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What Capella Preceptor students say

Real outcomes from students we have matched, across every program. Filter by your track to see reviews that fit your practicum.

4.8★★★★★average across 32 student reviews
★★★★★

“I needed 40 practicum hours for my RN-to-BSN capstone and had zero leads after emailing 15 clinics myself. They had me matched in five days with a community-health nurse 20 minutes from my house. Logging hours in CORE ELMS was painless once she signed off each week.”

Marcus T.RN-to-BSN · Ohio
★★★★★

“FlexPath let me move fast but the practicum was the wall I kept hitting. Capella Preceptor found me a family-practice NP in under a week and I didn't pay a cent until the match was confirmed.”

Priya R.MSN - FNP · Texas
★★★★★

“After three months of cold-calling psych offices with nothing to show, I almost dropped the term. They placed me with a PMHNP at an outpatient behavioral clinic and the relief was real.”

Dwayne H.MSN - PMHNP · Georgia
★★★★☆

“Good match for my AGPCNP hours at a geriatrics clinic. Took eight days rather than the seven they advertise, but they kept me updated the whole time and the preceptor was excellent with older adults.”

Emily S.MSN - AGPCNP · Florida
★★★★★

“My DNP project site fell through last minute and I was panicking. They lined up a new clinical mentor and helped me get the hours signed in CORE ELMS without losing the term. Cannot overstate how much stress they took off me.”

Jamal W.DNP · North Carolina
★★★★★

“They asked whether I wanted virtual or in-person and actually listened. I got an in-person FNP placement at an urgent care 15 minutes away instead of being shoved into something across the county.”

Sofia M.MSN - FNP · California
★★★★★

“The not-chasing-anyone-for-months part is the whole reason I'd recommend them. One intake call, matched within the week, done.”

Brittany K.RN-to-BSN · Michigan
★★★★★

“I was nervous about a virtual placement counting, but they set me up with a telepsych PMHNP over Zoom and every hour logged clean in CORE ELMS. My faculty had no issues with the documentation at all.”

Hector G.MSN - PMHNP · Arizona
★★★★★

“Matched in four days. The preceptor was an AGPCNP at an internal-medicine group who actually wanted to teach instead of just signing my hours and ignoring me.”

Aisha N.MSN - AGPCNP · Illinois
★★★★☆

“Solid experience overall for my DNP practicum. The match took a bit of back-and-forth to find a site aligned with my quality-improvement project, but once it landed it was a great fit and the CORE ELMS sign-offs were smooth.”

Tyler B.DNP · Pennsylvania
★★★★★

“No payment until matched is what made me trust them. I'd been burned by a 'placement' site that took money upfront and ghosted. Capella Preceptor had my FNP preceptor confirmed before I owed anything.”

Grace L.MSN - FNP · Washington
★★★★★

“Knocked out my BSN capstone hours at a local public-health department. Easy, fast, and they walked me through the CORE ELMS logging the first week so I wasn't guessing.”

DeShawn P.RN-to-BSN · Tennessee
★★★★★

“I'm GuidedPath and behind a cohort that all had preceptors already. They found me a PMHNP at a community mental health center fast enough that I didn't fall further behind. Genuinely saved my term.”

Olivia C.MSN - PMHNP · Colorado
★★★★★

“Seven-day match was real for me, almost to the hour. AGPCNP placement at a primary-care office near work.”

Raj P.MSN - AGPCNP · New Jersey
★★★★☆

“They came through with an FNP preceptor at a women's-health clinic. Communication slowed down once I was matched, but the placement itself was great and the hours all signed off in CORE ELMS without a hitch.”

Hannah F.MSN - FNP · Virginia
★★★★★

“As a working RN doing my DNP, I had no time to hunt for a site. They handled the whole search and I just showed up. The CORE ELMS documentation was set up so cleanly my faculty approved it first pass.”

Carlos V.DNP · New Mexico
★★★★★

“Forty practicum hours sorted in under a week. I work nights so they found me a daytime community placement that actually fit my schedule.”

Megan O.RN-to-BSN · Wisconsin
★★★★★

“My PMHNP placement was in-person at an addiction-medicine clinic and it was hands-down the best clinical experience of my program. I'd spent two months striking out on my own before I called them.”

Kwame A.MSN - PMHNP · Maryland
★★★★★

“FlexPath self-paced is great until the practicum, and then you're suddenly stuck. They unstuck me in six days flat with an FNP at a rural family clinic.”

Lauren D.MSN - FNP · Minnesota
★★★★☆

“Decent turnaround and a good AGPCNP site at a long-term care facility. One scheduling mix-up early on, but they fixed it the same day and the rest was smooth.”

Anthony R.MSN - AGPCNP · Massachusetts
★★★★★

“Honestly I'd resigned myself to delaying graduation. They matched me for my capstone hours in five days and signed everything in CORE ELMS. I graduate on time because of them.”

Destiny J.RN-to-BSN · Louisiana
★★★★★

“They found a DNP mentor whose practice lined up with my project focus, which I didn't think was possible on a short timeline. Worth every dollar, and I paid nothing until the match was set.”

Vikram S.DNP · Oregon
★★★★★

“I chose a virtual FNP placement because of childcare and they made it work over Zoom. Every clinical hour logged in CORE ELMS and counted exactly like an in-person one.”

Chloe E.MSN - FNP · Indiana
★★★★☆

“Good PMHNP match at an outpatient psych practice. It landed on day eight instead of seven, but compared to the months I'd already wasted alone, I'm not complaining.”

Marcus B.MSN - PMHNP · Missouri
★★★★★

“The intake person actually understood the AGPCNP scope and matched me to a clinic that fit it instead of a random primary-care office. Hours signed in CORE ELMS, no drama.”

Natalie W.MSN - AGPCNP · South Carolina
★★★★★

“Fast, professional, and I didn't pay until I was matched. My BSN practicum hours were done before classmates had even found a site.”

Omar F.RN-to-BSN · Nevada
★★★★★

“Three months of dead-end emails to clinics, then one week with Capella Preceptor and I had an FNP preceptor at a family-medicine practice. I cried a little when the confirmation came through.”

Jessica H.MSN - FNP · Kentucky
★★★★★

“They coordinated my DNP practicum hours and made sure the CORE ELMS sign-offs matched what my faculty required. No back-and-forth corrections, which I'd dreaded.”

Andre M.DNP · Connecticut
★★★★★

“Matched within seven days with a PMHNP doing both in-person and telehealth, so I got a mix of experiences. CORE ELMS logging was simple once she showed me the rhythm.”

Samantha T.MSN - PMHNP · Utah
★★★★★

“I'm on GuidedPath and was terrified of missing the practicum window. They placed me at an adult primary-care clinic with days to spare.”

Brandon K.MSN - AGPCNP · Alabama
★★★★☆

“Reliable service and a good FNP match at a community health center. The seven-day promise stretched to about ten in my case, but they were upfront about the delay and it was still worlds faster than doing it alone.”

Mei L.MSN - FNP · New York
★★★★★

“Simple and low-stress. Forty hours, local placement, signed off in CORE ELMS, no chasing anyone for weeks on end. Exactly what I needed to finish my RN-to-BSN.”

Travis O.RN-to-BSN · Oklahoma

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