Should I do my Nursing or Physician Assistant Pre-Req's at a Community College or a more respected University?

I already have a BS in Graphic Design from Northeastern University in Boston. I need about 2 years of pre req's before applying to a Physicians Assistant Masters program or an RN program and I would like to do at at an inexpensive Community College located near my work in Manhattan. Will that make it harder to get into good schools? I am presently working in a medical office gaining great clinical experience as a counselor.

I think that if you are going to go to school for a Registered Nurses license, then the community college is fine...but if you are going to try to get into a masters program somewhere, I would think you should probably go to a University.

The quality of education at a CC is lacking in my opinion. "You get what you pay for." However, there are some programs at a CC that are specifically designed for nursing students that are great.

I guess what I would do in your position is to find a few of the Masters programs you want to apply to for the Physicians Asst and see what their admission requirements are as far as undergrad degrees..and then email or call one of the professors and tell them that you are having trouble deciding whether it is better to go to a CC or a Uni. They can help you with that decision.

ask the university you expect to apply to

SUNY might take the credits but Columbia might not

Now if it's CCNY it might be a different story they have a lot of respect.