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Dayton
Business Journal
Ohio pulls approval
for Miami-Jacobs nursing program
Friday, January 21, 2011
Ohio Board of Nursing withdrew approval of the Miami-Jacobs Career
College nursing program.
The state board cited “recurring deficiencies related to a disregard
for students,” said Lisa Emrich, a board programs manager.
Miami-Jacobs said it was "outraged by the decision."
"They defied the examiner’s recommendation which clearly acknowledged
our progress and also recommended continuing our accreditation for
another year as we continue to improve the program," the school said in
a statement.
The Dayton-based college has been under scrutiny since 2008 for
allegations that its nursing program was not accredited as previously
advertised to the students upon enrollment.
In March and July, the state board evaluated the status of its nursing
program and held the first hearing on its deficiencies in October.
Since 2008, board investigators found the school repeatedly used
unqualified instructors and administrators, did not meet the state’s
licensed nursing curriculum standards and did not provide accurate
information to the board or its students, Emrich said.
Upon the board’s withdraw of approval, the school is now required by
law to file an appeal in Franklin County courts, Emrich added.
The college said it will immediately seek an order to set aside/stay
the ruling so it can continue teaching the students currently in the
program.
Miami-Jacobs, which dates back to the 1860s, has programs in a variety
of areas ranging from accounting to criminal justice to cosmetology.
The school has campuses in Troy, Springboro, Cincinnati and Columbus.
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