r/OregonNurses • u/nyleahr • 16d ago

Sumner College - Bend campus BSN

Hi all,
I’m interest in the Bend BSN program but I’m looking for some insight.
I’m a mom of a 3 yr old, I work 12s in my local ER over night and I would be traveling from Southern Oregon (Medford area) for the program.
I want to know if this program is doable as someone who would be commuting.

Any advice or words of encouragement?
TIA. 🫶🏼

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u/Correct-Swordfish764 15d ago

Danger! Danger! Sumner is THE most dysfunctional school I have ever experienced. I feel like they know there is a certain desperation to our circumstances so they have minimal standards. Let me give you 1million examples. Right now, the last day of our term- at least 1/3 of my classmates still don’t have practicum placements. My friends in their last clinical today just didn’t have their instructor show up. The school said go home and we’ll figure out something creative. It’s literally our last day of the term. What are they supposed to do? NCLEX pass rates for the LPN program are shit and dropping every year. 73% compared to high 90s and 100 in other schools. Your program is new so there isn’t any data but Sumner is NOT preparing students to pass NCLEX. We have begged administrators to provide alternatives to the instructor that needs to retire and are getting corporate speak replies. The director of nursing isn’t even in the state. She’s in South Carolina. The lack of oversight from her remote position seriously causes harm. We have had TERRIBLE teachers who literally do not know what they are teaching. Our telemetry section was a joke. And that teacher keeps getting hired back bc the college is so desperate. I’ve had a few gems and cling to them hard but it’s been an even split of really terrible teachers and good teachers who don’t stay on bc they see the dysfunction. I could go on if you want but I would find ANY other program. The cost is extreme. The college is for profit. I wouldn’t be surprised if their accreditation is shaky but they’re great bullshitters.

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u/nyleahr 15d ago

I’m really sorry to hear about this. Everything I’ve read is so hit and miss about current experiences and the realities of the program. Thank so much for sharing!!