Albany, NY –Every year, College Factual updates college rankings with the newest data to reveal the best colleges for veterans. The rankings highlight schools that are supportive of veterans and active-duty military members. In New York, Excelsior College ranks No.1 out of 131 colleges reviewed for the study. Excelsior College also ranks in the top …
Articles by Emily Young
Emily Young is the Social Media and Communities Manager at Excelsior College. When she’s not moderating the college run Facebook groups or managing the content for the Life at Excelsior College blog, she’s also an MBA student at Excelsior College.
If you’re ready to apply to an associate degree in nursing program, congratulations, you’re on your way! You’re probably also on your way to learning about the TEAS. The Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Test of Essential Academic Skills, or TEAS, measures basic essential skills in reading, mathematics, science, English, and language usage. The test is …
Tanya Deshaw from Waterford, N.Y., graduated from Excelsior College in July 2019. Her personal journey is a powerful story of overcoming life’s obstacles. Deshaw dropped out of high school in 10th grade. Until pursuing her degree, she had always worked for a police department; she married her best friend and had three children. At 29 weeks pregnant …
Ross Johnson is a 2000 graduate of Excelsior College. As a safety manager at Naval Station Great Lakes, Johnson plays an important role supporting the training and mentoring of sailors for the future of the fleet. Naval Station Great Lakes is the Navy’s largest training installation. It is also the home of the Navy’s only …
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 13, 2019) – Students at Excelsior College have several ways to earn college credit without having to complete a college course. One way is to take high-stakes exams. Excelsior College offers two exam programs: UExcel exams and Excelsior College Exams (ECEs) in nursing. Both programs allow students to study independently and then …
Nurses know that more data and better information leads to better health outcomes for their patients, and in today’s health care landscape, we have more sources of information than ever before as medical records and patient data are digitized. As this quantity of data increases, so does the need for qualified informaticists with the ability …
Amelia Estwick, PhD, director of the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College and faculty program director for the Master of Science in Cybersecurity program at Excelsior, was called as a witness to submit and personally defend a written statement for the record before a hearing of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee of the …
Albany, NY — Excelsior College, a not-for-profit, accredited online institution, welcomes graduates from around the world for its annual Commencement Celebration on July 11 and 12, 2019. The Awards Convocation honors graduates for their accomplishments, distinguished faculty, and alumni who have made substantial personal, professional, and community contributions. This ceremony will be on Thursday, July …
Excelsior College Magazine, Vol. 20 No. 1, Spring 2018
I don’t know about you, but sometimes—more like all the time—being a single mom, working a full-time job, and going to grad school is exhausting. There are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. So, when it comes to food, convenience tends to win out. That means a lot of takeout, or …
