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  1. New to the forum, New Graduate

    willtm replied to alvnurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just completed EC. I used Visa for my financial aid. it allowed me to get it done in a timely way. It must be paid back of course, but that's ok, I got a very healthy pay raise to help cover...

  2. Excelsior question

    willtm replied to born to nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I have taken a fair amount of classes at KSU, aside from the parking issues it's a great school. They offer a lot of flexability--week end and evening classes and online classes. I think it's worth...

  3. Excelsior question

    willtm replied to born to nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I recently graduated from EC, I was an LPN with 7 years experience, EC is not for the weak...Or the poor:) The financial aid office will be able to help you arrange the student loans. Georgia...

  4. Excelsior question

    willtm replied to born to nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Excelsior college is a distance education school that offers a nursing program for people with clinical experience. You must be an LPN, EMT, resp. therapist or have completed half of a traditional RN...

  5. Georgia Licensed Practical Nurses Association?

    willtm replied to Mistify's topic in Georgia Nursing

    this is web address for the national organization. I thought GA was a member, but I don't see them on the list of state organizations. Another place to check is the website for avance for LPNs...

  6. GA Nursing Schools

    willtm replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Kennesaw State has an excellerated program for people who hold a bachelor's degree in another field. Parking is a little difficult, but the school and profs are good. You would need some lab...

  7. Excelsior question

    willtm replied to born to nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I did all of my gen ed locally at Kennesaw state, which the georgia hope paid for including $150 per semester for books. I took the 7 NC tests, info lit and the cpne through EC. I spent about $5000...

  8. Excelsior question

    willtm replied to born to nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I graduated from EC Sept 16 and passed the nclex on Monday. Did you have some

  9. Excelsior and The College Network

    willtm replied to FroggysMom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The college network is a 3rd party company that sells study materials and is not endorsed by Excelsior. Everything can be done directly through Excelsior for much less money then going through a 3rd...

  10. lpn to rn program

    willtm replied to ANIROL's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thanks:) I took the 1st nc test last October and the last one in March. I only had to do the NC tests, I completed all the gen ed at a local school. I took the CPNE in July at Albany. You must be...

  11. lpn to rn program

    willtm replied to ANIROL's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I've just completed the program and will be taking the nclex in a couple of weeks. The nursing concepts tests are not that bad. A lot of reading, each one covers a large amount of info, but very...

  12. Talked with California BON; something *can* be done

    willtm replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Did you happen to ask what are the ways these 360 hours can be

  13. Students Displaced by Katrina

    willtm replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    They were talking about the teachers who no longer have a school to teach at. They'll probably fast track what ever needs to be done if they are in Texas. A lot of the students and teachers have...

  14. Students Displaced by Katrina

    willtm replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    According to fox news they are hiring the teachers as well as making room for the

  15. I'm confused

    willtm replied to krob0729's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't think those are the same. What you can buy from the bookstore is a guided learning package. It's the outline plus info. The content guide is a outline of everything that is covered no the...

  16. Yahoo Nursing Groups

    willtm replied to Alicia721's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, just request to join and you will get an email invite the same day or the next day. There are a lot of great files that will help you prep for the tests and everyone in the group is either doing...

  17. Yahoo Nursing Groups

    willtm replied to Alicia721's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Try this one:

  18. signing up with Rue

    willtm replied to lbennett_71's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You can dowload the EC content guides for FREE from the Excelsior website. You can purchase the textbooks you want to use from either ebay or Amazon for cheap. Go to yahoo.com and search the groups...

  19. When do you graduate?

    willtm replied to opalmRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It depends on the state. Some states require the school send a letter of completion which can be done prior to graduating, others want the transcript which is sent after graduation. It's really not...

  20. EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    willtm replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

  21. EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    willtm replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Isn't North Dakota the only state in the country that requires a BSN as minimum education for an RN? In other words, it doesn't matter what school you got your 2 year ASN from, EC or local community...

  22. When do you graduate?

    willtm replied to opalmRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A clinical performance in nursing exam--Excelsior college nursing students go to a strange hospital far from their home and take care of 3 patients for an hour and a half each, with an examiner...

  23. When do you graduate?

    willtm replied to opalmRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I completed the CPNE at the end of July and will officially graduate Sept 16 fro

  24. University of Wyoming

    willtm replied to kmj1025's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Have you considered looking for a graduate school that you can do without getting the BSN first? I haven't looking into it too much so far, but I surfed Vanderbilt's site the other day and they offer...

  25. Question for Excelsior ASN Grads...

    willtm replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Out of curiosity, what do you expect University of Phoenix to cost you? I'm currently working on Ec's ASN and am considering a BSN.