Topics About 'Accredited'.

A handful of individuals may have read the title of this piece and probably thought to themselves, "How could anyone graduate from an unaccredited nursing program? Are these graduates even able to get a nursing license?" Many nurses have graduat...

Hello, I am completing an unaccredited ADN which is approved in Florida to allow taking the NCLEX. Do RN to BSN programs (or higher) exist that permit entry with an unencumbered RN + BA in a different field? Kindly, Steven King, L...

Dear Nurse Beth, I have RN degree from unaccredited school and now I want to go for BSN at Keiser University in Tampa. If I graduated from Keiser University, will my transcript show my previous nursing degree transfer from unaccredited school. A...

Hi, I am new here, Just curious if anyone has any advise for this situation, as it seems to be getting more and more disheartening as I look for solutions on my own. I am a Registered Nurse with a BSN. I woud like to go back to school again. Howeve...

I am desperate! I really want to attend nursing school, but I am in a location where there is only one nursing school which is not nationally accredited. This would not be an issue if I was not a military wife and wanted to work in a military hospit...

Hi, If a RN graduated from a non-accredited school and now wishes to get their BSN what are there options? Often times students don't know the importance of accreditation until they have already graduated from a diploma program or ADN program. Howeve...

I know this might belong in the student section but I would appreciate the opinions of those in the workplace who have gone through applying/hiring cycles. How would having an ADN from an unaccredited school affect my job prospects? The school is sti...

Hi all, I've been reading so much about these unaccredited nursing schools in Southern California and was wondering if anyone had any personal experience with them... I'm doing a little research and would love to talk to you about it. Right now I'm l...

I am at a place where I am done waiting in line to be out GPA’d by 19yo’s. I’m ready to find an accelerated BSN program that is accredited and doesn’t cost a small fortune in tuition. However, price is not necessarily a turn off. I don’t mind rural t...

There are only 3 accredited LPN programs in my state (Georgia) and they are all many hours from me. I'm scared to go to a not accredited school in case it doesn't end up transferring to bridge programs / other states, but I also don't know what other...

Has anyone been accepted from this school from an unaccredited nursing program? I wanted to know my chances of getting in. I do hold a RN license.

I've been so excited about starting Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School in February that I didn't even ask whether or not it was accredited. I assumed that it was being that it's a public school. This is what it says on their website: ...

Would it be a waste of time to go to a non accredited nursing program? Or does it not make much of a difference. My plan is to get my ADN at a non accredited school because the school is not far and then get my BSN at an accredited school online. Bad...

Hi fellow Nurses, Advisors and Students. I need help desperately and immediately if possible. I'm trying to get registered into Texas Women's University for BSN program. They insist for me to provide a transcript I attended back in 1988, an unaccred...

I am about to graduate school from an unaccredited nursing program...and I noticed a trend that most hospitals now want you to graduate from a NLN accredited nursing program. Will it matter if I graduated from an unaccreditied nursing program if I ge...

On a whim I decided to apply for a LPN teaching job on Craigslist (I had been taking time off- doing other fun things after 23 years and lots of ICU work) I got the job. I have never taught before and was very naive! Its in a office buildi...

Hello! Nurses!! Completely new here, so if this question is already answered, just answer it again lol ..please help. Here's the thing!! looking for a unaccredited online school that offers something like an associate bridge prorgram. For a cna conti...

Hi guys.. I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me and give some information. Before you reply yes I know how terrible it is to go to an unaccredited school. Before applying to my school I had been lied to about it being accredited by a cou...

Dear Nurse Beth, Would it be a waste of time to go to a non accredited nursing program? Or does it not make much of a difference. My plan is to get my ADN at a non accredited school because the school is not far and then get my BSN at an accr...

The ADN program I am in is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing, but is currently working on national accreditation. The program director says they will use our current curriculum to apply for accreditation. If I graduate after it gets approved, I ...