Accreditation/Employment

[RBlis]

I am wondering are there any current Nurses who graduated from a Regionally accredited school that lacks National accreditation but they were able to achieve a job in a hospital. I always see both sides of the story on this website but wanted to create a post if my own.

[CelticGoddess, BSN, RN]

I am wondering are there any current Nurses who graduated from a Regionally accredited school that lacks National accreditation but they were able to achieve a job in a hospital. I always see both sides of the story on this website but wanted to create a post if my own.

I work with several nurses from a local Christian university that isn't accredited. they didn't have problems getting a job in spite of the fact that the nursing program isn't the best. (My co-workers tell me that they wouldn't go to this school again if they knew what they know now). I think it depends entirely on where you live.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I completed an ASN degree program that was lacking both regional and national accreditation, yet received two job offers at two different acute care hospitals (both in med/surg oncology) soon after obtaining my RN licensure.

However, I did not accept the acute care hospital job offers because long-term care and physical post-acute rehabilitation facilities were paying significantly more. Money is extremely important to me.

[elkpark]

I'm sure that plenty of folks have long, full careers without having graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program, but it will limit your employment options. A growing number of employers will only hire graduates of accredited programs, including some of the most desirable US healthcare employers -- the entire US military, the entire VA system, most (all?) academic medical centers, many others.

Why close off so many future employment opportunities for yourself before you even get started in nursing?