Christian International School of Healthcare Professions

slm08k · May 20, 2013

I have heard really good things about that school. They really stress the importance of giving back. I would give them a call and maybe an advisor can give you some insight on any major differences between them being private vs. public.

Christian Nursing College | Nursing Schools in Florida | Christian International School of Healthcare Professions

kswenson · Sep 10, 2013

do you know if its an accredited school

elkpark · Nov 27, 2013

Well, I'm intrigued. There is shockingly little information on the school's website. Entering "accreditation" into their search feature gets no results. There is no list of nursing faculty with any information about their educations or credentials, other than a blanket statement that they all have active RN licenses. Neither NLNAC or CCNE shows them as an accredited school or a candidate for accreditation.

I did see one statement about how they were part of the group that lobbied the FL state legislature for the law that lowered the standards for nursing schools in the state (they are apparently v. proud of that).

SageFemmeReveur · Nov 29, 2013

Like the previous commenter mentioned, what is their accreditation? What is their NCLEX pass rate? These are the first two things you look at when deciding which schools to even consider applying to.

slm08k · Mar 27, 2014

This is what I could find:

The school has met the criteria set by the Florida Commission for Independent Education to achieve “College” status.

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OCNRN63, RN · Mar 28, 2014

Well, I'm intrigued. There is shockingly little information on the school's website. Entering "accreditation" into their search feature gets no results. There is no list of nursing faculty with any information about their educations or credentials, other than a blanket statement that they all have active RN licenses. Neither NLNAC or CCNE shows them as an accredited school or a candidate for accreditation.
I did see one statement about how they were part of the group that lobbied the FL state legislature for the law that lowered the standards for nursing schools in the state (they are apparently v. proud of that).

They shouldn't be. The Miami Herald just had an article about FL's dropping NCLEX pass rates, and tied it to these schools that lobbied to remove BON approval/oversight. There's a thread about it somewhere.

I think it's very telling that there is precious little info. about the program; not a good sign, IMO.

freedomrn1 · Mar 30, 2014

Oh please, I am so tired of people on this site offering opinions discouraging students from going to a private for profit school. Really, try to see beyond the bad press...did you ever think it is from competitors with deeper pockets? The plus side for these programs (and can you really prove to me what a diploma mill is in nursing?) is they have no waiting lists, smaller classroom size, and believe it or not, its a great way to get your RN. The curriculum standards and required pass rates percentages to maintain state BON programmatic approval is the same as the ACEN and CCNE. Low pass rates affect the schools as much as the student. It is no one's best interest to have low pass rates. Also, new nursing programs can not even consider applying for nursing accreditation with ACEN or CCNE until they have been operating for 2 years. Until then, they have to maintain strong BON programmatic approval and pursue regional accreditation. I think the biggest word of caution to any nursing applicant out there would be to avoid a school, public or private, that prevents you from gaining your degree if you do not pass the exit exam. I have seen that happen and it is a complete rip off. Exit exams for graduation is a discretionary policy and is not mandated by any accrediting agency, nursing or otherwise.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Mar 30, 2014

freedomrn1: I think it's worthwhile to mention that if one does graduate from a nursing school that has no national accreditation, that grad might not be eligible to become employed everywhere. For instance, the federal government, which has MANY great nursing jobs, will not accept any applicant who does not hold a degree from an accredited institution, and the accreditation is specified.

Just worth considering, since so much money and effort and time is put into a nursing degree....wouldn't you want it to have the most value, and not be disregarded before you even get to apply somewhere?

dt70 · Mar 30, 2014

Do a Google search on their old name of Fortis college.

squidbillies · Nov 7, 2016

freedomrn1: I think it's worthwhile to mention that if one does graduate from a nursing school that has no national accreditation, that grad might not be eligible to become employed everywhere. For instance, the federal government, which has MANY great nursing jobs, will not accept any applicant who does not hold a degree from an accredited institution, and the accreditation is specified.
Just worth considering, since so much money and effort and time is put into a nursing degree....wouldn't you want it to have the most value, and not be disregarded before you even get to apply somewhere?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost positive it is Regional accreditation that you want, not National.

elkpark · Nov 7, 2016

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost positive it is Regional accreditation that you want, not National.

There are two types of accreditation that are important when considering nursing programs, the general academic accreditation of the school, overall (not just the nursing program), and the nursing-specific accreditation (ACEN or CCNE). The preferred general academic accreditation is accreditation by the regional accrediting organization (as opposed to the national organizations that accredit many of the proprietary tech-voc schools). ACEN and CCNE are both national organizations, so nursing-specific accreditation is national.

It's confusing -- ideally, you want a school with both regional general academic accreditation and national nursing (ACEN or CCNE) accreditation.