Accreditation

Don't do it. Forget about whether or not you may get a job for a moment, what about future career growth? Do it right the first time. There are no shortcuts to a great nursing career. Unaccredited and for-profit schools feed off of desperation, impatience, and ignorance. Seriously, have we learned nothing from the unfolding debacles with the Corinthian/ITT Tech/Insert Your Local Scam Here "schools?"

Don't do it / Don't sign anything!

RUN AWAY - you'll thank us later. No good comes from attending an unaccredited school- esp. in nursing.

Wow. I didn't think it was that big a deal. The school is a reputable community college. They say the college itself is accredited, but the nursing program is not. I have been working for the government as an LPN for almost 10 years, and was told by them that they accept this school's program.

The water is a little muddy with that. I went to a community college that was not NLN or ANCC accredited but is state accredited. Did not stop me from getting my license, from getting a job at a great level 1 trauma center or going on to get my RN-BSN at an accredited University online, or getting my specialty certification. I cannot speak for the "for-profit" schools, but a community college or a 4 year state university is certainly acceptable.

Thanks mmc. This is the same issue with my school. Not NLN or ANCC accredited, but is state accredited. I've been in nursing more than 10 years and on the floor I work, a patient can't tell an LPN from an associates nurse from a bachelors nurse. We all work hard and are very skilled. Even the NAs. As an LPN, it has been very difficult finding a school that can accommodate my work schedule. As long as I can take the state boards for RN, I can move on to finish my BSN at a university.