Rasmussen Reviews

Unorganized especially with the LPN program Just going out we have to wait till July for our graduation Will not recommend

The health and wellness program didn t meet my expectations and I was disappointed that their was so many general classes like astrology politics class and others that were a waste of time when there should have been more health and wellness related classes like nutrition importance of exercise how to read food labels etc I would never go back to Rasmussen ever and I want to make sure others don t as well because I wasted so much time and money

I only give 2 stars to give credit to the few instructors who are actually quite excellent otherwise this program was chaotic and disorganized When I first started at the Bloomington Campus it was reasonably smooth especially related to all the changes with the pandemic Suddenly in 2021 everything changed and started to decline very quickly Massive changes to the structure of classes the platform the expectations of the program - all changed to make finishing almost impossible In the last quarter Dec 2021 we were not allowed to see our schedules until after the quarter started which made planning difficult Our clinical placements were up to 2 hours away My particular site did not want students there were terribly unwelcoming and let us only pass medications No real-world experience except a little time in the SIM lab Be prepared to familiarize yourself with the appeals process - I never thought I would have to use it until I was threatened with discharge from clinical because I was asked to quarantine BY THE SCHOOL for having Covid symptoms Policies are applied haphazardly Cheating is apparently a huge issue It seems if they cannot isolate the people doing it the whole cohort is punished for it I had to take one ATI exam over and was never given any satisfactory answer other than the code was compromised Do the research - check out the completion rate of the program and the NCLEX pass rate The program is so expensive especially given the level of education received I found myself mainly watching YouTube videos for concepts for the NCLEX I felt like the school purposely threw up as many roadblocks as they could to avoid completing the program I felt like I was fighting for my life in the last quarter to get done and I was an honor roll dean s list student The instructors are not allowed to make any independent teaching decisions Everything has to run through the Deans who must get 3 000emails daily One instructor had not even seen the tests he was to administer as part of the class so he didn t know to best prepare us When the test covers 20 chapters of information over 30 disorders and 5 weeks of accelerated material some direction would have been nice Buyer beware - I understand the desire to start quickly and get through quickly especially if you are an LPN with a lot of experience like me I would have been better off waiting for the local technical community colleges programs to accept me The last 6 months of this program nearly broke me financially mentally and emotionally The completion rate is below 40 There is a reason for that These credits will not transfer to another university or college Once you in it it s either finish or be a serious debt without anything to show for it

If you want to teach yourself from a book and learn no actual skills this is the school for you You will be well prepared for the NCLEX but actually working as a nurse you will have no idea how to apply your knowledge

I do not suggest this school to anyone if you have the time to wait to go to a school that has a accreditednursing program and has the staff and time to go through material with you This is a self-taught school with more drop outs in classes than I ve ever seen or heard at other schools

Trying to get in contact with my student advisor at the Moorehead campus was a joke and so I transferred to a different campus and had the same experience Online classes are a jokr Text books are online but I can t have my laptop at work so trying to get reading done was next to impossible I asked for regular textbooks and was told I could purchase them on Amazon I already paid for the electronic books I wasn t paying more money for the physical books I am definitely NOT recommending Rasmussen to ANYONE I will be shouting my experience from the rooftop Tony at Lake Elmo Woodbury campus is condescending and rude I made the Dean s List in my classes because I take my education seriously I had no help from Rasmussen

I am a current nursing student at Rasmussen and I can not wait to be done with this school The curriculum is a waste of time and money for LPN students going for their RN Students are required to be flexible for scheduling the school does not care about the students home or work life Students are supposed to get schedules 4 weeks in advance when in reality you get a completed schedule days after the quarter starts If Rasmussen wants to hold the students accountable for our attendance and actions they should do the same Students start classes clueless about testing classes clinicals and labs The guidance counselors are typically never readily available to talk with students face to face We pay thousands of dollars to go to a college that could care less about the students

I was originally quoted one price for the program and then was charged much more than quoted The reason given was there is a new curriculum Not sure why a new curriculum requires charging a third more During covid all classes have been online but the price stays the same I am not receiving the same level of education as in-person classes but am still paying in-person prices Give students a break while we struggle through everything that is happening Reduce tuition until classes are in-person again

Rasmussen advertised low class sizes great clinical experiences for nursing school I have had one one day in person clinical experience in a year and nearly all online classes and clinicals Online classes are combined with other campuses and profs talk about how many students they have as they have combined campuses I am paying an astronomical amount of money to have a few days of clinicals ONLINE By the time I am done I will have almost ZERO practical experience The credits do not transfer so I cannot switch schools All of the other nursing students I know are in class in clinicals using simulations labs on campus We can t even go on campus to study or utilize the lab We should be getting a credit for our classes This is ridiculous

Poor unskilled student advisor after starting a online course all the way thru finals for a semester student advisor Chelsey Positano calls me and tells me they do not reorder the background check their policy is to decline the admission WOW they should have never allowed me wasting time for the semester tons of paperwork grants and no one feels that they are responsible to see all paperwork is in before finalizing admission terrible experience with this school Terrible communication given by her and the school