Excelsior's Nursing Program Named "Center of Excellence" by NLN

NLN Press Release

From the release:

Four outstanding nursing schools met the COE program’s rigorous criteria attained COE status for 2005 through 2008: Excelsior College in Albany, NY and Samford University in Birmingham, AL for Creating Environments that Promote Student Learning and Professional Development; and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for Creating Environments that Promote Ongoing Faculty Development.

Known for its innovative programs, Excelsior College was America’s first “virtual university,” providing educational opportunities for adult learners and groups historically underrepresented in higher education. Since its inception in 1970, the School of Nursing has been a pioneer in non-traditional higher education, providing a competency-based outcomes assessment program through a distance education format that draws on the expertise of faculty from across the nation. Dr. Bridget Nettleton, dean of the School of Nursing, notes, “This is an incredible affirmation of the outstanding quality of every aspect of Excelsior College and the School of Nursing. It acknowledges our premier external degree nursing programs and our extraordinary students, alumni, faculty, staff, advisers and administrators. We are extremely pleased to have received this honor of distinction.”

And we now know that UCLA, while priding itself on its tough stance against credit-by-exam, accepts Excelsior's nursing degrees. So there.

 

Awesome!

As far as I am concerned, if a student can pass the clinical exam Excelsior Nursing College (Regents) offers, they know their stuff!

Unfortunately, there is a lot of controversy/adversity in many nursing circles as well as state boards of nursing, about the merit of the Excelsior program.

Congratulations Excelsior College! I would hire your graduates anytime!

 

Re: Awesome!

Which is sad. The National League of Nursing--the accreditor that matters in nursing and the organization sending out this press release--has accredited Excelsior's programs for 30 years.