r/WKU • u/WebEmbarrassed3372 • Aug 10 '26

Is the WKU Nursing program declining?

For the past year i have met students in the WKU Nursing Programs that have dropped it.

I hear that WKU has new Professors cant coordinate the nursing program well. when you ask a question to multiple professors they contradict them selves. I have heard that students pass out during exams from stress.

Nursing school should push you mentally and build you to be ready for the work place, not compromise your health.

One time i heard that out of an entire class only a few passed the first exam. They had to allow a retake for the class, which they they are strict about not allowing, and that really say a lot.

I want to leave this here and ask, is the WKU Nursing program worth it? Are the professors changing the WKU nursing program and its compromising students? are we better off applying to other nursing programs? do you have positive experiences with the WKU Nursing program?

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u/TechnicalFisherman78 Aug 10 '26

Nursing is a high pace, stressful job. Programs such as that are meant to build you for that career field. If someone can’t handle the pressure of nursing school, odds are they can handle the pressure that comes with the occupation. My brother, for example is a nurse in BG and during COVID he was working insanely long hours for months with a lot of stress on him. It’s not meant to be just a breeze.

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u/qathran Aug 10 '26

Yeah I've had brain surgery, heart surgery and spinal surgery, and it is so scary if you have students just let through nursing courses because no one can pass when it's well known that so many students are struggling with basic skills in college now

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u/TechnicalFisherman78 Aug 10 '26

Yea I wouldn’t want a nurse that just goes with it and barely makes it through nursing school.

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u/WebEmbarrassed3372 Aug 15 '26

That is completely valid and i feel the same way. I would not want someone who is not ready for the hardships that come with nursing to take care of me or my loved ones because it is a case of life or death, but a part of me wonders why the shift and change has happened with WKU i have heard nothing but great things about SKYCTC but when it comes to WKU even the staff has complains along with the students.

I have also heard that pay is an issue and that WKU got less strict so instead of accepting 40 students a year they accept around 80 a year, this might have caused some frustration with with the nursing professors. Also these instructors are not getting paid well maybe 40K so the good ones leave and the ones left don't have the skills or experience to coordinate a good nursing program are left to run it.

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u/TechnicalFisherman78 Aug 15 '26

As someone who used to work for the university, it is going through some heavy changes across the board. International enrollment and 4 year degree programs have been on a slight decline. Additionally WKU cost around the same as UK and other larger universities in the region.