Here is a link to a similar question: https://allnurses.com/online-nursing-schools/degree-accreditation-question-852339.html but I want to go a little deeper into the topic. To be more specific... Let's say I attend Rasmussen College, etc. (board approved only), and my employer requires a CCNE accredited degree, can my RN-BSN from a CCNE school over trump my initial RN education from a board approved only school? Background: The reason I am asking this is I am applying to many community colleges, one BSN program, and one for profit school. Because the for profit school (board approved only) will only take me one year to complete, it is becoming one of my first choices among all of them since I can get in and out quickly. It will, however, go to the bottom of my list if I can never get the CCNE through the RN-BSN route. I hope that makes more sense.