Is my nursing school too selective?

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I just started my second semester of nursing school at a community college. Usually every year 48 students get excepted into this program, however, of that 48 only 15 graduate. This school seems to pride itself in the amount of students they "kick out" each semester. Is this how all nursing schools are? should I consider a different school or stick with it? HELP!

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I just started my second semester of nursing school at a community college. Usually every year 48 students get excepted into this program, however, of that 48 only 15 graduate. This school seems to pride itself in the amount of students they "kick out" each semester. Is this how all nursing schools are? should I consider a different school or stick with it? HELP!

15 out of 48 tells me they aren't selective at all if they can't do better than retaining 1/3rd of their students.

I just started my second semester of nursing school at a community college. Usually every year 48 students get excepted into this program, however, of that 48 only 15 graduate. This school seems to pride itself in the amount of students they "kick out" each semester. Is this how all nursing schools are? should I consider a different school or stick with it? HELP!

How did you get into such a selective nursing school by thinking "except" means accept?

15 out of 48 tells me they aren't selective at all if they can't do better than retaining 1/3rd of their students.

Not necessarily. My school's very selective and at the end of the program generally only about 18 of the original 40 graduate. About half that don't have chosen to leave on their own for any number of reasons or chose to exit at the LPN level rather than continue through to RN. The other half were dropped for grades/too much lecture missed/too many clinical days missed/too many failed clinical days etc. They're simply very hard on students but it's paid off in the long run because they're known in the area as one of (if not the) best nursing programs in the area.

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Not necessarily. My school's very selective and at the end of the program generally only about 18 of the original 40 graduate. About half that don't have chosen to leave on their own for any number of reasons or chose to exit at the LPN level rather than continue through to RN. The other half were dropped for grades/too much lecture missed/too many clinical days missed/too many failed clinical days etc. They're simply very hard on students but it's paid off in the long run because they're known in the area as one of (if not the) best nursing programs in the area.

You just described students that should have never been accepted (or not selective enough).

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I don't know how losing 2/3 of your cohort would mean your program is too selective. If anything, your program needs to be more selective.

People will always leave/fail, but the purpose of picking your students versus some sort of first come, first served process is to eliminate as many time and resource wasters as possible.

Of course, your program could just be awful in general. Poor teaching, few resources - I have no idea. But I really doubt they're TOO selective.

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How did you get into such a selective nursing school by thinking "except" means accept?

Is that necessary? I mean, really..

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Doesn't the accreditation program also look at how many complete the program?

My class started with about 80, we graduated with around 65 of the original class, and all but two passed the NCLEX on the first try. I have no idea how selective my school was, I just know I got in...

Look at retention combined with NCLEX pass rates to determine if it's a good school, not how hard it is to be admitted.

It also wouldn't hurt to find out what percentage of graduates are employed as RNs within six months, but I have yet to hear of a school that keeps track.

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only 50% of my class passed from the first semester to the last. I see nothing wrong with it at all.

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My class started with about 80, we graduated with around 65 of the original class, and all but two passed the NCLEX on the first try. I have no idea how selective my school was, I just know I got in...

Look at retention combined with NCLEX pass rates to determine if it's a good school, not how hard it is to be admitted.

It also wouldn't hurt to find out what percentage of graduates are employed as RNs within six months, but I have yet to hear of a school that keeps track.

i know for myself my school has had a 99% NCLEX pass rate for over 3 years, we went 5 semesters at 100% until one or two people failed lol. We also get phone calls for surveys to determine who is employed as an RN immediately and 6 months after graduation. I'm not sure where they keep that info but someone must be tracking it if they are calling us.

I'm in an area where pretty much all of us are employed by 6 months though too. I can't vouch for other schools of course only my own.

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