Arizona College of Nursing - Phoenix

I had the best experience at my nursing school on the Phoenix campus. The staff was incredibly supportive and truly cared about me as both a student and a person. When I was going through difficult times, they showed up for me and provided an abundance of resources to help me stay on track. I always felt encouraged, supported, and motivated throughout my journey. I graduate in April 2026, and I can honestly say I had the best time and felt fully prepared for my future as a nurse.

Out of all colleges I have researched or attended, Arizona College of Nursing has significantly more resources than other schools I have encountered. As a student here, I do everything I can to share the resources available for not only academic support, but support for personal obstacles as well. Arizona College demonstrates compassion for students and understanding that academic success can only be achieved if the student is supported outside of school as well. This school truly ensures that students are taken care of in all aspects of their life. As students, the profound support allows us to have control of our academic success even when outside factors can appear to impede our success. You never have to be alone through anything when you are at this school. You know you matter and are supported an individual.

I find this situation unacceptable. I withdrew from the program after only 2–3 weeks and attended just two classes, yet I am being charged a remaining balance of $990. I understand that the Academic Foundations Seminar was introduced this year; however, I have concerns about being charged approximately $233 for a two-day seminar that primarily focuses on introducing students to the system and helping them become familiar with their classmates. As a former Medical Assistant student at Arizona College, I am already familiar with Canvas and the college’s learning platform. I would appreciate clarification regarding the purpose of this charge and how the fee amount was determined. The cost seems excessive for a two-day seminar, especially considering that several of my coworkers who attended the college in previous years were not required to take or pay for this seminar. This raises concerns about whether this additional fee is a new charge that was implemented for 2026. I respectfully request a detailed explanation of my account balance and the charges that make up the remaining amount owed.

I’m sharing this review based on my personal experience. Aside from an excellent psychology professor and Dr. T, my experience with this college was extremely disappointing. I maintained strong grades, came in with about 10 years of emergency medical experience, and invested tens of thousands of dollars into this program. Yet I often felt singled out, dismissed, and eventually pushed out. A major issue involved ATI. During my semester with Professor O’Hara, ATI was new and students received inadequate preparation. When I asked for help during an assignment, she admitted she had never done it herself and did not know the answer. I was still held responsible for the incomplete assignment, which contributed to failing the course. When I retook the class the next semester, the school suddenly introduced a full ATI orientation, tutorials, and testing preparation that had not existed before. That was extremely telling to me. I also had another professor repeatedly stand behind and circle my chair during an exam, creating distractions that I did not see him create for other students. I respectfully asked him to stop and explained that it was affecting my concentration, but my objection was later treated as a conduct issue. He was no longer with the school the following semester. In chemistry, another professor refused to display the PowerPoint while teaching complex material. When I respectfully asked to follow the slides, he yelled at me in front of the class and told me to leave. I also had two medical emergencies involving my children, yet received little consideration for those circumstances. During meetings with leadership, I often felt dismissed, and an assistant dean even rolled her eyes while I was explaining my concerns. My biggest issue now is that I am left with substantial debt and failing grades that may prevent me from continuing nursing elsewhere. I have asked the school to consider withdrawals instead of failures, but have not received that resolution. Nursing school should be difficult, but students also deserve fairness, consistency, professionalism, adequate preparation, and a meaningful appeals process. Before enrolling here, I strongly recommend researching the school’s ATI preparation, attendance policies, disciplinary process, withdrawal policies, transferability of credits, and how student complaints are handled. I am willing to discuss my experience openly and provide documentation where appropriate.

My daughter went to this school and graduated December 2025. It’s now almost August of 2026… and still no diploma, which adds to the huge list of why you should NOT go to this school. 1. It is crazy expensive. You are looking at over $100k for 4 years. Do yourself a favor. Go to community college for your pre requisites ad then transfer. And shop around on pricing. 2. This school cannot keep staff for the life of them. One day, a professor or educator is there, the next day they aren’t. The turnover is outrageous. 3. They accept everyone into the school. Because it’s money for them. There is no vetting process. 4. They don’t adequately prepare you for the NCLEX. They use this prep called ATI. It sucks. Go with UWORLD, and if you need even more prep, get a tutor. My daughter, who was on the honor roll multiple semesters, did not pass the first time. She is now passed and has a great job. 5. They don’t help with jobs out of school. You are on your own. 6. The graduation ceremony was a joke. It’s was poorly done, somewhat ghetto, and the class speaker just talked about himself and his girlfriend the entire time. The school clearly didn’t check his speech. Awful. 7. I have a therapy dog, and we visit many schools and colleges especially during finals to help calm nerves. The school declined my offer to bring teams to campus. Shame on them… disgusting. The bottom line is they don’t give a crap about you, just your tuition. Don’t go to this school.