Ed teacher with a double major in political science was not it for me. When I began at Rasmussen I heard a lot of negative reviews from everyone, such as class mates, tutors, and even professors. I decided to push on because nursing is my passion and I want to make it my life long career. I was sent to the wrong orientation, I was treated negatively for not knowing exactly how to work the computer, and I played phone tag with advisors in order to get simple things taken care of. Days into starting at Rasmussen and I had received little to no help in working the portal. I met with a tutor to discuss my classes and the computer issues I had. I explained that I felt I wasn’t being taught and to this the tutor replied, “in the beginning you really have to wing it, once you get into the nursing program it’ll be more clear.” After this interaction, I continued to try and be successful, though I had very terrible taste in my mouth. It was through my college algebra class that I discovered what a waste of time and money this school is. I reached out to the professor quite a number of times. Regarding how to do the work, why we can’t see what we get wrong on quizzes, and what I could do to understand the subject matter more. The professor kindly tried to help me but relied on a copy and paste format for work, as if they could not teach the work in any other way. Links to YouTube videos, and wiki hows were often sent out in order to get the work done. Though I spent hours stressing over this class I still failed. I can take some responsibility, however when a “professor” can only teach for one learning style and not answer simple questions, I believe a lot of that falls onto them. Math is not simple, and it is known that a teacher can make or break the passing rate of a whole class. After failing this class and finding out that I would never be able to work on the questions I answered wrong on the quizzes because, “that’s the way it’s set up;” I decided to stop going to class. My other classes were quite like this in the sense of not really being taught, and being expected to teach yourself. A lot of the work done here is you teaching yourself, and if I wanted to teach myself, I’m sure I could get my “degree” for free. If you want to know what it is like a to be a fiduciary pawn, this school is it for you. If you enjoy being emailed about coming back and not being asked why you left, this is the school for you. This “school” is not a school, and the people running this mess should feel bad for the people begging to get into a program that is not designed in their favor. I will be posting this review online in case...

I've have a very good experience with Rasmussen. I started off at a different Ras campus down in FL and my transfer between campuses was seamless. Both campuses are pretty comparable.

Nursing school is very challenging and the way the terms are broken up cause things to move very very quickly. Make sure you are prepared for that. The level of work required of you in these programs is no joke.

The only reason I did not rate 5 stars is because there is some variability with clinical scheduling. I find this is primarily because many of the larger schools have the big facilities in the area locked down, so the smaller schools like Rasmussen are forced for compete for remaining locations and clinical instructors.

Other common complaints I hear from my classmates are the same complaints I hear from friends at other schools and other nursing programs. Faculty will not always be top-notch. You will have to learn the skills necessary to teach yourself content. It is expensive. And your schedule may change as things come up.

I will say, for the most part, faculty are awesome. They have loads of experience that will help you be a better nurse. Form good relationships with them and you will learn a lot.

It is more expensive than some colleges. If you're able to pass the NCLEX and enter practice and start earning higher income sooner than you would otherwise, this is offset a bit. Rasmussen doesn't have those crazy wait lists you have at other schools. And there are definitely more expensive schools out there.

It isn't super flexible. Your course load is pretty much predetermined when you enter the program. Nursing school was pretty much my main priority so I was able to make working outside of school work for me. If you're working, make sure they know school is a priority and that you will need some flexibility as things come up. Lecture, lab, and clinical times are set for you, you won't necessarily get a choice of when you attend class. Things may change throughout the quarter as well. This is probably the biggest complaint on campus. The program is not necessarily flexible, so you need to be. If you understand that going in, you will be fine.

Small class size is a huge huge benefit of this school. I've gotten very close with a ton of people in the program. For this reason I prefer Rasmussen over other institutions I have attended. I have another bachelor's degree from a large public university and I felt lost in those lectures with 400 other students in there.

This is not a degree mill. Their BSN program is fully accredited by CCNE. The ADN program is ACEN accredited.

When it comes to learning, you get out of it what you put into it.

I graduate in less than 1 month and I'm proud to graduate...

My experience at Rasmussen was very sub-par in my opinion. Lack of communication, stressful, expensive both from loans and out of pocket. Overall I would not recommend it to anyone; the experience was very costly and emotionally taxing.

Let's go over the advantages first because the negatives will be lengthy. It was convenient without a doubt. If I had a much smoother experience in communication, it would have been very manageable. Second, they have a few excellent instructors. I ran into two myself in my two years, which not a great ratio mind you, but worth mentioning.

Now for the negatives, which I will simply share my experience. I was at Rasmussen for two years. During these two years, nothing monumental. During Dec 2018 I was told that I had to complete five additional classes by the end of the month to graduate. Roughly an additional 20 credits for $400, on top of my current finals. I was quickly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of coursework to do that I started failing. I do admit; I could have buckled down, thrown my emotions and worries out the door, and got it done. I didn't however, and the mindset of there is no possible way I can do this set in. So I had to sign up for three additional full-time classes, which is more loans and $1,000 out of pocket. I was accidentally signed up for a class and had to fight to have that refunded with a heavy emphasis on "fight". The director I spoke to, Adam F, was continually trying to push blame towards me while I had never been told that these courses existed and where to find what was required. Let's skip ahead three months and complete the three classes I signed up for. One of the classes that I was informed how they worked until December expired. As a result, I am taking one four-credit class, which since I only have one class is not covered for finical aid. As a result, an additional $1,400 out of pocket for that one class.

So recapping, I spent roughly two years, approximately $20,000 in debt, and $2,400 out of pocket in the last month for my Associates. I would not recommend Rasmussen and encourage you to look at other options. I myself am looking at Metropolitan State in MN because they have an online MBA, about a third of the cost, and far...