Lvn program lost accreditation

What school was this... Not sure about transferring credits but call with all of them

It was HCC

Oh boy.. That's not good.. Am so sorry.. I was going to bridge with there LVN to RN program but ended up at Chamberlain and so far am likening it

The BON public website meeting agenda outline for the upcoming BON quarterly meeting next week shows that the HCC-ADN program approval status will be dropped to "Conditional" (no new students allowed), but it doesn't show that the HCC-LVN program lost accreditation. Is there a rumor going around that the LVN program is shutting down or something?

That's what we were told.

I'm a new Nursing student, but what happens if they aren't accredited

Not sure what happens in a case where your school looses accreditation but I recently transferred from one LPN school to another after my first semester. During that first semester I took pharmacology, nursing fundamentals and my first nursing course & clinical where we did geriatrics. The only class that I could transfer was the clinical & geriatrics course only because we received our CNA license after. With my CNA license I was able to take a channel exam. My pharmacology and fundamental had one less topic then new school so they would not except those courses. This is in Louisiana so maybe Texas isn't as strict.

I think accreditation has to deal w sitting for the nclex? I know for sure if a school isn't accredited then you can't transfer credits if you're wanting to get further education...

Thanks dayday4u! I pray I find one! Schools open back up tomorrow after the winter break so I will be calling around!! I just don't want this semester to be for nothing bc I worked my tail off but you already know how that goes!

No. Board of nursing approval is what is needed to take the NCLEX. Most LVN/LPN programs are not nationally accredited. They should be regionally like middle states

Very few LVN/LPN schools are "accredited" by CCNE or (NLN) CNEA because they don't really need to be. I believe there may be only one or two accredited LVN programs in Texas. The program only has to be approved by the TxBON. The BON site still lists HCC LVN program with "full" approval. So you may need to do some further investigation. The process of pulling BON approval usually triggered by NCLEX scores October 2015 report on program status.... HCC's ADN program was on warning, but not the LVN program.

The HCC program, like the vast majority of LVN /LPN programs are based upon a vocational model which awards a certificate rather than academic credit model that awards a degree. Most vocational/certificate courses are not transferable. Courses in degree-based programs are usually part of an 'academic ladder' agreement in which their graduates are able to automatically progress to an RN program... so those courses are transferable.

I would contact your other local schools to see what they will offer. My credits from my LPN diploma do not technically "transfer" however many of the local schools give you "credit" for holding a license and count that as credit toward furthering your degress. In your case since you have not graduated yet, things may be different.

Did the school inform you that they were closing the program or is this a word of mouth type of situation? It could be that they cannot admit new students to the program, but those already enrolled can complete it. Make sure you fully understand what is going on before jumping from one school to the next.