Tyler Junior College not accredited!

U.S.A. Texas

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Specializes in None...YET!.

I went to the discovernursing.com site looking for more schools, and I saw that TJC was listed as non accredited for the nursing program!?! So then I went to NLNAC.org to check it out there, and it was not listed there either!:confused: Could this mean that their Nursing program may not be good? I also didn't see University of Texas at Tyler listed as having an accredited Nursing program. Does anyone know anything about these schools Nursing programs?

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The BNE website shows that they're a fully approved program though.

www.bne.state.tx.us

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Specializes in None...YET!.
The BNE website shows that they're a fully approved program though.

www.bne.state.tx.us

Yeah, I see that. I wonder why it says "NO" next to accreditation on discovernursing website.:o

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Hmmm. I'm perplexed. I guess I never examined the difference between approval by the BNE and accreditation.

Ideas anyone????

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Specializes in None...YET!.
Hmmm. I'm perplexed. I guess I never examined the difference between approval by the BNE and accreditation.

Ideas anyone????

Can anyone explain this to us?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Many nursing programs are NOT accredited by the NLN. I would still attend a nursing program that wasn't NLN-accredited just as long as it was state-approved.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Can anyone explain this to us?
If the program is state-approved, the graduates of the program are allowed to take NCLEX and gain licensure as a nurse. Nursing programs do not need to be accredited; however, they do need to be approved by your state's board of nursing.

There are plenty of quality nursing programs that are not NLN-accredited.

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And besides the NLN, there is at least one other major agency that some schools receive accreditation from (CCNE, I think).

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I take that back - looks like CCNE only does accreditation for BSN or graduate programs. I still agree with the previous posters who stated that state approval is more important.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

While attending a non-accredited school will not prevent you from getting an RN license (assuming it is approved by the Board of Nursing), it may make it more difficult to have those credits transferred to another school if you want to further your education later. You may have to repeat some courses if you want to get a BSN later (depending on the policy of the school you wish to attend.)

Most important, it is important to find out WHY they are not accreditied. Did they apply for accreditation and fail to meet the standards? If that is the case, that would concern me because it reflects a lack of quality. However, if they are a new program that is in the process of applying for accreditation, I would be less concerned IF the school was reputable in its other disciplines and committed to being an accredited program.

Find out WHY they are not accredited before you invest your time and money. If there are good reasons that you can live with, then OK. However, I would want to know WHY before I invested and took any risks with them.

llg

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Specializes in ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP.

There are several accrediting agencies of various types - call the school & ask them what agency they are accredited by and what schools their graduates have gone on to obtain BSN's from - then call a couple of those schools and see how the transfer process has been handled.

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Specializes in ER.

I will be attending the program at UT TYler this fall and they are accredited by the AACN ( american association of college of nursing ) and the BNE, as for TJC Im not sure.

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