Baptist Health System School of Health Professions Reviews

62 reviews

I enjoy going to school here. All fields of nursing are having trouble finding staff right now and academia is not exempt from that. Our instructors seem like they are spread a little thin sometimes, but they are phenomenal nurses. Each of them brings something a little different to the table, which I appreciate. All nursing programs are taught by NURSES… and while most are great at their profession, they might not be the most organized TEACHERS. But that’s just part of the deal with nursing school. Its important in any nursing program to work hard and take responsibility for your own education, because your instructors don’t spoon feed you. The self-motivation and discipline you learn here is what makes great nurses. The reviews stating this school does not offer tutoring are correct, but there’s a strong sense of community within your cohort. There is only one student led group on campus & they’re pretty small. Most students are nontraditional. Program is expensive but no waitlist.

So, I chose this school bc of the retention rate, which was 92% for 20-21 and NCLEX pass rate was 96%, but when I found out the retention rate for 21-22 was 78% and the NCLEX pass rate was only 85%, I felt lied to. 140 students attended but only 81 graduated. This infuriated me bc attending here I can see why. Its very disorganized! One professor will contradict another, the platform they use is god awful difficult to use, study guides are more like objective outlines. Not useful at all. There are no tutors to help support your success, no advisors, and no real resources. They are a very small school, but with the amount of money your paying it almost makes you wonder where it is all going. If your debating this school, really think about what you need, bc your not going to get a lot of support here. Not to mention you can only fail one class once and then your kicked out. Which, they are constantly reminding you only adding stress to your already stressful life.

It’s great! straight to the point and hands-on on the first day of school. The assignments that need to be turned in can be more specific though

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My experience so far has been very neutral. The school itself gives away scholarships to their students every semester which is really nice of them, especially if anyone is having a hard time paying for their tuition.

I am actually going to be attending this Fall. The school orientation was a great way to break the ice for the incoming students and overall was very infromational.

My orientation experience was great, exciting, and full of knowledge. The nurses, staff, teachers are great. They are all so passionate about their jobs. They are very welcoming and help the incoming students look forward to the next steps. I'm beyond excited to start my nursing journey with Baptist.

I am a first year student here and so far I am pretty fond of all the choices and career paths the school has for their future students. The only thing I am worried about is the success here, they only offer one chance to fail a course, and after that you are immediately kicked out. I understand that it is a very competitive school, and very blessed to be enrolled here but am worried about my chances of success if I were to do not so well one semester. I do wish they had a tutoring service like other schools and a bigger library so that all students who chooses to study at school may do so without reserving one ahead of time.

Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is truly an amazing school. All of the faculty and staff are so helpful; from applying to the school, the financial aid process, and the instruction from the teachers. They all really care about helping the students succeed!

The online class experience at this school is excellent. Very well put together and organized. All the teachers are well equipped to teach classes online via zoom as well.

The school itself could be great if it were not for the terrible professors in the Radiology department. They will harass, belittle, gossip, and even threaten you if you dare try to report them for the way they treat their students. There is absolutely no one to go to for assistance or counseling since they are all united in the unprofessional mistreatment of students. I would like for someone to read this and immediately investigate for the sake of past and present students in that department. It is like a prison and the wardens are M.M and the counselor S.W.

Slow in communicating. Students are practically on their own. Lack of proper instruction. They will fail you for any tiny mistake even if you are 5 minutes late to class.

The work is rigorous, but they will adequately prepare you to take the NCLEX! The instructors are very caring, and my classmates have been amazing. I would highly recommend this school.

The online experience has been great. I have taken several classes online before, but I feel the online classes here have been far superior. I might add that we all knew each other before we were forced to do some of our classes online due to COVID. The instructors adapted well, and our experience remained relevant.

I have never been a big fan of online classes, but I'm a mom, wife, and I work as an LVN. So i needed something online to continue my education. So far it's been really great. I really like my instructors. They are easily accessible. Our lectures are uploaded promptly.

I am currently enrolled doing the LVN-RN program online. We do clinical here locally. The program is out of San Antonio, Texas. But our clinical instructors come down to the RGV. So far its been a great program. It's not easy, but definitely manageable. The faculty is great about explaining their expectations and easy to understand.

I like the smaller classes, and the way the teachers are available to the students. I also like that the school is affiliated with the local hospital system.

It was difficult at first to make the transition from face-to-face learning to all on-line learning dur to the global pandemic. After a while, though, I feel like everyone, including staff, got the hang of it.

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Small class size but expensive. Clinical sites restrict you to only one patient so while the nurse you’re assigned to is caring for others, you’re stuck standing around. Clinical rotations are once weekly so wasting time only hurts the students.

For the didactic portions, it’s clear which instructors know the material but most just read from the slides. They often aren’t able to elaborate on the material and it seems it may be the first time they’ve seen it.

Some instructors chance the tests just prior to test day without any type of oversight to ensure it’s properly written and vetted.

Finally, some of the classes are online but they don’t tell you that when applying. For evening folks, pharmacology is 100% online and the instructors force you to watch recordings of them teaching and refuse to provide any course material.

So far so good. I've only been to student orientation but the administrators are amazing. Very supportive and excited to welcome us on the new journey we will begin. They're also very positive!

I am an RN student at baptist the professors are amazing and everything is taught based upon patient centered care the NCLEX board exam. Our most recent graduating class had a 96% pass rate. Definitely one of the most successful nursing programs !

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