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• Good choice for strong self learners GCU was a good choice for me because I am very self driven and was able to be successful through much of my own work. It was a online based program. I did have to find my own preceptors, and was able to keep working throughout the program. I think at baseline the program will help you pass the exam, but ultimately I also took a board prep course. I also wanted to be good, not just pass the boards, so I did a bunch of self study into the specifics of the career that I was looking to enter after school (emergency medicine). - Alum
• Post-Master’s DNP I attend for my DNP. I did not have a preceptor and did not need certification exam prep as I was already working as a NP. I did not receive career guidance but didn’t ask for any as I was already working. I liked having one class every 8 weeks so I could concentrate on one topic at a time. If you do it right and have your capstone project figured out in the beginning, every class will help you get to the final goal. - Alum
• GCU FNP program I went through the hybrid program. We attended classes on campus one night a week and did coursework online. I loved the format. The school secured all my clinical placements except one. I felt well-prepared for my first NP job and believe I received a quality education. - Alum
• disorganize program Most professors with poor knowledge of the field. for example, one of the exam question is Nitroglycerin gtt. It is a venous vasodilator but arterial dilation can occur with high dose. I have medical book proven this but the instructor refused to review the document and insisted that NtG is vasodilator only. - Alum
• Mediocre education I chose GCU just to jump through the hoops to get to boards as quickly as possible, frankly, without much concern for education quality. Early on, it was clear they let anyone in the program...we had nurses in the cohort who had zero to very limited experience in hospital medicine. One RN had no hospital experience (SNF only). Sadly, the education was geared to the lowest common denominator. I was able to work through the program without too much difficulty. Some faculty were great; others stunk, turnover was high. One class had 3 instructors: in the end the faculty lead took over. Skills day/"procedure training" in Arizona was a joke. Almost zero preceptor help--what they offered (when my contact wasn't signed in time) was unacceptable so I skipped a "tri-mester." Career success based on pre-program experience and subsequent on-the-job training. Were I to do it over I'd go brick-and-mortar next time, attached to a teaching hospital. Much better educations out there to be had. - Alum