BON approval and accreditation

**NICU Guy, BSN, RN** · May 22, 2014

52% means that half of the graduating class did not pass NCLEX. That is the schools fault for not preparing the students very well. I would definitely look elsewhere. They may be able to bring it up to the 70 to 80's in the next few years which is still bad by accreditation and BON standards.

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · May 22, 2014

So, the school is question:

- has accreditation level which will make problems if any of its grads wants to study further, seek employment in place like VA system or just move across state line;

- is, de facto, currently on probation with remediation plan;

- dropped NCLEX passing rate from already not too good to dismal;

- has reps who tell lies in the face of applicant ("the exam was just changed and so every school in the whole nation dropped the rate "... :roflmao: ).

Dear OP, please grab your money and get out of there ASAP. Not counting the fact that you can end with nice mantelpiece decoration instead of diploma if the school didn't go for drastic measures to improve, and that you're going to spend several years in the center of constant turmoil of the aforementioned improvements, every local hiring manager already knows that your school is in deep trouble, and that may really hurt your chances to find decent first job.

aeris99 · May 22, 2014

At least this happened before I took any core classes. Hopefully my gen ed's transfer.

I am so upset! I worked my tail off, have a very high GPA and a very high TEAS score. I'm a high honors student. I feel like the rug was pulled out from under me and there is nothing I can personally do to fix it except withdraw and move on. People are transferring left and right. I should have known that was a red flag. I wish some of my classmates had taken a second to tell my why they chose to go elsewhere.

Ok so here are my options. The first PSU is in its first year and its direct entry Bachelors program. The rest are ADN programs at community colleges.

Plymouth State University (20 min commute)

72.41%

Lakes Region CC (currently accepted here)

84.38% 84.62% 52.00%

Manchester CC (hour commute)

100% 100% 97.78%

NHTI: Concord- RN (45 min commute)

90.79% 94.87% 78.79%

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · May 22, 2014

Yes I did. 82 of 97 schools had decrease last year!

Ok...was the scores a significant drop as in, was it as far as the program that the OP's???

To me, it makes a WHOLE difference if they drop somewhat, but not to the point that the OP is talking about...

RunBabyRN · May 23, 2014

The NCLEX DID get harder in 2013, and most schools DID see at least SOME drop in pass rates, but that is ridiculous. Follow your gut and RUN.

Plenty of people, even parents, commute an hour or more for their programs. I know several people commuted at least that long for our program, and most of them were parents.

christina731 · May 23, 2014

At least this happened before I took any core classes. Hopefully my gen ed's transfer.
I am so upset! I worked my tail off, have a very high GPA and a very high TEAS score. I'm a high honors student. I feel like the rug was pulled out from under me and there is nothing I can personally do to fix it except withdraw and move on. People are transferring left and right. I should have known that was a red flag. I wish some of my classmates had taken a second to tell my why they chose to go elsewhere.
Ok so here are my options. The first PSU is in its first year and its direct entry Bachelors program. The rest are ADN programs at community colleges.
Plymouth State University (20 min commute)
72.41%
Lakes Region CC (currently accepted here)
84.38% 84.62% 52.00%
Manchester CC (hour commute)
100% 100% 97.78%
NHTI: Concord- RN (45 min commute)
90.79% 94.87% 78.79%

Plymouth state university and NHTI don't seem promising either (just based off of the numbers - I know nothing else about those schools). How long has manchester CC been around? Are the 100%'s due to only one or two students testing or are there larger amounts of testers to quantify those numbers? It's unfortunate that this happened to you.

aeris99 · May 23, 2014

PSU is a long time high ranking school. The only reason their number is so low is because it was their first year. All the others except NHTI are all the same system, just different campuses. Manchester is the longest running an a largish cohort, 25 students, roughly.

I'm not opposed to driving. I'm limited however because I am not working and have to be home for my kids after school. At least at PSU I know my BSN would be favored by prospective employers even though it's a very expensive program.

I'm going to call and make appointments with PSU an possibly NHTI tomorrow. Though NHTI I'd also on conditional approval from the BON.

I also plan to go speak with the admin from my current school. I am not pleased that they mislead me when directly asked these questions month ago.

dt70 · May 23, 2014

Look at how many people took the test. Some schools only show 2 people taking the test with one passing for 2013 at my state.

I only applied to one school that is a little over one hour away. The rest range from 2-4 hours away unless I go out of state.

aeris99 · May 23, 2014

dt70 I have been looking through the BON records but I haven't found the actual number of people who sat to test yet.

I'll keep looking though.