To Excelsior or Not to Excelsior, that is the question....

[ColetteFL]

Hello all. Thanks in advance for reading. I'm an LPN, almost 2 years experience on a Med-Surg floor in a hopsital where LPN's are trained & utilized as much as the RN's. Great OJT. The situation I'm facing is this: I want to start back to school next year for the RN, but the question is: Excelsior or brick and mortar? I'm getting very close to making a decision, and I want bounce my thoughts off of others to make sure that I'm thinking straight. Here are the contingency factors:

1. the local cc nursing program is in disarray; not a good time to enroll

2. There is a local private college, very expensive, I'd graduate with large loan to pay back

3. There are other cc's in the next two counties, but I'd have to move, change jobs, etc. Not sure if I can even afford to move....

3. My mother lives in Virginia, age 85 but my son lives here in FL, not with me, but he's chronically ill and needs me from time to time (also has my granddaughter! :-). I'd like to stay flexible/be able to travel even while I'm in school, so I've been considering Excelsior HOWEVER

4. I am very concerned about the limitations states are putting on Excelsior grads; what if I want to move? what if I want to do travel nursing after graduating (oldest son lives in CO)?

5. ALSO: would like to get this (school) over with asap!

A friend of mine just passed the CPNE with Excelsior and only 2 out of 8 passed; they were the two with hospital experience, so I intend to continue at a hospital. Also, I DO need almost all pre-req's. Can you even do pre-req's with Excelsior???

Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/feedback?

I'm older (54), smart, graduated at the top of my class, self-disciplined, blah blah blah. What do you other, more experienced people think? Thanks for reading! This forum is fantastic because of the fantastic people!

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

refer to point 4.

If now enrolled in the nursing program your degree should hold up in states that currently accept ec (due to "grandfather" clauses).

It simply will not be accepted in California. Period.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/forms/excelsiornewsrelease.pdf

[Medicmuse]

Not the point though, I am only here because of the military, my plans have never been to work in this state. Many people associated with the military are Excelsior students and could end up in Cali. I am only asking that Excelsior informs all potential Nursing students that their degree is not excepted in all 50 states.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Not the point though, I am only here because of the military, my plans have never been to work in this state. Many people associated with the military are Excelsior students and could end up in Cali. I am only asking that Excelsior informs all potential Nursing students that their degree is not excepted in all 50 states.

I was responding to subxdrinkr.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_Of_Nursing/Accreditation_and_Licensure

[ylla999]

Thank You

Also I just passed NC1, with an A

On to NC3!!!!

[texasg67]

Does anyone know the success rate for excelsior?

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

as far as what nclex or cpne?

does anyone know the success rate for excelsior?

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Does anyone know the success rate for excelsior?

My success rate was 100% with Excelsior.

Now while that might really seem like a flippant answer, it's not ... the program is so dependent upon what the individual puts into it that another person's experience really isn't relevant, in the grand scheme of things.

With that being said, I believe the first-time pass rate for the CPNE is around 64%, while EC grads have a higher-than-national-average pass rate for the NCLEX (somewhere around 88%).

:)

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Representin' as an Excelsior success.

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

Ditto.

[NC Girl BSN]

Does anyone know the success rate for excelsior?

I am also a Success! I graduated from LPN school last Aug and immediately applied to EC. Just past the CPNE Dec 7th. IMO the people who stay connected and get their questions answered on the EPN board and allnurses are quite successful on CPNE. Its all in what you put in it. You have to know your stuff and practice your skills.