Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing — Local services in Englewood Cliffs

Well, I’ll be the first to review, when I researched this school in FASA, the graduation was 100% no retention or transfer, but all lies apart, I don’t even finish my finals, because anyway I failed, making no sense according to advise even to try the finals, before that happen I desperately looked for any kind of help, advice,anything, just try harder next test, there no quizzes or any kind of mental stimulation or practical knowledge. If you lost your first test or come late, just drop right there, at least you get some money back, because my first test I was late and could not finish so I was done. They don’t care, don’t give chance to finish or make other again, if you work or had any other problem is your problem like everything else. There is $1440,00 only for Tech fee, so you get IPAD Mini that don’t cost even $300,00 so they don’t have the work in correct the testes all give by EXAMSOFT. The cost for freshmen is $6691,00 first trimester only. Many others that also fail will try next year again, they said that we have to learn by ourselves,disappointment to find that, why am I paying almost $10.000,00 if I have to teach myself? Clinical are OK, but if you graduate your employer wants your certification, besides all students in my class at least 80% included myself have already experience in the hospital set. There is no difference from Community College, so judge by yourself if work paying this extra money, more nobody make any kind of critical because they have to come back and finish, we are trap there. Most students like me come a board with big loans, and they have come from other Colleges just trying finish this “TWO YEARS” nursing degree. College is like casino many will come in but only few will win, worse after all still there trying get back the money and time...

Too expensive. No real library, very few books. The computer lab is not open after 9pm or weekends. Classrooms are locked, so no real place to study. The internet always is slow or going out in lab, even to access school website let alone other resources. The classes/clinical are not scheduled for working people, convenient only for kids who work part time and parents finance them. Very unwelcoming environment, some teachers are bullies, one B.M. I dropped the second day of nursing 3 and was diagnosed with an issue requiring neurosurgery ×2 and was charged. They changed curriculum while I was sick and expected me to Pay an extra semester eventhough I had 2 left, did not even notify me. Long story short went to a local Community College, graduated from their pn to rn program and am an RN. Don't waste time...

All nursing schools are hard! All want and teach you to be critical thinkers and self motivated. All nursing schools are different in the way they teach. Most require a lot of self teaching or require a lot of independent working. If not, how will you survive being a nurse?! Private schools do operate slightly differently than public schools and that can be beneficial in some ways but obviously financially will cost more. I think considering all nursing programs are meant to be difficult the reviews given aren’t all that fair or close to my experience here. There’s always room for improvements, however the staff is caring and very family oriented. As long as you communicate in a timely manner they will always try to make accommodations if it’s something they can or are...