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
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing/Camden County College Diploma Camden NJ
Owens Community College Associate Perrysburg OH
Ozarks Technical Community College Associate Springfield MO
Pacific Union College Baccalaureate Angwin CA
Pacific Union College Associate Angwin CA
Palm Beach State College Associate Lake Worth FL
Palm Beach State College Baccalaureate Lake Worth FL
Palomar College Associate San Marcos CA
Panola College Associate Carthage TX
Paris Junior College Associate Paris TX
Parkland College Associate Champaign IL
Pasco-Hernando State College Associate New Port Richey FL
Pasco-Hernando State College Associate Passaic NJ
Paul D. Camp Community College Associate Franklin VA
Pearl River Community College Associate Poplarville MS
Pellissippi State Community College Associate Friendsville TN
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Associate Lancaster PA
Pennsylvania College of Technology Baccalaureate Williamsport PA
Pennsylvania College of Technology Practical Williamsport PA
Pennsylvania College of Technology Associate Williamsport PA
Pensacola State College Practical Pensacola FL
Pensacola State College Associate Pensacola FL
Pensacola State College Baccalaureate Pensacola FL
Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas Associate Helena-West Helena AR
Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix College Associate Phoenix AZ
Pickens Technical College Practical Aurora CO
Piedmont Technical College Associate Greenwood SC
Piedmont Virginia Community College Associate Charlottesville VA
Pierce College Associate Puyallup WA
Pima County Community College District Associate Tucson AZ
Platt College Baccalaureate Aurora CO
Polk State College Associate Winter Haven FL
Polk State College Baccalaureate Winter Haven FL
POLYTECH Adult Education Practical Woodside DE
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Associate Syracuse NY

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