[mtsteelhorse]

Hey, anybody out there familiar with Canyon College and their on-line certificate programs in areas such as forensic nursing, correctional nursing, legal nurse consulting??? Their prices are reasonable as compared to many. Just wondering what the real scoop is. Thanks! They're based in Idaho.

[jer_sd]

this institution is not accredited by a recognized agency... So the credits will not transfer and the certificates/degrees have a very high chabce of not being recognized. If you ar ok with this it may be a good learning experience for personal reasons only...Jeremy

[mtsteelhorse]

Thanks for your feedback. To be honest, the website is almost too basic looking...and it appears to be more study the text book then take an on-line test. Maybe that's how they keep it so reasonable. Do you have any personal experience with on-line nursing related programs?

[Jerseygirl52]

I just finished taking the correctional certification program. I enjoyed it very much. Dr. Dutcher is quick on replying to e-mails, and is also good about phoning if you need him to. There is a research paper due at the end, but that was fun to write. It was suppose to be 1800 words, but I had almost 3000. Probably could have written a book once I got started! The only draw back, and it's minor, is that it takes the college a long time to send the certificate so that I can get reembursed from my prison. I finished the course the middle of July, and I'm still waiting. The college states that they send a very professional certificate so that's the hold up. Would definitely recommend this course!

[Monica RN,BSN]

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl52

I just finished taking the correctional certification program. I enjoyed it very much. Dr. Dutcher is quick on replying to e-mails, and is also good about phoning if you need him to. There is a research paper due at the end, but that was fun to write. It was suppose to be 1800 words, but I had almost 3000. Probably could have written a book once I got started! The only draw back, and it's minor, is that it takes the college a long time to send the certificate so that I can get reembursed from my prison. I finished the course the middle of July, and I'm still waiting. The college states that they send a very professional certificate so that's the hold up. Would definitely recommend this course!

After being an RN for 20 yrs, I am starting my first ever job in corrections at our county jail on monday. I am very excited for this opportunity and have been excessively reading and studying all I can to prepare in advance for this very uniques and what I can tell, a very fun career move. It sounds like I will love this job, I have been a long time ER nurse in the past and know that with the many ER type issues that will present themselves in the jail, I will feel very comfortable with my clinical skills and utilization of the standards of using many clinical skills all the time.
My education goals are to renew ACLS ( I believe this is critical to renew, as cardiac emergencies are bound to happen on a regular basis.
I WANT TO BE WELL PREPARED WITH MY SELF MOTIVATED LEARNING BEFORE I STEP FOOT FIRST INTO MY ORIENTATION PROCESS.

As for canyon college, I am fully aware it is non accredited, but for the sole purpose to gain professional knowledge in the field, and the very very reasonable cost of only $900.00, I think it be a very worthwhile investment in a brand new field /environent .