Academics Information
Academic Information
Academic Programs, Instructional Facilities and Faculty
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.
| Year | Incoming | Returning | Retention % |
| 2015 to 2016 | 213 | 134 | 62.91% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 221 | 150 | 67.87% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 236 | 148 | 62.71% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 196 | 125 | 63.78% |
| 2019 to 2020 | 213 | 144 | 67.61% |
Graduation Rates
Pell Grant Recipient Graduation Rates
| Total Pell Grant Recipients for Fall 2013 Incoming Students | 107 |
| Pell Grant Recipients in 2013 Cohort | 74 |
| Pell Grant Recipients in 2013 Cohort who Graduated* | 25 |
| Graduation Rate of 2013 Cohort Pell Grant Recipients* | 34% |
| Total Pell Grant Recipients of 2013 Incoming Students who Graduated** | 31 |
| Graduation Rate for all 2013 Incoming Student Pell Grant Recipients** | 29% |
* First-time, full-time students who began their studies in Fall 2013 and received a degree or award within 150 percent of “Normal Time” to completion for their program. Using IPEDS definitions.
**Graduation rate for all Fall 2013 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 NCAA.org.
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 program’s 3-year mean for the licensure exam pass rate will be at or above the national mean for the same 3-year period.
| Year | NCLEX-RN Pass Rate | National Pass Rate |
| 2010 | 92.59% | 87.42% |
| 2011 | 89.47% | 87.90% |
| 2012 | 85.71% | 90.34% |
| 2013 | 86.96% | 83.04% |
| 2014 | 71.79% | 81.79% |
| 2015 | 85.71% | 86.75% |
| 2016 | 72.14% ADN Program; none tested LPN-ADN Program | 84.56% |
| 2017 | 100% ADN Program; 100% LPN-ADN Program |
87.11% |
| 2018 | 100% ADN Program; 100% LPN-ADN Program |
88.89% |
| 2019 | 100% ADN Program; 100% LPN-ADN Program | 88.18% |
| 2020 | 84.21% ADN Program; 100% LPN-ADN Program | 86.58% |
| 2021 | 90.48% ADN Program; 100% LPN-ADN Program | 82.48% |
ADN 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.
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| Year | Program Completion Rate |
| 2013 | 72% |
| 2014 | 95% |
| 2015 | 73% |
| 2016 | 70% |
| 2017 | 80% ADN Program; 72.7% LPN-ADN Program; 76.9% aggregated as a whole |
| 2018 | 72.7% ADN Program; 62.5% LPN-AND Program; 70% aggregated as a whole |
| 2019 |
73.9%ADN Program; 58.3% LPN-ADN Program; 68.5% aggregated as a whole |
| 2020 |
65.5% ADN Program; |
| 2021 | 69.2% ASN program; 77.8% LPN-ASN program; 71.4% aggregated as a whole |
ADN Program Job Placement Rate
The program goal is that 75% of graduates will be employed in health care within six months following graduation.
| Year | Job Placement Rate |
| 2011 | 90% employed |
| 2012 | 100% employed |
| 2013 | 100% employed |
| 2014 | 100% employed |
| 2015 | 88% employed |
| 2016 | 100% employed |
| 2017 | 100% employed |
| 2018 | 100% employed |
| 2019 | 100% employed |
| 2020 | 100% employed |
| 2021 | 100% employed |
RN-BSN Program Completion Rates
The program goal is for 90 percent of nursing admission students who enter the program to graduate within one year of entering the program.
| Year | Program Completion Rate |
| 2015 | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 75% |
| 2017 | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1% |
| 2019 | 76.3% |
| 2020NW | 91.7% |
RN-BSN Program Job Placement Rate
The program goal is for 100 percent of students to be employed after completing the program.
| Year | Program Completion Rate |
| 2015 | 100% |
| 2016 | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% |
| 2020NW | 100% |
