Canyon College

jer_sd · Jul 29, 2007

this institution is not accredited by a recognized agency... So the credits will not transfer and the certificates/degrees have a very high chabce of not being recognized. If you ar ok with this it may be a good learning experience for personal reasons only...Jeremy

mtsteelhorse · Jul 30, 2007

Thanks for your feedback. To be honest, the website is almost too basic looking...and it appears to be more study the text book then take an on-line test. Maybe that's how they keep it so reasonable. Do you have any personal experience with on-line nursing related programs?

Jerseygirl52 · Aug 22, 2007

I just finished taking the correctional certification program. I enjoyed it very much. Dr. Dutcher is quick on replying to e-mails, and is also good about phoning if you need him to. There is a research paper due at the end, but that was fun to write. It was suppose to be 1800 words, but I had almost 3000. Probably could have written a book once I got started! The only draw back, and it's minor, is that it takes the college a long time to send the certificate so that I can get reembursed from my prison. I finished the course the middle of July, and I'm still waiting. The college states that they send a very professional certificate so that's the hold up. Would definitely recommend this course!

Monica RN,BSN · Aug 24, 2007

I just finished taking the correctional certification program. I enjoyed it very much. Dr. Dutcher is quick on replying to e-mails, and is also good about phoning if you need him to. There is a research paper due at the end, but that was fun to write. It was suppose to be 1800 words, but I had almost 3000. Probably could have written a book once I got started! The only draw back, and it's minor, is that it takes the college a long time to send the certificate so that I can get reembursed from my prison. I finished the course the middle of July, and I'm still waiting. The college states that they send a very professional certificate so that's the hold up. Would definitely recommend this course!

After being an RN for 20 yrs, I am starting my first ever job in corrections at our county jail on monday. I am very excited for this opportunity and have been excessively reading and studying all I can to prepare in advance for this very uniques and what I can tell, a very fun career move. It sounds like I will love this job, I have been a long time ER nurse in the past and know that with the many ER type issues that will present themselves in the jail, I will feel very comfortable with my clinical skills and utilization of the standards of using many clinical skills all the time.

My education goals are to renew ACLS ( I believe this is critical to renew, as cardiac emergencies are bound to happen on a regular basis.

I WANT TO BE WELL PREPARED WITH MY SELF MOTIVATED LEARNING BEFORE I STEP FOOT FIRST INTO MY ORIENTATION PROCESS.

As for canyon college, I am fully aware it is non accredited, but for the sole purpose to gain professional knowledge in the field, and the very very reasonable cost of only $900.00, I think it be a very worthwhile investment in a brand new field /environent .