Questions about Excelsior?

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Has anyone taken any courses from here, if so how did you like it? Or has anyone graduated with their RN and if so, what is your input on this program?

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I am moving your post over to the Distance Learning Forum where it will receive more attention.

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I have heard excellent praise about this school.

Good luck,

Lori

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Specializes in Tele, OR.

I graduated from Excelsior in June 2005 and have had a job offer from every hosp in my town ( there is 6)

only thing i recommend is get int he hosp for more clinical experience.

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I have good things to say as well. Excelsior helped me fulfill a major career goal while still allowing me to keep a full-time job. I finished recently and I've now just started a NICU internship and I'm taking the NCLEX this weekend! It's an exciting time and I would not have been able to accomplish it on the schedules offered by traditional schools.

A couple of things to consider:

- You have to be an LVN, paramedic, respiratory therapist or selected other allied health licensee to be admitted to the program. That information should be available at http://www.excelsior.edu .

- While I think that the idea of Excelsior is catching on, there are still plenty of people who have no idea what it is. Be prepared for a few double-takes. It might be difficult to land your first nursing job if you can't confidently sell yourself to employers.

If the above concerns don't bother you, I would encourage you to go for it! I'm glad I did.

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Specializes in subacute and training now for L&D.

I just took NC1 and passed ........

I am encouraged !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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- While I think that the idea of Excelsior is catching on, there are still plenty of people who have no idea what it is. Be prepared for a few double-takes. It might be difficult to land your first nursing job if you can't confidently sell yourself to employers.

While I believe that there are still many out there who have no idea what Excelsior is, I had no trouble whatsoever in 2003 in Houston and did not have to "sell" myself any more than any other applicant.

Every Houston hospital I applied at called me for an interview and every interview resulted in a job offer in the specialty of my choice.

I've learned that the "you won't get a job with an EC degree" stuff only exists on this board. Pure fiction.

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Thak you guys for your input that is very helpful information. For the most part I think I will try going to Excelsior.

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Hello all, I am Brand spankin new to this board!

As for admission to this program. You may also wish to mention that medical specialties from the military are accepted as well.

I am considering taking the R.N. program at Excelsior as well. I contacted the school two weeks ago with my military and educational background (formally Navy HM and currently an Army Medic with an Associates in Health Science) and they said I was a go for admission.

From reading the posts in this thread it appears this program is really great for busy adults.

The only thing that bothers me is the clinical time AND the name of the college:uhoh3: . IMHO Regents College was a much better name than Excelsior. But thats no biggie!!

When is the clinical done? How long is it and where?

Thanks:roll

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Excelsior college is the way to go.

I am a paramedic and have just completed the nursing concepts classes in 8 months, pluss took 2 regular college courses during the same time, worked full time and I am married with a 1 yr old whom I always find time for. Now i just have the clinical exam and nclex.

you can do too, just keep motivated:clown:

Good luck

---kurt

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Excelsior college is the way to go.

I am a paramedic and have just completed the nursing concepts classes in 8 months, pluss took 2 regular college courses during the same time, worked full time and I am married with a 1 yr old whom I always find time for. Now i just have the clinical exam and nclex.

you can do too, just keep motivated:clown:

Good luck

---kurt

Thank you for the reply Kurt. That was motivating to hear. I spoke with my pal last night about EXC. He is a Nurse Manager at the Waltham Hospital in Massachusetts and he said EXC was good way to go. Although he went to a B&M school, he said as long as you get your RN license the same way all the others do it's cool.

To be honest, I was a bit worried since reading some of the other threads on this site. I was tossing around the idea that maybe a DL RN degree is not such a great idea. But having spoke with my friend and a few other RN's, I was sold!

Additionally, after reading one CERTAIN thread here on this site. I was a little worried about the clinical experience or lack of it with EXC too. Reasons being, is that I may be good in emergency medicine, but it's MED- SURG I don't know much about.

My Goal with nursing would be crisis PSYCH or ER/EW. My friend told me last night that I would have to do at least a year on the floors to be well rounded. Incidentally, I tend to agree.:rolleyes:

That's a medicine i'll have to take I guess. :roll

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My friend told me last night that I would have to do at least a year on the floors to be well rounded. Incidentally, I tend to agree.:rolleyes:

I would have to agree....I took a job in the ED as a paramedic/tech. It was a downgrade from the autonamy I have in the field but it has enabled me to learn so much more. Although I don't get to intubate anymore I can out stick almost any nurse in the ED, and have learned tons I would not have otherwise...foleys, inpatient critical care, stuff you learn about as a medic but don't practice....

If you don't have "nursing" experience in an inpatient or ED setting I would recommend it.....even if it is only prn 1 day a week.

---Kurt

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