Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing - (ACEN)

Accreditation of nursing education programs and schools, both postsecondary and higher degree, which offer either a certificate, diploma, or recognized professional degree (clinical doctorate, master's, baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and practical nursing) in the United States, its territories and internationally, including those offered via distance education. (2011)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Kathy Chappell, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer

3390 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of October 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

Filter by First Letter of Program Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Moore Norman Technology Center Practical Norman OK
Moorpark College Associate Moorpark CA
Moraine Park Technical College Associate West Bend WI
Moraine Valley Community College Associate Palos Hills IL
Morehead State University Associate Morehead KY
Morgan Community College Associate Fort Morgan CO
Morton College Associate Cicero IL
Motlow State Community College Associate Tullahoma TN
Charles Stewart Mott Community College Associate Flint MI
Mount Aloysius College Baccalaureate Cresson PA
Mount Aloysius College Associate Cresson PA
Mount Wachusett Community College Associate Gardner MA
Mount Wachusett Community College Practical Gardner MA
Murray State College Associate Tishomingo OK
Muskegon Community College Associate Muskegon MI
Nashua Community College Associate Nashua NH
Nashville State Community College Associate Nashville TN
Nassau Community College Associate Garden City NY
National Park College Associate Hot Springs AR
CT State Community College - Naugatuck Valley Campus Associate Waterbury CT
Navarro College Associate Waxahachie TX
Neosho County Community College Associate Chanute KS
Neumann University Master's/Post-Master's Certificate Aston PA
Neumann University Baccalaureate Aston PA
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District Practical New Castle DE
New England Institute of Technology Baccalaureate East Greenwich RI
New England Institute of Technology Associate East Greenwich RI
New Mexico Junior College Associate Hobbs NM
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York Associate Brooklyn NY
New York University Baccalaureate Brooklyn NY
NHTI - Concord's Community College Associate Concord NH
Niagara County Community College Associate Sanborn NY
Nicolet Area Technical College Associate Rhinelander WI
Norfolk State University Baccalaureate Norfolk VA
Normandale Community College Associate Bloomington MN

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