Washington District of Columbia BON UnApproved Nursing Education Programs

**Elektra6, ASN, BSN, RN** · Apr 16

Oh wow I went to Excelsior in 2012. I wonder if more states won't approve the LPN-RN program.

RNNPICU, BSN, RN · Apr 16

Elektra6 said:

Oh wow I went to Excelsior in 2012. I wonder if more states won't approve the LPN-RN program.

For Excelsior it is after Jan 1, 2020. You are good. I think something must have happened after 2020 to the curriculum and clinicals. Many states are not accepting those who have a graduation date from there after 2020.

DMVRN1, ASN, BSN · 2025-04-23T13:59:21Z

I found this out the hard way. I went to Excelsior and graduated in 2021. It was suspended due to the pandemic, of course. When I graduated, I was able to license into DC from New York because of the emergency order they had. By the time I expired, the order was gone and they refused to renew me. Same thing in Maryland, who also restricts several college programs including Excelsior's. I think it's ridiculous, if you ask me. To me, Excelsior's program was designed for healthcare workers. I was a Paramedic for 16 years. Most of us had clinical experience already. I'm lucky that Virginia took me with no questions asked.

I think what happened with Excelsior was that lawsuit they had filed against them and then they lost one of their accreditations. The program went way downhill after that and I think enrollment plummeted.

IntegrativeRN · 2025-04-23T14:45:39Z

Sad. Shoot, ask the nurses themselves. They know when their program is inadequate. I feel like ECPI Medical Careers Institute 2005-? in Virginia should be on that list. I switched from a solid university nursing program to night school at ECPI due to what was going on in my life at the time. The ADN program was brand spanking new and the most disorganized it-show you could possibly imagine. I was sick over the loss of a good nursing education at the time but just pushed through, figuring that I could self study and make up for it. Two DON's in the first couple of years and multiple professor no-shows. It was a joke. I hope it's better these days! Even after a solid BSN program and a nursing refresher course at George-Mason in D.C., I still questioned my baseline of nursing knowledge and felt major imposter syndrome. That foundation is critical, so I agree programs need to be held to a high standard. Sad for everyone black-balled when they have other experience that makes them more than capable!

DMVRN1, ASN, BSN · 2025-04-23T14:53:10Z

IntegrativeRN said:

Sad. Shoot, ask the nurses themselves. They know when their program is inadequate. I feel like ECPI Medical Careers Institute 2005-? in Virginia should be on that list. I switched from a solid university nursing program to night school at ECPI due to what was going on in my life at the time. The ADN program was brand spanking new and the most disorganized it-show you could possibly imagine. I was sick over the loss of a good nursing education at the time but just pushed through, figuring that I could self study and make up for it. Two DON's in the first couple of years and multiple professor no-shows. It was a joke. I hope it's better these days! Even after a solid BSN program and a nursing refresher course at George-Mason in D.C., I still questioned my baseline of nursing knowledge and felt major imposter syndrome. That foundation is critical, so I agree programs need to be held to a high standard. Sad for everyone black-balled when they have other experience that makes them more than capable!

Couldn't agree more. It matters where you go. When I started my first job in orthopedic trauma, within a week I had the process nailed down and was doing almost everything on my own. It just came so natural to me. The major difference I found between my medic career and this one is that I have to ask permission for almost everything now. I just wish certain state boards were a little more lenient and understanding of a person's prior experience.

IntegrativeRN · 2025-04-23T18:55:32Z

DMVRN1 said:

Couldn't agree more. It matters where you go. When I started my first job in orthopedic trauma, within a week I had the process nailed down and was doing almost everything on my own. It just came so natural to me. The major difference I found between my medic career and this one is that I have to ask permission for almost everything now. I just wish certain state boards were a little more lenient and understanding of a person's prior experience.

Yeah? That's awesome! Prior experience makes all the difference. Sorry you feel the loss of autonomy in the decision tree, but it's awesome that you were such a natural to ortho trauma! I was told not to sweat my educational experience because hospitals re-teach what they want you to know/ how they want things done anyways, but considering all that nurses face when they're released to practice, not having to question the adequacy of their education should be a given.

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