20 Best Bsn Programs In Grand Rapids, MI (2022 Updated)

Ohmygoodness, I have been at Grace Christian University (formerly known as Grace Bible College) for 4 years now and I love it! Coming from a pretty sheltered background, there is so much I have learned about the world, the church, people, my passions, and my worldview during my short time at Grace (and there is still so much more I have been learning!). Honestly, there have been quite a few challenges even here at Grace – afterall, this world will never be perfect until Christ returns (well, this is what I believe) 🙂 I would recommend this fine, challenging, growing institution to anyone who is looking to further pursue their relationship with God, find their identity in general/with Christ, anyone looking for a small-sized campus, and anyone excited about traditions/community on campus. Again, there is so much that I have learned from and been challenged by even within the Grace community. Something that someone very wise once told me, "If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you" (Brian Sherstad, 2017), has stuck with me ever since I have visited and it is something that continues to encourage my growth mindset even to this day. Haha all of this is to say, I definitely recommend Grace Christian University.Bethany Myer

Best little Christian college. Perfect size. Fantastic, invested, and very friendly professors and faculty and coaches. Loveliest little campus, great food, nice weight room, lovely little Kahawa Cafe (good coffee!!), impressive and dedicated sports programs, TONS of fun on-campus/off-campus events… Very nice and convenient freshman dorm setup; lots of other housing options too. The library is incredible– great place to hang out with friends and study; very wide array of books and Grace history too. Grace is pretty affordable in the way of private Christian colleges. Pretty solid theology too. There's a very fun, loving, close-knit community here at Grace striving to glorify God and serve Him together! I love this place; so glad I'm a student here! 💚💚Emily Curtis

I began my journey with Grace Bible College over 2 years ago, and have been amazed at the support I have received from this institution. Grace is a place where people come alongside not to just help you earn a degree, but to help you better your life. Their constant prayer and encouragement has helped me to grow my faith and achieve success in the area God has directed me. As the transition to Grace Christian University has taken place, they have stayed true to their values and level of commitment to the students. I am excited to still be attending, now as a graduate student. and am thankful to learn from amazing instructors. There are not many places like Grace Christian University, and I am blessed to be a part of this place.Statia Smith

Amazing faculty and staff! Being a smaller college students are not treated like a number but part of the AQ family. It is a great place to work with a strong sense of community. The grounds are always kept up by the amazing grounds team. AQ prides themselves on sustainability and it shows! Take a walk on the many paths throughout campus, go to a sporting event at Sturrus Athletic Center, or ask for a historical or tree tour!Jessica Vaglica

A beautiful campus with many alumni around all the time for good reason. They have a great coffee shop on campus and amazing sports games, if your into that. The research library is one of the best in the area, if not the state and the classes are some of the most rewarding you can take. Do yourself a favor and go here!David Arnopole

My step daughter will be a big part of the Aquinas collage Fair competition am all exited about this event to God be the glory great things he is doing for for her sounds like a great Christian collage anyone should send their child to attend college where there is God liberty is blessed.Windie Richardson

Let's just do this in bullet points for simplicity. – My best friend was assaulted by his upstairs neighbor in Knol. After they decided not to press charges, Campus Safety told him and his wife to stay away from their own apartment building until the offender had moved out. That's victim blaming. They should have posted a campus safety officer outside the building at all times until the offender left. The victims shouldn't have to leave their own home. – Campus Services is 100% incompetent. Our stovetop fan broke, so they unhooked it, now every time we cook it steams up our whole apartment. My friend's A/C broke last year, so they literally just cut the cord. Two years ago my door frame broke entirely off because the apartment building was in such disrepair, so they just nail gunned it like 30 times. 95% of all the repairs they do are wrong or not done at all. – Chapels are TERRIBLE. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to chapel and not even heard a single verse read. And you can get out of chapels by paying a ten dollar fine per one you miss, so basically they're saying "If you're rich, you don't need to do this mandatory thing". It's like buying indulgences. – They are putting $1.2 million dollar stained glass windows in the new chapel, but the new media facilities we were promised were scrapped almost entirely. This isn't hearsay; they have stated the cost of the new windows repeatedly, including in chapels. As a consolation prize, they gave the audio and video departments a little bit of money to improve the already existing facilities, AKA the recording studio that isn't soundproof and the film department without a proper soundstage. The science department facilities are also deplorable, though I can't speak to specifics as I am not in that department. – The "student contract" is hilariously misguided. Telling students over the age of 21 they can't have a single beer off campus is insane. Do you know how ridiculous it feels to turn down a drink when your PASTOR offers you one? It's not a university's place to punish their students. If the quality of the spiritual content at the university improved, it would naturally attract students with morals the school agrees with. I've given Cornerstone every benefit of the doubt. I was a leader in their "Terra Firma" program, I was an RA, and I've met with the school leaders about the issues I see on several occasions. They consistently have let me down and done inane, nonsensical things to distance me from the school. When people ask where I go to school, I CRINGE when they ask whether they should send their kid there, because I have to be the one to say "No, don't waste your money, if I could do it again I absolutely would not have gone to CU." This is not an indictment of the church. I love the Body of Christ, I love my local church, I love God, and I think Cornerstone is doing a terrible job of representing Christ to the world. Cornerstone gets two stars instead of one because of a handful of the professors. To name a couple, I was educated exceptionally by Randy Miller and Pete Muir of the Media department, and Doug Mohrmann and Andy Smith of the Bible department.Tanner Ward

I've had a great experience at Cornerstone. I believe the professors truly care about our success and they challenge us to think critically about the world we live in. CU does a great job with incoming freshmen and making sure they feel welcome, but there's also campus activities that take place to entertain everyone else. There isn't much of a "party" scene, but I personally like that. We still manage to have a good time on the weekends; we just think of other things to do other than drink away stress. Student Activities hosts events: dances (sometimes downtown, which is really nice), game nights, etc. Dorms also have their own events, like powderpuff, craft nights, Capture the Flag, etc. Also, there's extracurricular clubs and intramurals that keep people busy. Not to mention how there's usually some kind of sporting event that can people can go to. I also really like how we have the option of going to chapel three times a week. There are so many people around the world that would LOVE to have the chapel that CU has and the option of publicly worshipping as a community. They sing songs that are biblically sound (and even popular hymns) and they read scripture occasionally during the worship. The worship teams are ran by students, so it kind of depends on the day. I also have really enjoyed the speakers; we once had a guy come in that works in the prison ministry and his story was really neat. Overall, college is going to be what you make it. If you don't like making new friends and just expect them to fall into your lap, you may struggle. Mostly everyone is friendly and I love the community, but if you isolate yourself from people and only depend on your roommate being your go-to friend and that doesn't happen (luckily my roommates were great my freshmen year)..you really can't blame the school for that. They have great teachers and they try to create a welcoming environment for everyone, no matter what denomination or background you come from. There is less clubs and majors offered (although I think they have a decent variety) than state schools, obviously, but for a private school I think they do their best.Danielle Nelson

Cornerstone has a very good program for adult learners (PGS -Professional and Graduate Studies). Being married with three children, having two jobs, and now being full-time in school, the online accelerated cohort program has been great. It has allowed me to continue to purse my educational goals while not being too overwhelming. Some of the instructors are better than others, but the coursework appears to be set-up similar in all of the courses. This means that all of the courses have a similar feel and there isn't a lot of adjusting from course to course. Grading seems to be mostly left up to the instructors, so that is the only part of the program that takes some adjusting every class. Most classes are five weeks long and incorporate weekly discussion boards, a lot of typed papers, and a group element (normally a project). Each course tries to incorporate a Christian element, normally in the form of discussions, the readings, and in your writing. I also attended GRCC and I have seen some other reviews that said Cornerstone's coursework was easy. Having taken similar classes at both GRCC and Cornerstone (for example, accounting) and I would say the content is similar. For somebody entering into the PGS program like I am, I would suggest being good at writing, because you will be doing a lot of it. I have had a good experience so far at Cornerstone and I recommend it to others on a routine basis.MC

I plan on transferring here to finish my MBA and so far the institute has been awesome, very helpful and informative. One of a few schools if you meet undergrad GPA requirements (3.4+) for their program you can skip the GMAT and gain entry into their program. Extremely fair cost of attendance @ roughly $570 per credit hour. Look forward to continuing this relationship! Oh and @ Nicole Marriott are you really leaving a poor review because you signed up for college and agreed to pay for it and are being held accountable for your debt? Seriously? If you sign up at any institute, private or public, once you sign the paper you are held accountable for the debt you enter. What is wrong with people these days? Nicole grow up and take responsibility for your actions.Zt Sig

The professors are amazing. You really have a feeling that they want you to succeed. Once you graduate they really just drop you. I tried working with career services and they only met once then dropped you. Really disappointed in the behavior of no longer a check coming in we no longer care. I have an amazing work history with several degrees but this new degree is transferring over to something new. So I really wanted help in the job search and advice in moving into something different. I wonder what their actual job placement percentage is. I am just so disappointed because it really could be a great school and the professors really have a passion for teaching.Natalie Roe

I attended night classes to try and finish my degree as an adult. I am told that classes during the day are very different. My experience was incredibly frustrating. The professor of my computer class struggled to log in to her computer and often asked me to help answer questions for the class. I took a speech class and the professor did not grade students on an even scale. The highest grade in the class was the student that wrote her entire speech and then read it without ever looking up. That is only a couple. Almost every in seat class was poorly taught.Shanleyhan

You're going to overpay MASSIVELY for an education CC can give. The only thing I credit this school for is the friends I still have from there. They will compromise on Christian values to be more politically correct. And avoid having firm stances on issues to appease all. Constantly changing what the Bible says and church doctrine for PC culture. For classes, 90% you'll never need or use and the professors use it as their time to spread their extremely radical political beliefs. Adding, 90% of professors are hired based on their work in the field and not for teaching ability. Making you buy their expensive textbook for a class and never using it once. You must have their opinions or risk being failed for no reason. By trying to please everyone they make everyone mad and they wonder why enrollment has gone down drastically. Which is also due to the fact of them taking away classes and value while hiking up tuition rates. Lastly, they say they do everything they can to help their graduates succeed. Laughable. Almost no support at all and don't prepare anyone for the real world. For the support after college. That's just them trying to get you to send them more money after you wasted 100k there. Going to be better off going to trade school and learning actual skills and not being 90k+ in debt afterEric Buikema

Charged me 50.00 dollars for not obtaining a new parking pass (220.00) in my second year. I was not aware I needed to renew it as they do not send out any correspondence to advise students of this. Being a low income student, I sent a vulnerable genuine appeal to the safety department. They denied my appeal and when I asked to talk with someone in person about my situation they simply forwarded me the handbook over and over… for an institution that preaches grace, and compassion, they certainly don’t practice it when it comes to money. If your rich parents aren’t sending you to school here, beware.Chanson Elise Cousineau

Love my school. Join Gospel choir for the best community and most diverse group on campus! I am a different person because of professor Nate Glasper and every person in this choir. Calvin is by no means perfect and they have a lot of work to do, but every school and every person does. Give it a chance, and I think you'll like your time here 🙂Katherine Beidler

My husband was on the nursing wait list for ten years. He is a veteran and a hard worker. He was told the RN wait list was 2-3 years by Sue Helmer. The professors goals are to make students repeat classes for monetary gain. This is what happened to my husband and several of his classmates. Failure is encouraged at this school. Students teach themshelves. My husband have retaken most of his classes because some of his teachers could not find proof of his final grades. Also the office lost his important paper work. He was marked down for failing the classes, and had to retake them over. Cora Beute, and Michelle Richter refused to look into their system, and marked him absent for classes when he was present. The financial aid department charged him twice for many of his classes.The administration took advantage of him having auto pay for classes. He was overcharged several of times. One thing after the next. My husband is now attending Grand Valley University. He had to retake more than seven classes over because some of GRCC classes are not transferable. A bunch of time wasted. My husband regret going to GRCC. I will recommend anyone to run from this scum of a place.护士Diane

Admission staff isn't very helpful. I'm being told on the FAFSA and by others if you live alone you do not have to fill out the parent information field just to call up here and have them tell me that's not the case. I'm in my twenties with my own place. Not seventeen just getting out of HS. I graduated five years ago so why do I need parent info? This is the latest addition though to a list of complaints. Just finally annoyed enough to leave a review. I've been considering for the last few years going to school and I have not committed yet due to personal circumstances. But every time I do seriously set my sights on it I find myself frustrated with the people I end up speaking with. Only giving two stars because I'm hopeful that my experience with the education side of things will be a lot better than all the tedious steps you have to do just get in and get assistance.A. N Marshall

My short experience has been good here. Although parking can be a mess, and often times people's card will not allow them to leave (it lets them in though) and the person on the telecom won't let them out, they want them to back up (when there's 20 cars bumper to bumper in line waiting to leave) and come inside. Or they can pay 4x the regular amount via credit card and then they'll be able to leave right then and there. Unnecessary hassle, a joke considering they're getting thousands of dollars every DAY simply from parking fees alone. Should attend common sensical decency meeting once a year.Patrcia Clemons

Coming into this campus was very welcoming and helpful and they only wanted to see only what was the best for there students. the teachers/staff are very passionate on what they do/teach at there school and push you to keep going, it is an accelerated class and very hands on which gives you the best experience provided to get you ready for your career. I am happy I could be apart of the ross family and recommend anyone to make the next step and start there career.Michaela Cole

Great and supportive staff across the board. I like the small class size so you can actually speak with your instructor and get hands on help to learn the material. Some of the assignments through RossEdge were more focused on personal growth than the basics of the program I came in to learn about which I found frustrating on occasion. Also the SimChart assignments can be highly repetitive. Overall it was a great experience though.Travis Haines

I had an a amazing experience here at Ross. I was taught and prepared in the right way for me to go out into the medical field. Every staff member here cares about their students and wants them to succeed in life and to me that was the best thing to experience for someone who struggled in school. I cannot say enough about this place super blessed to have chose Ross as my medical school!Taylor Bilkovsky

This is where I spent the last two years of my GVSU career. I loved the last year especially. Once I got into my 400 level classes I felt like the education was really put into high gear. Loved negotiations class. Can’t remember my prof but he was epic. Taught how to negotiate blind and on a zero sum platform. Highly enjoyable.Stephen Twomey

I cannot recommend PES enough. They have a very welcoming and friendly staff that ensures you are getting thorough training. The lab is very hands on to be able to prepare you for direct patient care. The clinical experience allows you to translate your education into hands-on use, and the instructors are always great with questions and techniques. Cannot wait to use the lessons they provided me in the future.Dylan Stankewicz

I recently re-certified my CNA certification through PES's 2 week Nurse Aide Training program. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants high quality nurse aide training, in an accelerated, yet thorough curriculum. Very high quality education, taught by friendly and experienced medical professionals. Great clinical experience and hands on training.Nicole Pollina

This experience has been amazing!! Dr. K is absolutely amazing at what she does and is a great teacher to her students. Her business has it all including medical equipment, mannequins to work on, and books. I just graduated from the course and it was great. I cant recommend taking this nursing aid course enough!abby iscaro

This place is a train wreck, at least in the memory care facility. I know it is difficult to find a good memory care facility for a family member and I sympathize with those who are looking. I pray you find a good location for your loved one and that is why I am leaving this review. Staff is in turnstile mode, hard to keep consistency in care when there isn't consistency in staff. The biggest issue is with management, my father spent two extra days in the hospital as a social worker tried to get them to respond to see if he could return. When we spoke with the manager and indicated he was moving as they could not provide him the care required, the manager indicated to us she hadn't made that evaluation and was the only one who could do it. We also haven't gotten returned phone calls on items that went missing from his room when he went into the hospital. We also pulled up one day to the facility (this was spring of this year) and a resident who was supposed to be inside, was outside of the secure area. There is much more to the story and there were some very caring providers during my dads stay, but our overall experience wasn't positive.Mark Pierson

My mother is living in the Assisted Living building 3 at Whispering Woods and has thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience, and the activities. She took care of her family and husband for 50 years and with his passing is now able to relax and let others take care of her. Her favorite activities include Bingo, getting her nails done, and field trips. She has met two other ladies that grew up in the same area as her when they were kids. It is great hearing them all reminisce. Looking forward to having her safe and in a place that has 24 hour care to take care of her, thank you Whispering Woods.Tara Taft

I recently visited this facility last week and was able to meet with the Executive Director, she informed us that she has been with Whispering Woods for over 5 years. We toured the Memory Care and were very impressed by the calm and gentle nature. I would be very happy to have my father here. Sounds like there are many improvements coming as well, looking forward to see what these are. Love the exclusivity of the buildings and nature.Jameson Peters

Ashley Bauer is one of the best instructors I have ever had on any topic, I finished my writing portion of my CNA test today and received an astonishing grade, I was so confident leading into the test and can thoroughly give all the due credit to Ashley.Luke Anderson

I have received a certificate for Davenport's IPEx's Supervisory Management and Integrated Operations Management Course. I highly recommend looking into Davenport's IPEx program and researching the many great learning opportunity's that are offered. These courses are very specifically tailored to the career in which it applies.Mike Bekker

Beautiful building but can someone please turn the heat up! All I am trying to do is study and I cant because I am freezing in every room of the building. Also I do not pay thousands of dollars to have the building closed on the weekends or closed early. GVSU I expect more.Kendall Ziemer

My 4 years here have been just traveling from one dumpster fire to the next. From having a business college advisor promise to send an override request form for a class, and when I go in to see her about it she sends out her secretary to tell me that minors don't matter and they aren't required to graduate, to having the vultures at the parking office keep raising their permit prices and then raise ticket prices. Or maybe it was when the financial aid office tried cancelling my loans twice, or perhaps when the Student Senate tried killing off a club I co-founded by denying a budget (even though we checked all the right boxes, we survived). Perhaps it was the professor I had for macroeconomics who the University called up from retirement to fill a vacancy who did nothing but complain about his ex-wife and try to force his political views on us. My experience with the University has been mostly horrible. But, there are a few redeeming qualities and people. My professors in the International Relations, Political Science, and History departments have been outstanding. They're all wonderful and knowledgeable people. My career advisor and counselor has been amazing and she genuinely cares about my success. I can't speak for many other departments, my gen ed professors were all fine, but Seidman doesn't care and the University doesn't care. Also, the University is beautiful and the study abroad experience is simple. So if you come to GV, find a way to study abroad all four years. I work at a place filled with university students from GV, Calvin, Aquinas, and Cornerstone.Time and time again us GV students get to sharing horror stories about our experiences and they all are shocked by the stuff we have to deal with. Sure, they pay lots more, but perhaps that's worth it. I have heard stories about credits not being transferred (even though she triple checked with her program before paying for it), not finding parking even though you spent the $400 for a pass, getting charged $275 in late fees for books that they renewed online, getting robbed (that's not on the University, but come on). Overall, I've enjoyed my time here at GV, but with no thanks to the University. I've made lots of friends, enjoyed almost all my professors, and made great memories. If you go here, just prepare for at least one huge "f*** you" from the University.Devin Gorby

Would give no stars. Professors absolutely do not care about students. They do not even make an effort to get to know you. Essentially, you are a social security number in a lecture hall. Administration seems more concerned with the ways they can take your money than providing the best education for their students. NURSING STUDENTS BEWARE: Unless you achieve a 4.0 GPA I can guarantee you will not make it into the program. The nursing program here only cares about those who are at the top of their academics and seem to forget that bedside manner is just as important as being able to successfully complete the coursework. This school's total lack of diversity and the cliques make it nearly impossible to make friends and form study groups. Furthermore, the school seems more concerned with the statistics of their D2 sports teams than they are with how they prepare students for their careers. If you are a top notch athlete, I think you will fit in quite well. If you are an ordinary joe like myself, I would suggest you go elsewhere because nobody here will think of you any farther as a social security number providing funding.Nick99

Terrible school with even worse administration. They do nothing to help students. During registration I was told that I should quit my job (b/c it's 3rd shift) so that I could take more courses in the afternoon and go full time. They made no offer to pay my bills, except that I should take out a larger loan for that. I overheard another "adviser" telling a student that she too should quit working because she had to focus on school. They feed you this script to just get you to spend more money at the school but offer no way to help you pay, except for you to take on more debt. After a few years here (its the closes univ to where I live so didn't have much of a choice) my adviser went on leave. I was NEVER notified so I had to go digging. Come to find out, I now have to wait to graduate. This school is a waste of time and money.Amber W

Attended the Infant CPR class with Sue. It was terrific. We are new grandparents and appreciated the new CPR skills we learned as well as refreshing many safety measures that we have forgotten since our kids were small. Times have changed! Grandparents need to understand that they do not "know it all" and take this class. For $25 it might be a lifesaver.Elizabeth Maring

My father was here for 6 weeks for rehab after a stroke. The healthcare team here is very flexible and did everything possible to make him and my family feel comfortable. Dr. Daniel Fechtner handled my father’s case with the utmost compassion, knowledge, and sensitivity. He and the entire team is very hard working, quick to accommodate patient requests, and have the patient’s best interests in mind. Mary Free Bed provided all the support and education my family needed to care for a stroke patient at home. Without Mary Free Bed, my father may not have had much time after the stroke. They are very caring and generous people. I have immense respect for the whole team at Mary Free Bed and they provide the best environment for recovery. HKhemant jariwala

My husband was there for 12 days after a major Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer and lost 12 lbs. He had worked very hard with his therapist in our town to be strong enough to have this surgery after Chemotherapy. He declined medically to the point where he had to be returned to Butterworth Hospital due to malnutrition and dehydration. This facility is well equipped for patient with physical mobility and strength issues but they do not have a doctor on staff to monitor the side effects and medical needs of patients after major surgeries.Margaret Goodwin

In 1989 I spent 9 months the first time in there and 3 months the second time I was shot in the head when I was 13 I was told I would be a vegetable for the rest of my life not being able to move no more then I was and that was barely moving my right index finger and leg Dr's said said I would go there for a short time and then to a long term foster care facility but I kept getting more mobility as time went on so they kept me there and in time had me moving and setting up by myself I loved this place they cared about there patientsCarl Haeske

As first time parents, my husband and I wanted to look for a birth and child care class to gain knowledge and experience. We came to know about the hybrid class instructed by Raquel and we did enjoy it. We especially loved the three in-person sessions in which we got to learn about the stages of labor, baby care, and breastfeeding. My husband and I felt completely confident about our birth plan and what to expect on the important day. My husband was the best support for me. I felt so lucky! I was able to have a natural hospital birth. Our experience with labor and the baby care from the start has been going smoothly and less challenging thanks to the tools and knowledge gained from the class. I would highly recommend this class to any parent. Thank you so much, Raquel!Binh Ha

WOW! This course(the hybrid birth course) and knowledge gained completely changed the trajectory of my birth and postpartum experience. I was able to have an empowered natural hospital birth. My husband and I felt completely informed and confident in our birth plan. Even the L&D nurse with 20+ years of experience said our birth was top three for how controlled and prepared we were. Breastfeeding was smooth from the start thanks to the tools and education from Raquel. This was such a comfort that I was able to nurse and nourish my baby from the beginning. Working with Raquel was as a joy, she truly cares about the outcome of her work and is incredibly knowledgeable in all areas offered. I can not recommend the services more! Thank you Raquel!Samantha Parker

I attended these birthing classes to help prepare me for a V-Back for my second child – 9 years after my 1st! Raquel was amazing!!! She is so supportive, knowledgeable and attentive to what your needs are as an expecting mother. I was so nervous to have a natural birth, but with the confidence I received from Raquel and her classes, I felt so empowered and confident that I could do It! Post birth Raquel has been such an important piece of my journey – from more confidence building to helping with any and all of my breast feeding needs and questions. I am so so so grateful for her and honestly don’t know what I would have done or would be doing without her as part of my baby journey!Amy Oostveen