So, if a man wanted to become a nurse...

[cookderosa]

Well, well... my locall CC actually offers their RN program online, if one so chooses, and does clinicals at our local hospital.

TESC is doin this now too for bachelor degree holders. If I was seriously willing to move, and starting from scratch, but willing to rock it out, I'd plow through a BA in Liberal Arts and move to NJ to do the online/clinical accelerated option at TESC. For one, in about 2 years you'd have a BA in liberal arts,and a BSN with master's credit to use in the MSN! Walking out of any random CC you only hold an associate degree for the same amount of time (but a lot less cash). The associate to masters path can be 6-7 years. At TESC it's 2-3. Granted you can do a BS online after your RN, and maybe even have an employer pay for it, but since every Joe Blow college out there is offering BSNs online, I'd imaging the bar being raised a click for this profession. Given 2 new grads with zero experience, the one with the BSN is simply going to trump the other, especially if that BSN holder has a SECOND degree too. (all other things being equal)

If I were 18, I'd be at my CC knocking on the front door and do it traditionally.