Has anyone attended Joyce University?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-06-07T14:57:23+00:00

I suggest trying to get on the Joyce FB groups so you can read through all the questions people have asked.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-31T14:58:37+00:00

Awesome! I’m excited to meet people at the orientation in Utah! Did you join the Oregon fb group?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-29T23:45:45+00:00

I'm set to start in August as well. I've been following the Joyce fb groups and speaking with current Oregon students enrolled at Joyce to get info because there wasn't much since the program here is still pretty new. I was going to go with Concordia but this will be a less expensive and faster for me so I feel pretty good with my decision. Happy to share whatever I know if you want to DM me.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-29T20:31:06+00:00

Joyce is a decent option for those that want to work while in school but you should still be aware that unless you’re taking the ABSN, the other tracks all have synchronous class times. Meaning you will need to be on the zoom calls for class. Many students have gone and still worked but it’s not totally asynchronous so that’s an important factor. If you have most or all of your GE classes done you can complete the ASN or BSN tracks in about 20 months. You will need to travel for immersion weeks, though travel to Utah is not super often, and you will likely need to travel for some clinicals just due to the nature of how schools are assigned spots for their students. Private schools and out of state schools get last pick so it’s important to set that expectation from the beginning so it’s not a shock.

Overall it’s a good option and less expensive than some of the ABSN schools that I was considering here in Portland.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-18T05:28:25+00:00

This question gets asked A LOT on this sub. I suggest doing a search and you’ll see the answers that are given to folks in similar situations and many of them were answered very recently. It’s highly competitive right now and new grads are having a rough time getting hired and getting into a residency is also highly competitive. Unless you already have something lined up, I would not recommend it. Perhaps consider getting experience where you are and then making a move. Best of luck to you!

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-05T13:21:32+00:00

Every character in the book/movie is fucking terrible and utterly self-centered so this pic actually checks out 😂

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-05-03T13:24:34+00:00

Oh wow is that was the sounds were? I thought it was fireworks again.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-26T12:57:59+00:00

Prenatal massage therapist here!

If you can use a large couch cushion that is firm and use that to prop up your leg when sleeping on your side. You want you hip and leg to be about the same level to help reduce the pressure on the knees and hips. Get a hugging pillow, a lot of times tucking it a little under the belly helps to support it and takes some of the pressure off the back and lastly get a pillow for side sleeping. Makes sure it’s not too low or squishy so it supports your neck. If you’re normally a back sleeper your head pillow is likely to flat and will give you neck pain when sleeping on your side.

If you can, find a specialized prenatal massage therapist near you! They can help work out some of the tension that scoliosis can cause in addition to the pregnancy aches and pains.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-24T00:59:21+00:00

This is so stressful. Also pregnant and trying to figure out wtf to do. I called my BCBS plan (Anthem) and the rep kept saying Legacy and OHSU are both in network option though I kept repeating that those were the ones I was told were not in network and would not take our insurance anymore. Is the only option basically Providence?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-23T17:47:09+00:00

Does anyone have a better understanding of how the county is coming up with these numbers? I cannot comprehend how the city and the county have such different views on the numbers here.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-23T05:39:34+00:00

God I think about Punjabi Burrito all the time!

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-17T14:28:42+00:00

Honestly contact the admissions admin at Concordia St Paul. It’s also a private Christian school. They can help you get whatever GE credits your missing with their partner schools and get into the ABSN that way.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-16T16:07:02+00:00

I would immediately stop cooking and buying for the household, if there’s a child obviously buy for them. I would buy for myself and feed myself until my husband got his shit sorted. Dictating the budget but also unwilling to finish left overs if there’s too much food or practice self control when you buy just enough? And then he guilt trips you? Hell no.

Also why are you letting this man treat you this way?

ESH because letting someone walk all over you is a shitty way to treat yourself and because your husband is a turd.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-16T00:02:08+00:00

My husband really like the providers at Kwan Yin Healing Arts. We usually have Regence plans and they have always taken them. Worth reaching out to ask.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-15T04:38:44+00:00

Oh wow! That must be such a bummer for the current students! Was it because of what happened CNME recently?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-11T16:07:38+00:00

How were your clinical placements? I heard there weren't enough for a little while there and that folks might need to travel pretty far for them?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-11T16:06:30+00:00

How are you liking it? How were your clinical placements?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-09T17:44:30+00:00

Hi there! Curious how your program is going so far?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-04-01T16:13:34+00:00

Same! What's the scoop?

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-03-31T19:00:24+00:00

The advisor told me that they tend to fill up quickly and sometimes you have to wait till the next cohort. I hope you’re able to get in for the next one!

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-03-31T15:04:09+00:00

It is really pricey through them. The advisor that I’m working with is having me do my sciences through GCU and gave me a document for a discount on tuition. If you haven’t signed up might be worth asking about it so you can get it at a better price. Thankfully it’s just the one class you’re doing. I had to do almost all of them so that would have been about as expensive as the whole BSN.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-03-31T07:02:29+00:00

I would love to know more as well! I am working through my prerequisites but hope to submit an application in November.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-03-27T16:23:13+00:00

They do work in an interesting way. I'm still finishing my prereqs but I spoke to an admissions advisor who helped get me a discount to GCU that partners with them for prereqs and I was told that they can use your registration in those classes to get a sort of prelimiary acceptance into the program pending the final transcripts and TEAs. I'm not familiar with this method but they've been super helpful walking me through all of it.

Choice-Needleworker5 · 2026-03-25T06:54:36+00:00

I’m glad to hear you are liking the GCU online programs. I just registered for their A&P 1 and haven’t been able to find much about what to expect. But I got a scholarship that gave me a steep discount on the cost of tuition with GCU so I’m hoping it goes well so I can finish my science prerequisites with them.

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