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
St. Joseph's College of Nursing Associate Syracuse NY
Saint Louis Community College Associate St. Louis MO
St. Luke's College Associate Sioux City IA
Marshall University Associate Huntington WV
St. Peter's Health Partners - Samaritan Hospital Practical Troy NY
St. Peter's Health Partners - Samaritan Hospital Associate Troy NY
Stark State College Associate North Canton OH
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Baccalaureate Bradenton FL
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Associate Bradenton FL
Stephen F. Austin State University Baccalaureate Nacogdoches TX
Suffolk County Community College Associate Selden NY
Suffolk County Community College Practical Selden NY
Sultan Qaboos University Baccalaureate Muscat OM-MA
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Baccalaureate Canton NY
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Associate Canton NY
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Practical Canton NY
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Associate Delhi NY
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Baccalaureate Delhi NY
Tacoma Community College Associate Tacoma WA
Tallahassee Community College Associate Tallahassee FL
Tallahassee Community College Baccalaureate Tallahassee FL
Tarrant County College District Associate Fort Worth TX
Taylor College Associate Belleview FL
Taylor College Practical Belleview FL
Technical College of the Lowcountry Practical Beaufort SC
Technical College of the Lowcountry Associate Beaufort SC
Temple College Associate Temple TX
Tennessee State University Baccalaureate Nashville TN
Tennessee State University Master's/Post-Master's Certificate Nashville TN
Terra State Community College Associate Fremont OH
Texarkana College Associate Texarkana TX
Texas A&M International University Baccalaureate Laredo TX
Texas A&M International University Master's Laredo TX
Thomas More University Baccalaureate Edgewood KY
Thomas University Baccalaureate Thomasville GA

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