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I joined Excelsior in March 2024 after completing an 18 month LPN program with Suffolk community college. I just completed my final Nursing course/capstone and was able to 鈥渨alk for graduation鈥� July 11, 2025. I had to drop NUR290 due to personal problems l, after one week in, and then took it again in September. So technically I should鈥檝e been done in August.
That would make the entire process completed in 17 months. I had to take one prerequisite prior to beginning my nursing courses along with... Read More the mandatory two courses the school makes you take. I did the three of them together and then began my nursing courses two at a time, until the end when you鈥檙e required to take the final three courses independently.

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As for my learning experience, I didn't learn anything from the 3 introduction courses that I didn't already know. I already have a bachelor鈥檚 degree and have completed courses at a graduate level. I find myself very disconsolate with the program at this point in time. And I have disrelished every second that I've had to do these introductory courses. I'm 41 years old, with multiple degrees, and a little over 2 decades of career life experience. I didn't need to... Read More go over how to write a research paper, how to cite sources, how to show respect, how to conduct a job interview, conflicting professional duties, balancing conflict, or impact bias. The these introduction courses would be perfectly acceptable to high-school kids going to college for the first time. But I paid Excelsior University to educate me on nursing. If I had returned to my previous institutions I would already be in a nursing program. At this point I feel as though I have wasted over $4,000 and 8 weeks of my life going back over material that I learned in my undergraduate degree.
Excelsior should take measures to ameliorate the screening process for new students. A more pragmatic approach would be to see how old they are, their education level, and their professional background. I can understand that Excelsior sees this as salient approach to those that are just stepping out into the world. And that's fine. But don't "shotgun everyone" into this category. This is a very non-sequitur way to manage new students or working professionals.

Excelsior needs to be closed. Little did I know, I was being ripped off. My nursing degree has not been respected by most acute care facilities in my area of New York. I can see how difficult it must be in other states, especially California who outright will not. Please, don't waste your time. Go to a school where your degree will be respected. Nursing is a dog eat dog world and you don't need anything else working against you, especially an education that's ridiculed and looked down on. I have... Read More been called a fake nurse and my degree has been used against me as a weapon for mistreatment and sabotage. I later went on and completed my BSN at a local university. But my Excelsior ADN always follows me and at times I'm received as a glorified LPN at best, which I certainly am not. I run hoops around new RNs from other schools, and some of them had to repeat their NCLEX 3 to 5 times. Some of their nursing judgement leaves lots to be desired. I don't know, maybe it's just this new generation nursing thing as it seems 15 and 20 years ago, it seemed we were much better prepared as new nurses overall. I'm so tired of being judged by a degree that's not even my most current one. From what I'm hearing here on this forum, it seems the quality of ADN program education at Excelsior may be on the decline. But healthcare itself has taken a real dive. Unsafe staffing levels and horizontal violence is at an all-time high and not much is being done about it. Back to the school, the real scoop is always going to come from the students & their reviews, because a school itself, especially Excelsior, is only trying to hype sell you a dream to get your money. Do yourself a favor, DO NOT GO TO EXCELSIOR for an associate degree in nursing. You can do better. Get a nursing degree that will be respected and that you can use anywhere. You're worth it.

Beware of LPN to RN program if out of state!! I was a FT LPN in NY. Moved to PA after graduating LPN to RN Oct. 24鈥� as I鈥檓 getting married so stopped working to study. Could not take NCLEX in PA as there is a pending review between Excelsior & PA State Board of Nursing for last 4 months. Took NCLEX n NY & passed Dec. 2024. PA will not honor my RN license transfer perm or temp while review is ongoing. Both Excelsior & PA BON will not provide timelines for resolve. Many of my graduated classmates can鈥檛... Read More even take NCLEX since October. Excelsior is not providing the correct information to the board for us to be approved. There are more graduates after us being affected. I鈥檓 unemployed!!

I graduated from Excelsior College years ago with an associated science in nursing. Yes, it required lots of studying time. One of the reasons many LPN doesn't do good because they fail to think on rn level, they want to continue lpn mentality. Yes at first it was difficult for me, I soon realized I had to move out of the practical nurse mode to thinking as registered nurse. I will always remember this school because it was where I started in the 90s. It open many doors for me. However, I pursued... Read More my dreams and obtained my BSN years before I retired. I am still in nursing as a teacher and enjoying every moment of it.

I see a lot of negative reviews on this school for the nursing program, but I on the other hand loved it. Because I travel a lot, it was great to be able to access my classes on my own time from my own computer. The key to this school (especially the nursing curriculum) is to definitely learn how to take the initiative to study and learn the lessons on your own. This is not to say you are literally on your own, as the classes provide you with all needed materials and information, you just have to... Read More know how to manage your time, prioritize, and discipline yourself to study. If you can do this, you will be successful in the program. I recommend this program to all my colleagues as I hear horror stories of people flunking out of the overpriced schools that demand so much time and money. You are provided a teacher you can communicate with and it always seemed that in every situation I faced someone at the school tried to help in some way. The only thing I would say is to check up on the requirements that you need for your state, as not all (but most) will accept a degree from excelsior. The CPNE was a challenge but since I took mine during Covid, there was no wait and I got to do a zoom test. It was one of the things that made me hesitant for this program, but it is possible and it should not deter you in deciding on this school as it really is no different or harder than any other nursing exam. I was also afraid I would not be successful as I am not the best with technology, but the courses are straightforward and simple to navigate. As healthcare looks toward the future, I am surprised there are not more online schools like this one. I have to say all in all excelsior was a fulfilling experience for me and helped me reach my career goals and I have no regrets whatsoever. Some may be afraid of a job not wanting to hire you because of graduating from an online school, but that is not true at all, as lots of people are impressed and realize that you have what it takes to be a hard worker. Maybe online school is not for everyone but those that are willing should give it a shot!!!

I was initially excited about this program being it was flexible online instruction for the already working Nurse. However, one of my instructors (one that used to instruct the old CPNE's the school used to require), would fail people for very petty nick picky things that were not even part of the Rubric we were instructed to follow to a "T." We had to video ourselves completing a head to toe assessment. Shouldn't be that hard considering we are all already Nurses and do this every single day. So,... Read More I followed the Rubric which is what they stress we need to do. The Rubric states when assessing pulse make sure we verbalize the rate. The instructor counted it against me for verbalizing the rate, stating we don't check the rate when assessing a pulse??? Then we assess for sensation and if you just "touch" the fingers instead of "rubbing" your finger down theirs you also fail. The later, she will tell you that you need to assess sensation on 3 to 4 fingers instead of one???? Again, Rubric states no such thing nor did we receive any instruction to the expectations before hand. Then at the end when assessing ROM, if you do not do "active" ROM you also fail. Again the Rubric just states ROM, never specified active or passive. Guess we are supposed to read minds. She also failed me because she stated I did not assess the skin turgor in which I definitely did and even verbalized it while I was performing it, reminded her of that in an email and had her re watch my video. She admitted to her mistake, but you see my point here???? You get 2 attempts to get all 32 skills exactly the way she wants them regardless of what the Rubric says and with no prior direction of what her exact expectations are, and that is it. Then you fail the entire class. Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. This is set up to get more money out of students. This school had this very exact issue when they used to do the CPNE and there were lawsuits. They've just figured out a clever way of incorporating the same thing into a class now. I'm thankful I found out quicker than later. I still wasted about $6000 so far. Could've been way worse. Do not waste your time. What kind of Nursing program operates like this??? There is no contacts for you to contact such as department heads or anything. I have decided to go to

ADN program was horrible. Excelsior told me that it would take 3 months to get scheduled for final 3 day in hospital test (which I had to travel for). In reality, took over a year to get scheduled which put me way behind on my goals. The test wasn't realistic and was only memorization. It was such a poor experience that I haven't wanted to leave a review because I didn't even want to deal with having to think about it. I am in a BSN program online right now with another school and am having an amazing... Read More experience and am actually learning practical lessons. I would have made this step way earlier if I wasn't recovering from Excelsior... Awful.

I just want to say that I read some of these reviews and for people to say this school is a scam is RIDICULOUS! I mean the application process to get into the college is pretty spot on for what it requires of you to succeed! Yeah it's expensive but the end outweighed that for me. I did the test out option on the exams so I can't comment on their actual "online" courses. Yes I struggled with obtaining the right stuff to have my CPNE application approved. I suggest reading that WAY ahead of time and... Read More having all of your shots up to date.... that was my problem, I had to rush to get it all done. As far as a wait time for my CPNE- I scheduled the same day my application was accepted. And had 3 months to study. I was worried about that but I used pneumonics like all other students have stated. They are what gets you through. I tested in Wisconsin. I passed my first attempt. But let me tell you i was extremely nervous on my first day and failed both PCS..... and I almost quit. I told the Clinical Administrator I wasn't coming back the next day.....but I did. I passed all 3 the second day and I graduated on January 21, 2022!!! Yes it's nerve wracking. But know your pneumonics for every critical element. Always do an apical pulse!!! Learned that the hard way. Wisconsin had great staff and clinical examiners. Yes a few were nasty and I let it get to me my first day. But listen, you will never have to see them again. If you put in the time, you can succeed!!

What a joke. A money machine. Regardless of Covid, this college would not allow in person clinicals. So zoom with NO instructional guidance...fail each zoom. With no feedback. Only once said, you forgot to introduce yourself. So next was detailed, with the response..you were too detailed. Never knew what they wanted, all they said was we cant tell you anything. Lost tons of money because this college wanted more and more money for new testing. Spent 20k for 1 yr of college...ended up with NO degree... Read More and NO one responded to my concerns. My state ended up not recognizing this on line college. BEWARE....I believe this is criminal!

This school is an abomination. It is riddled with hidden fees, advertised as "complete your LPN/VPN" in 18 months. This is a LIE; first of all, thousands of students are lured in, yet only "CPNE" skill out sites exist; thus, you do their online courses and Pearson vue CBT tests (their outlines are pretty useless, they provide two practice exams you cannot print out and use as further outlines, and are very ambiguous as to what part of which text is "fair game"). Also, if you experience a problem... Read More with login password at pearsonvue, they are no help in rectifying it, yet personvue refers you back to them, making use registration by phonel, costing more, than online. I am out of the program and going to a school where I will actually speak to a real patient; I hate this program and feel it has damaged many people; I do not feel had I remained I would have been a good nurse unless I learned it on the job.