Academics Information

Academic Information

Academic Programs, Instructional Facilities and Faculty

Information regarding the College’s various educational programs can be found here. Information regarding the College’s instructional facilities can be found here. Information regarding the College’s faculty can be found here.

Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of Institution and Programs

The Associate Degree Nursing Program and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (pre-licensure) Program are board approved by the West Virginia RN Board.

Accreditation Disclosure

The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Davis & Elkins College located in Elkins, West Virginia is accredited by the:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000 

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by ACEN regarding this program at: http://www.acenursing.com/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm

The Baccalaureate Nursing Program at Davis & Elkins College located in Elkins West Virginia is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400

Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate nursing program is Initial Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this programat http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm

The National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) Board of Commissioners granted initial accreditation for the Davis & Elkins College Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) program, delivered via distance education, on October 26, 2017, and initial accreditation for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (pre-licensure) Program on February 22, 2023.

NLN CNEA

The Watergate 

2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037

(202) 909-2487

View the public information disclosed by the NLN CNEA regarding BSN programs at https://cnea.nln.org/accredited-programs

Affiliations

Davis & Elkins College is affiliated with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Council on Education, the Appalachian College Association, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, the College Board, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division II), National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, and West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities.

Transfer of Credit Policy/Articulation Agreements and Transfer Credit Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

Information regarding the transfer of credit, credit evaluation criteria, and guidelines can be found in the College Catalog here.

This information pertains to

• students entering D&E as transfer students
• students currently matriculated at D&E

Student Outcomes

Retention Rates

The table below presents the first-to-second-year retention rate for each incoming class of first-time/first-year students.

Graduation Rates

Pell Grant Recipient Graduation Rates

* First-time, full-time students who began their studies in Fall 2017 and received a degree or award within 150 percent of “Normal Time” to completion for their program. (Spring 2023) Using IPEDS definitions.
**Graduation rate for all Fall 2017 Pell Grant recipients. Using IPEDS definitions.

Intercollegiate Athletics Graduation Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid

Davis & Elkins annually calculates the graduation rate for new, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates receiving athletically related student aid. The student-athlete graduation rate, calculated directly based on IPEDS-GRS (which is the methodology the U.S. Department of Education requires), is the proportion of first-year, full-time student-athletes who entered a school on institutional aid (whether athletics-based aid or otherwise) and graduated from that institution within six years. This federal rate does not account for students who transfer from their original institution and graduate elsewhere; they are considered non-graduates at both the college they left and the one from which they eventually graduate. The rates are available here.

Post Graduate Survey (Placement in Employment, Job Placement, and Graduate and Professional Education)

Davis & Elkins College periodically surveys graduates and works with partners to determine the types of employment of our graduates.

RN Licensure Pass Rates

The most recent annual licensure examination pass rate will be at least 80% for all first-time test-takers.

ASN Program Completion Rates

The program goal is 70 percent of nursing admissions will graduate within three years of entering the program.

ACEN program completion rate definition changed 7/9/21
Program length is congruent with College, West Virginia State Board standards, and ACEN guidelines.

The ASN program will complete on-time; 70% of students who begin
in the ASN program will ultimately complete.
• 70% of all students who begin in NURS 100A will complete the traditional program option on-time within four academic semesters.
• 70% of all students who begin in NURS 101A will complete the LPN-ASN program option on-time within three academic semesters.

ASN Program Job Placement Rate

The program goal is that 75% of graduates will be employed in health care within six months following graduation.

BSN Program Completion Rate

The students in the Pre-licensure BSN program are expected to graduate on-time:

• 70% of all 4-Year BSN students who begin in NURS 100B will complete the traditional BSN program option on-time within 6 semesters.
• 70% of all 3-Year BSN students who begin in NURS 100B will complete the accelerated option on-time within 6 semesters (plus two summer semesters taking General Education courses).

BSN Job Placement Rate

The program goal is that 75% of graduates will be employed in health care setting as a registered nurse within six months following graduation.

RN-BSN Program Completion Rates

The students in the Pre-licensure BSN program are expected to graduate on-time:

• 70% of all 4-Year BSN students who begin in NURS 100B will complete the traditional BSN program option on-time within 6 semesters.

• 70% of all 3-Year BSN students who begin in NURS 100B will complete the accelerated option on-time within 6 semesters (plus two summer semesters taking General Education courses).

RN-BSN Program Job Placement Rate

The program goal is that 75% of graduates will be employed in a health care setting as a registered nurse within 6 months of graduation.

Teacher Preparation Program Report

The Davis & Elkins College Teacher Preparation Program Report is available here.

The Professional Licensure Disclosure is available here.

Title IV Determination:

Click here for Davis and Elkins College Educational Requirements Alignment with Other States Initial RN Licensure