WCCC does NOT have an accredited nursing program

U.S.A. Michigan

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so i was doing some research about wccc (wayne county community college) and found out that they are not accredited by nlnac.

does it really matter if the program isnt accredited? can you still get a job out there?

Okay no offense to the students attending non accredited schools, not that it matters because we all sit for the same exam and the end result is you WILL be an RN. :nurse: However, won't this affect you down the line, if you decide to say... get your BSN or MSN do any of your credits xfer at all? :confused: That was my understanding when it comes to attending a non accredited facility, I was attending an IT school and I left when they lost their accreditation because I could not xfer college credits when I decided to up the ante thus, having to start ALL OVER. Does this apply in the situation with WCCC? Should I use my common sense and answer that question by commenting Warning if you're thinking about furthering your education DON'T GO THERE to get your start?

You have to begin considering the reasons a school loses their accredidation. We just attended a conference with the NLNAC and they wanted to speak with us regarding our experiences in the program. They gave our school high accalades and commented that we are chief in reputation and nclex exam success and ought to pride ourselves for being apart of such an excellent program:bowingpur because there are schools around the state that just doesn't meet the mark. Although we have our share of faults in our pgm {HFCC}. I wasn't sure who they were talking about but I'm sure that doesn't mean anything right?

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Candygyrl raises a good question. I have friends who have graduated from non-accredited programs i.e. WCCCD who have went for their BSN and MSNs with no problem. The only acreditation that matters is whether or not the State Board of Nursing approves the nursing program. Some schools want to pay a lot of money for accreditation, some don't. Just another certification to make the school look better, it's just cosmetics. It just boils down to whether the program is approved by the BON. WCCCD has a very good nursing program.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I understand your thinking, and it is nice of you to worry about us, but you should look into these things before making those types of statements. WCCCD credits transfer to all the major universities. I personally plan on getting my BSN at Madonna after I graduate from WCCCD in May. Madonna's program seems to be similar to Wayne County's.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Bottom line is that BSN/MSN programs are looking for applicants who graduated from nursing programs that are approved by the State board of nursing not NLNAC or any organization for that matter.. There are many times of accreditation out there and it's just cosmetic. There is no reason to be judgemental about WCCCD's program. It's hard/intense and I work in the ICU with a lot of graduates from that program and they are top notch RNs.

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Candygyrl,

Accredited schools are accredited because they choose that option. It is an option and nothing more. A voluntary process, not mandatory. As I stated before, for RN's the only time being accredited matters is if you want to attend a nurse anesthetist school, which must be accredited schools if a person wants to sit for the boards through the Council of Accreditation to become a CRNA, or the military, or some other very distinct situation that might require an accredited program. The IT profession is apples to the RN profession oranges.

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my cousin graduated the WCCCD nursing program in 06 number 3 in her class and is now working at a very well respected hospital in the ICU making more money than people she works with who went to Michigan University. It doesn't matter.

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Nice to know. No attempts to offend, that's why I asked. Probably should've dug a lil deeper. So... what is the big deal about then?

Party on!

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WCCCD is absolutely accredited through the State of Michigan which is the only true seal of approval needed to graduate nurses. No school could run a nursing college without the 'States' approval period. So yes, WC3D is accredited.

The accrediting institution you are speaking of is more like an additional seal of approval, and is not necessarily required (at least not for ADN programs the last time I checked - most four year colleges carry this accreditation though). Metaphorically, for schools to have the NLNAC accreditation is just like us joining a nursing organization like NSNA, ANA, etc. We're not required to have memberships with these organizations to practice nursing, they just look good on resume - same thing with the NLNAC.

Besides the proof is in the pudding....WC3D has been graduating legitimate nurses that have gone on to become fairly accomplished which have not had any problems whatsoever transitioning into the workforce nor going on for higher education.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

A lot of good answers to this discussion have been made. I got to this website because I was interested in seeing what has been going on with WCCC nursing since I graduated in ummm..1980? I managed to do it all with my associate degree (and then going back to school a couple of times.) ICU, Peace Corp, overseas government work, and now university nursing educator. You be the kind of nurse that you want to be, Just be prepared to work hard!

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Well...all of you can stop debating b/c soon this will no longer matter. WCCCD has been putting everything in place for the past year (I graduate in December), and we were informed that we will be NLNAC accredited hopefully before the end of the year. I don't see any difference in our program from my first semester when we weren't focused on regaining the NLNAC to the 2nd semester when we were. WCCCD is a very difficult program, which I hear from experienced nurses produces intelligent, hard-working, independent RNs.

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That's great to hear!!

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