The Ellis County Press: Westbrook graduates from Excelsior College Westbrook graduates from Excelsior College ================================================================================ Editor on 11/03/2011 11:35:00 Submitted article MIDLOTHIAN - Sheryl Ann Westbrook, a resident of Midlothian, has earned an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing from Excelsior College. Excelsior College is an accredited, private, nonprofit institution that focuses on the needs of working adults. Its primary mission is to increase access to a college degree for adult learners by removing obstacles to their educational goals. Excelsior’s unique strength is its acknowledged leadership in the assessment of student knowledge. It does so by providing working adults multiple avenues to degree completion that include its own online courses and college-level proficiency examinations, and the acceptance of credit in transfer from other colleges and universities.