Re: Platt college?
I almost went with Platt, but there are more issues than just accreditation.
Here's the scoop:
* Platt IS accredited by State Board of Nursing as a nursing school
* Platt is PENDING accreditation by AACN-CCNE
* Platt IS NOT accredited by a higher learning commission but as a career-vocational school.
That last part is why Platt grads will not be hired by magnet hospitals (Children's Hospital is one example). I spoke to the director of nursing clinicals at Children's HR, who told me that even when Platt gets its CCNE, it is still only considered a career-vocational school, NOT an institute of higher learning.
This also means that neither CU nor Regis will accept their BSN's into graduate programs, which is contrary to what I was told at the Platt information session. That upset me quite a bit.
I'm only sharing what I discovered after days of investigating this and it saved me from making a mistake for myself. If you don't care about working at magnet hospitals, and many nurses don't care, then Platt may be a viable option for you. For me, I know I want to be at Children's after graduation so finding this out ahead of time saved me a lot of time and money wasted.
Good luck whatever you decide!
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