Excelsior college

[smariemax]

Hi i am a graduate of excelsior college. I passed my boards in CT but cannot get hired at hospitals because of where I attended nursing school. Is there anyone who is a graduate of EC in connecticut and is also not able to get hired in a hospital?

[Shanimal]

Have you been told by the HR department that your alma mater is the reason you're not being hired or are you just assuming that?

[smariemax]

Yes i was told that

[Shanimal]

Seems strange to me, especially since you were eligible to sit for NCLEX and now hold an active RN license. I've never had a hospital care about where I went to school, only that I held an appropriate degree and nursing license. I imagine their anti-Excelsior policy is more the exception than the norm, so try applying to a few other hospitals and see what happens.

[smariemax]

I have applied to others and no response. It is so frustrating.

[Crush]

While I am not in your area, I have never had an issue getting a job related to being a graduate from Excelsior.

[applewhitern, BSN, RN]

My hospital will not hire nurses who attended a certain school.

[LovingLife123]

The problem is their lack of clinical hours. I don't know if it's a good school or not, but I do know that particular school can be frowned upon as certain states do not recognize the school altogether due to the way the program works.

Your state accepts their degree as you have set for the NCLEX. And they are nationally accredited which is what most employers look at. Have you been told this by every employer, or just the one? Im sure it has to do with the lack of in person clinical hours.

[smariemax]

It is the lack of clinical hours, but I was an ER tech for 10 years and I have been working in an ECF for 11 months as an RN and they still will not hire me because of the school

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

This is why it's important to know your local hiring climate before you sign on to Excelsior. There are a couple of areas where I have heard of this happening.

[ProperlySeasoned]

Different organizations/hospitals have different standards, which are in addition to standards set by the State. For example, an ADN and BSN graduate could both be RN's, but a hospital might only hire BSN new grads.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

While I am not in your area, I have never had an issue getting a job related to being a graduate from Excelsior.

My experience has been the same - no issues. But I am now nearly a decade into RN practice, so I don't anticipate issues at this point!

OP, keep applying. Are you continuing for a BSN? That might help, as another poster mentioned. Sometimes even being enrolled in a BSN completion program is enough.