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Excelsior's program isn't accepted in every state or by every employer. The Oshkosh program isn't just three short residencies. It's also hundreds of hours or precepted clinical experiences, just like any other RN program. It is 12 months of didactic course work, which as previously stated has been proven to be a bad idea abandoned by most institutions.

If you want career advice on nursing, go to allnurses.com and get the whole story.

I'm going to agree that EC's nursing bridge isn't for everyone. I disagree that you can't build a competent RN that way. I'm not an RN but I have worked critical care alongside a whole bunch of them, I currently work in a hospital with a whole bunch more. You can find graduates of any program that are sub-par. Some programs produce a lot more of these than others...locally I don't care for the graduates of the for profits like city college and herzing....but they can and do produce minimally qualified RN's....and so does EC. I have several friends who have gone that route and they are doing fine in their new roles.

EC isn't really an "accelerated" program. It's a competency based model that builds upon existing skills. That's why admissions are limited to specific license holders such as Paramedics, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, and Respiratory Therapist. Its a "bridge" program...every CC in my area has a bridge program and I see no indication that they are going away any time soon.

A few highlights about EC:

National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for 2005-2008, 2008-2011, and 2011-2016

Best School Award, for the 4th time, from the American Assembly for Men in Nursing, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011

Among Top 20 Military Friendly Colleges and Universities, 2007 and 2008

Ranked 9th in the nation by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education in 2006 for the number of Hispanics receiving nursing degrees

Hiring Nursing Graduates - excelsior.edu

A few states place additional burdens on EC RN grads in order to meet state minimally mandated license requirements. State Board Requirements - excelsior.edu Some are more onerous than others, California being the only state I know of that has no provision for licensing EC grads. Note that 37 of 50 states have no issue whatsoever allowing an EC RN grad to sit for the NCLEX and become an RN. I suspect if you wanted to look you could find many nuances in which state "a" doesn't recognize state "b's" graduate nurses...that doesn't inherently mean that state b turns out substandard nurses...it means they have different standards.