Chamberlain College of Nursing

I have heard great things about this school so I decided to complete my Family Nurse Practitioner Degree here. It is an online program where there first 1.5 yrs are completely online, the last portion is online plus clinical roations. Before you start rotations they have a 3 day meeting (Immersion Weekend) in Chicago to review and test you on your assessment skills to ensure you are proficient prior to rotations. The school provides you with the bare bones to attain your degree, but the rest completely is up to you. You have to be very dedicated, devoted, and goal oriented in order to be the best practitioner you can be. In order to compete with the physicians and PA’s who have been through rigorous training, these MSN programs need to focus on creating extraordianry programs to ensure they are producing quality NP’s rather that just focusing on quantity. Unfortunately, with an online program many educational experiences, tips, and opportunities can be missed. Another downfall with many FNP programs is that they do not provide a list of reputable MD’s/NP’s that love to teach and provide great experiences to mold these students into exceptional providers. These students are left to find anyone who is willing to teach, which is not many providers at all. As a student I found that I had decent providers but not everyone followed Evidence Based Practice (EBP) which creates a conflict of interest for students who are being taught that way in school. I believe in order to produce highly competent NP’s, the schools need to do more on their part in creating a list of providers who have been screened and deemed capable of adequately teaching the proper thought process, first line treatments, and procedures so that all the students are being taught the same way and what they are learning is in line with the EBP that they are learning in school as well. NP’s are the future of healthcare so the schools need to ensure that they aren’t just trying to get nurses in and out rather provide them with the tools they need to be a competent provider. Overall, I think something needs to be done not just with this program but all FNP programs in regards to creating a better clinical experience so that the future NP’s are fully equipped to provide quality patient centered care.

Great school, great flexibility. The support staff is excellent. Last time I checked they were 56^th in the nation for online nursing schooling. Currently enrolled in the MSN program, no complaints here. Good luck everyone.

I am an alumni from the ADN-​BSN program. I loved the program and found the staff to be extremely helpful. I have always received a prompt response to my questions. I am starting the FNP program now, and Elisabeth S. is an excellent advisor who has guided me through the process. She kept me posted throughout the admissions process.

I went to the Phoenix campus for my BSN and made the HORRIBLE mistake of going here for my MSN-​FNP. The class setup is a joke, it is completely disorganized and no one takes student complaints seriously. I never got the textbook I ordered from the school for advanced patho and ended up ordering it in week 5 of 8. I also never got a refund. I have yet to be contacted by Practicum coordination even though I know a bunch of stuff is due in two weeks. The only reason I even know anything is due is because I have spoken to other students. This place is a SCAM and a complete RIPOFF. DO NOT WALK, RUN RUN RUN away from this school.

I attended NIU prior to considering applying for Chamberlain. My first troubles started when i began to apply to the school; getting a hold of anyone with any kind of information was near impossible. I was not able to have a chance to talk to an advisor UNTIL i payed the $ 100 application fee.
I was assigned an advisor who was very helpful in our meetings, but outside of our allotted time, was extremely hard to get in touch of. The advisor once joked that «we played phone tag for weeks» before i found out that I had made it into the program.
While i may have a full time job, Chamberlain is very expensive but that is to be expected from a private school. I decided to move my start date in January to a more manageable May; I needed to save money and make work adjustments in order to better prepare myself for the work load of the nursing program. Unfortunately, the advisor failed to mention that doing this would get me kicked out of the nursing program and all the fees and drug tests that i had payed for would have been for not.
This school is a great school to learn and earn a nursing degree, but unfortunately the road to that goal is long and difficult. The difficulty should come from the work load, but in this situation, it comes from the frustrating staff that have been spread out to thin with students. All our conversations were in the form of emails and voicemails which have made my experience with chamberlain very frustrating. If you can, look for other colleges before considering this one. Also taking the courses like anatomy, chemistry, etc at a community college is much cheaper than at chamberlain ($ 400 compared to the $ 1000 plus other fees)
hope this review helps

Stay far away from this «college.» First of all, The staff move like pond water, and for some reason there are not enough of them, so they spread themselves very thin. Think of a baseball team with not enough players, and the players they do have suck. That is the chamberlain staff.
Here is why I say this. I was a transfer student (nightmare) it took forever (couple months) to figure out what transferred over. BTW during this process they forgot to mention to me that I would be forced to take classes with their «sister school» once I actually started (devry=horrible educational experience) and if there are not enough students in the class you are forced to take the classes online. In nursing some classes need to actually be taught like anatomy and physiology and chemistry. I took a couple with devry, thanks to chamberlain and they were not educational what so ever.
I could go on and on, about horrible scheduling, planning, staff, campus etc. but this is what really did it for me. No b. s here, I wish I would have read a review that saved me time and anxiety and stopped me from ever attending this school.
I was kicked out for doing a background check with them and me getting arrested for having a suspended license SIX YEARS AGO!!! caused them to kick me out.
This is seriously not a joke, as hard as it may be to wrap your mind around that… lets think about this shall we?!
What does my license have to do with me providing medical treatment to patients (not that I am now since I’m still a student for the next few years) and NO it was not for a DUI or any other crazy offense, it was a mistake with insurance nonsense.
So I decided this school is a conservative joke and I am looking elsewhere. How dare they screw with somebodies education and future because of a silly glitch with your drivers license six years ago. what a joke.

run do not walk from this place if you are an online student you will never ever ever get anyone from customer service to help you. I seriously don’t even think that advisors exist. I was literally on hold for 2 hours and no one was able to help me once I did talk to someone. all I needed to do was sign up for my last class for my masters degree and nobody could help me and the online portal was down for weeks. when I say run from this place fast!

This is a review of the facilities only as I am not a student. They have a big parking lot here and the classrooms are all in great shape with very comfortable chairs. The lab and computer equipment are in great shape and there are plenty of workstations.
The staff here is very friendly and welcoming. I am here once a week and they remember my name and are very helpful if I need assistance.
The only thing I would change is the numbering of the classrooms. I am geographically challenged, but the room numbers aren’t always sequential, so I have a problem finding where I’m supposed to go in a quick fashion.

Unorganized.. Was a big head ache. i regret completing an application.. I have so much to write but I will hold all comments.

My daughter attended 2 other schools and was unable to secure a spot in the nursing program. She then asked for my assistance in looking for a local school and after doing an exhaustive search and touring the school we decided Chamberlain should be a good fit. So far so good it’s been 9 months and Dad was right, the school has been both challenging and supportive. With the year round program she will be making money in the fourth year instead of going to school and this makes economic sense.

Be careful.
I was charged $ 60 for application fee I did not fill out. I did not send any transcripts official or unofficial for them to review. Rep/​advisor just talked to me on the phone. That is no application.
After 3 – 4 days, I did get my money back. I just have to e-​mail a couple of people. I was just disappointed with the hassle.

After having graduated Chamberlain in October of 2010, I am updating my review of the college. Many people have asked me if the school is legit, and I assure you it is. Many people have asked me if hospitals have heard of Chamberlain, and after having clinicals at various hospitals throughout the Chicago-​land area, almost everyone has heard of and had students from Chamberlain. Many people have asked me about getting a job and let me tell you, I found a job right away, as did many of my friends and classmates. As a matter of fact, I got the exact job I wanted, at the hospital I wanted.
In saying that, do I think I found a job because of Chamberlain? Yes and no. The people that got jobs right away (myself included), did so because of their work experience and driven personalities. Many of us already worked in the hospital, a recommendation I would make for everyone.
However, Chamberlain allowed me to get my BSN in a shorter amount of time, and hospitals are very interested in people with a BSN. As a matter of fact, many hospitals (any with magnet status) will not hire without a BSN, so keep that in mind. Secondly, I think Chamberlain did its very best to prepare us for our NCLEX.
As a matter of fact, I am giving Chamberlain an extra star because the dean and faculty made it their mission to ensure that its students passed their NCLEX. They offered Kaplan classes at school and even gave us a $ 100 dollars back if we enrolled in the class. I felt that the dean, every single nursing instructor, and other staff members were rooting us on as we took our boards and were there to congratulate us when we passed.
I personally received many e-​mails from the dean and faculty to congratulate me.
Since I graduated, I do not know what kind of staff and teachers they have now, or what kind of changes they have made to the program and curriculum. I do know that several of the core nursing instructors are excellent and (a couple I have grown to love) still teach at the Addison campus.