Madison School of Healthcare Blog

NEWTON, Mass. - A door closed for hundreds of Mount Ida College students recently when the Newton, Mass., school announced it would close at the end of its spring semester. The school is transitioning students into other schools as efficiently as possible but many programs are full, inconveniently located, or incompatible schedule-wise. Mount Ida vet tech students, in particular, face an additional roadblock as The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, which is acquiring the Mount Ida campus, offers no program for them to transfer into. To the rescue is The Madison School of Healthcare at Ashworth College, an online vet tech program that has opened its doors for all Mount Ida transfer students.

Imagine this scenario: You feel inspired to go back to school and get your BSN, so you hop on the web to find out when classes start at the local college. Your enthusiasm immediately gets deflated when you discover you missed the application deadline by a week, so you’ll have to wait another six months to apply. Oh, and the dean notes they’re running a waitlist for the program due to a faculty shortage, so they’re advising candidates that not every applicant to the BSN completion program will be accepted. Maybe you’ll get in, maybe you won’t. But it will take half a year for you to find out – and delay your degree completion by at least that length of time.

When Ysuing Nie immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam at age 19, the only English he knew was how to say his name. Today, almost 20 years later, he is working toward his BSN degree with a view toward becoming a nurse practitioner–a goal he never thought was possible because of his background.

Love the idea of working in the lucrative healthcare industry but don’t want to work with patients? An affordable, accredited online healthcare degree can open the door to non-clinical career opportunities you may never have heard of, like sterile compounding. And the healthcare industry encompasses a broad range of related fields, such as dental, occupational therapy, and even veterinary!

Read these excuses. Does the thought of returning to school for BSN completion make you think like this, too?

In case you hadn’t heard, healthcare as an industry is booming. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects healthcare will add more jobs between now and 2026 than any other occupational group. Healthcare jobs tend to be stable and pay well, too, because demand for professionals currently outstrips the supply of workers.

As a nurse you, want the best for your career and for your patients. Enrolling in a BSN online program accomplishes both! As more employers seek to hire nurses with a bachelor of science in nursing, earning one can keep you from being left behind. Still not convinced? Check out these three benefits of earning a BSN.

You love your job. You love your co-workers. You love your patients (except that one who always rings the call button right after you leave…). But sometimes you wonder what else is out there. Good news! You have options. We’ve compiled a list of nursing jobs that go beyond floor nurse. Before you rush in, make sure you meet the education requirements. Many of these jobs require a bachelor’s of nursing. So, if you only have your associate degree or nurse diploma you may want to think about an RN to BSN program. (If you need to work while you’re in school, an online program is a great option.)