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A student spends years and thousands of dollars pursuing her RN degree with Excelsior. After all the tests are passed, she can finally take the CPNE - an examination of her nursing skills. Mind you, this costs $1825 to take. That's not including the airfares to get there (no, they don't test in every state - only a few). Oh, and you'll need to rent a hotel room (about $90/night for 5 nights). And of course, you'll need to rent a car to get there. Then when you take the all intimidating examination - you'll be failed for something so small you can't believe they get away with it. Your whole career goals/dreams down the drain! Go to a regular nursing school. They are way cheaper, and way faster. Don't buy into the supposedly convenience factor. The tests are so hard, you'd actually spend less time in a traditional school. Please people, don't let what happened to me happen to you. Peace !
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I passed the CPNE the first time in 2006. Great program, transfered ALL my Excelsior college credits to a state college and now finishing up my BSN. Thanks Excelsior. Some of the people who complain about Excelsior and fail is due to not preparing for the CPNE and not going directly through Excelsior but through CPNE mills who do take your money.
I have to agree with you 100%. I "failed" the CPNE 2 times and refused to pay a 3rd time. I regret the amount of money wasted at Excelsior but wanted to advance my career so I went to a community college, excelled there, and graduated 3rd in my class. I honestly feel bad for all of the nursing students who are trying to prepare for the CPNE. I could go on and on about it.