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<p>Mini, I think your point would be better served without the comments made about Yale and Harvard Medical School. I am not certain why you think that readers on this forum are unable to understand the world of difference between the “elite” status of a community college and a school such as Yale. Don’t you think we understand that selectivity and being “elite” relates to more than simple admission rates. </p>
<p>To avoid further confudion, why don’t you post a link to the admission page of the nursing school, and let eveyone understand how one scores well on the 70 points preliminary “cut” and what is expected from the 200 who are asked to pen an essay for the final selection? For the rest, I am pretty certain that most parents who have sent their 9th and 10th graders to the local community school know how to evaluate the difficulty and reputation of the local community colleges, especially since the students who participate in dual enrollment program usually find the CC a source for easy As and less work than their high schools. In general, anyone who can come up with the 50-70 dollars per credit and a pulse can compile a record of grades superior to the Yale ones you seem to deride. The comment about a Yalie not being able to “hack” it at a community college is laughable, unless the entire instruction and testing would be in Klingon!</p>
<p>Nothing of the above serves to demean a specialty program such as your NW Nursing program, In addition, the interest it generated in your community must be directly related to the job promises and its reputation. Fwiw, a nursing program in my home community has similar selectivity and draws candidates on a national scope. However, nobody will confuse such schools with the types of schools we discuss routinely on CC. </p>
<p>Yes, specialty schools have low admissions’ rates, but the comparisons to mainstream programs is an exercise in futility.</p>