GCU Las Vegas Accreditation?

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I just realized as I was looking up GCU accreditation that GCU las vegas is new and therefore won't be considered accredited until the first graduating class gets a high enough NCLEX score...

I was using this as my back up and most most likely school I would go to because I want to go to las vegas. However, is it a huge risk to go in the Spring if the first graduating class is just 6 months ahead of me and if they do not pass, would my work be for nothing? 

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14 hours ago, Megan McRae said:

I just realized as I was looking up GCU accreditation that GCU las vegas is new and therefore won't be considered accredited until the first graduating class gets a high enough NCLEX score...

I was using this as my back up and most most likely school I would go to because I want to go to las vegas. However, is it a huge risk to go in the Spring if the first graduating class is just 6 months ahead of me and if they do not pass, would my work be for nothing? 

You will be OK. One of the following 2 cohorts will have to maintain the 80% pass rate on the NCLEX. The state of Nevada gives 2 years of testing to the school, not from the start of the first program, but from when the first cohort takes the NCLEX. If you look at Arizona's pass rates for the ABSN campuses they are at 100%. BUT they did have a lot of people drop the program which may have been the program weeding out people who will most likely not pass.

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15 hours ago, Megan McRae said:

I just realized as I was looking up GCU accreditation that GCU las vegas is new and therefore won't be considered accredited until the first graduating class gets a high enough NCLEX score...

I was using this as my back up and most most likely school I would go to because I want to go to las vegas. However, is it a huge risk to go in the Spring if the first graduating class is just 6 months ahead of me and if they do not pass, would my work be for nothing? 

I also want to add that the program is fully accredited by CCNE, but the state is provisional approval to teach the program in the state. If the provisional approval is pulled while in the program, you would have to take the NCLEX in another state that accepts GCUs ABSN curriculum.

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Does this mean that essentially it is accredited and worst case scenario, I would just take the NCLEX in AZ? 

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13 hours ago, Megan McRae said:

Does this mean that essentially it is accredited and worst case scenario, I would just take the NCLEX in AZ? 

Worse case scenario, you take it in AZ or UT(assuming UT gets full state approval for their program, they are new too). If you need to get your license in NV, then you apply by endorsement for NV RN state license with your AZ or UT license, which my cousin did after going to a different school out of state. 

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15 minutes ago, ForeverStudentRN said:

EDIT.    If you need to get your license in AZ, then you apply by endorsement for NV RN state license 

 

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Hi everyone, if we plan to move to CA, would we apply for endorsement in CA as well?

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