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 is 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

https://www.acenursing.org/

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 Davis & Elkins College Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) program, delivered via distance education, is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.

The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses (Board) in session on June 7, 2019 approved the Davis & Elkins College traditional 4-year Pre-licensure Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Degree program site visit report verifying the application contents and resources and provisionally approves the program to admit 30 students annually and requires national nursing accreditation progress reports 30 days prior to a scheduled Board meeting.

The National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) Board of Commissioners granted the BSN program pre-accreditation status on October 22, 2020. The pre-accreditation status is effective for three years, beginning October 16, 2020 and terminating October 31, 2023.

The NLN Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 909-2526
https://cnea.nln.org/pre-accredited-programs

Effective July 12, 2021, the BSN program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July 12, 2023.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.

Title IV HEA programs

In response to Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) issued by the US Department of Education, Davis & Elkins College is currently determining the states in which our curriculum meets the standard for professional licensure and certification.  Updates will be provided as they become available. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Huixin Wu, Chair of the Division of Nursing and the Director of the Bachelor’s Nursing Programs, at (304) 637-1375 or wuh@dewv.edu or Melissa McCoy, Director of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, at (304) 637-1207 or mccoym@dewv.edu. Click here to for a list of states to determine if our curriculum meets the state educational requirements for initial professional RN licensure.

Davis & Elkins College is a member of NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements). The College will work to resolve any complaints arising from its students in SARA states with the WVHEPC (West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission) and agrees to abide by the decisions of the WVHEPC regarding the resolution of such complaints. The WVHEPC serves as the SARA portal entity and a link to its complaint process can be found here.

The theater program at Davis & Elkins College is an accredited, institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).

Davis & Elkins College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, U.S.A. Click here for a listing of programs accredited by the IACBE. Click here to view Public Disclosure of Student Achievement 2019-20.

Davis & Elkins College is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

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 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.

ADN Program Completion Rates

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

ADN Program Job Placement Rate

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

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.

RN-BSN Program Job Placement Rate

The program goal is for 100 percent of students to be employed after completing the program.

Teacher Preparation Program Report

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