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## How Bridging to Your RN or BSN Works
Whether you are interested in a nursing bridge program or another advanced nursing degree, Achieve is the fastest route possible to graduation. Our students attend the college of their choice and we help them test out of certain courses like pre-reqs and often some if not nearly all of their nursing courses as well. Not only does this get you there faster, preparing for and taking a proficiency exam is easier and less expensive than a full semester-long course.
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## How It Works
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### 01 Evaluate
We’ll help you get maximum credit for your past courses or work experience and create a custom plan to finish your degree.
### 02 Test Prep
Our short and easy ***live, teacher-led*** online classes will prepare you to test-out of your selected classes.
### 03 Take Exam - Earn Credits
Take the exam at one of 1,900 testing centers. Arrive with confidence knowing Achieve students have a 93%\* pass rate.
## Advantages Include:
- Earn your degree from a Fully Accredited college
- No waiting list, classes start in as little as one week
- Live virtual instructor-led online classes or attend classes in 69 locations in 36 states
- Classes meet just once a week
- NO college quizzes, written assignments, term papers, or busy work with test out
- Receive credit for past College Courses
- 95%\* Pass Rate on exams
- Financial Aid may be provided by your chosen college
- One FREE study guide ebook per class
## Testing-Out is Faster and Cheaper than College
For example, you can **test-out** of some college courses with just 4 Achieve Test Prep sessions.
Each semester of a college course = meeting several times a week for 15 weeks and completing assignments, research projects, quizzes, and term papers. And you need to buy those expensive books!
For each test-prep class, you meet only **once per week** (on campus or online) and are preparing to pass just one exam and the condensed books are **FREE**.
The test-out exams are offered by organizations like CLEP® and DSST®, and are accepted in place of college courses by virtually all colleges and universities.
## Achieve Has a Better Way
We’ll prepare you to PASS ONE EXAM and receive FULL credit for an entire semester-long college course. You'll learn what you need to know to pass the test and the essential information that you’ll need from the course. You'll skip all the busy work and not waste time on stuff you'll never use!
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For most people, Achieve's virtual classes are the right blend of flexibility and accountability. You get the benefits of the flexibility of learning from home, but you also get the interaction with live teachers and other students. Because you are attending scheduled classes at set times, the completion rate is much higher than being left totally on your own.
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## The Achieve Way
We are dedicated to creating a faster, more affordable path to college completion.
Achieve was founded in 2008, by Mark Olynyk, a Human Resources expert with over 25 years experience. Achieve has grown to a staff of over 200 people who are committed to your success.
These include caring instructors with years of teaching experience and expert knowledge in their fields. This allows them to integrate the course content with real-life experiences to better prepare you for success.
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\*\* Achieve Test Prep is a college education consultant and test preparation center that helps you earn your degree faster. Achieve Test Prep is not a college and does not issue degrees or give college credit. The programs listed above and elsewhere on this website are test preparation programs offered by Achieve Test Prep to prepare you to take exams from an independent accredited college or an independent testing center. Achieve purposefully remains independent and does not align itself with any college nor do we commit to any agreements with any college. By being truly independent, we offer a non-biased approach to recommending the best possible college route to our customers. While Achieve Test Prep is very knowledgeable on the policies and procedures of many colleges, the final decisions about credits and degrees rest with the colleges. You must independently apply for and be accepted into a college.