NLNAC

Depends..some schools stay in a candidate status for years....candidate status is at least better because they are working hard towards accred.

I attend a school that had candidate statud for 2 years and now are accred..

I would ask the director....

It's really one of the it depends" issues. Some schools are accredited before they graduate their first class and the world is fine and dandy. Some have a harder time. Some know they'll never pass, but keep applying as a selling point to students who don't know better.

Likewise, there's variation in job markets. More and more acute care facilities in my area are requiring nurses be graduates of accredited nursing programs. I'm sure there are other cities where no one cares.

Keep doing your research and hopefully you'll figure out how it may affect you!

Edit: I forgot to mention the all-important issue of furthering your education! If you have any plans that include a MSN or RN-BSN, take a look around at programs to see their policy on the issue. It's not uncommon for those programs to require graduation from an accredits program, as well!

Keep doing your research and hopefully you'll figure out how it may affect you!

Hint: it probably won't :)

Thank you so much! The school I'm talking about is accredited but just not by the NLNAC.