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.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
CT State Community College - Three Rivers Campus Associate Norwich CT
Three Rivers College Associate Poplar Bluff MO
Tidewater Community College Associate Portsmouth VA
Tompkins Cortland Community College Associate Dryden NY
Treasure Valley Community College Associate Ontario OR
Tri County Technology Center Practical Bartlesville OK
Tri-County Technical College Practical Pendleton SC
Tri-County Technical College Associate Pendleton SC
Trident Technical College Practical Charleston SC
Trident Technical College Associate Charleston SC
Trinidad State College Associate Trinidad CO
Trinity Health System Diploma Steubenville OH
Trinity Valley Community College Associate Kaufman TX
Triton College Associate River Grove IL
Trocaire College Associate Buffalo NY
Trocaire College Baccalaureate Buffalo NY
Troy University Baccalaureate Troy AL
Troy University Associate Troy AL
Troy University Clinical Doctorate Troy AL
Truckee Meadows Community College Associate Reno NV
Tulsa Community College Associate Tulsa OK
Tuskegee University Baccalaureate Tuskegee AL
Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Practical Roosevelt UT
Ulster County Community College Associate Stone Ridge NY
Universidad Ana G. Mendez – Carolina Campus Associate Carolina PR
Universidad Ana G. Mendez – Cupey Campus Master's Bayamon PR
Universidad Ana G. Mendez – Cupey Campus Associate Bayamon PR
Universidad Ana G. Mendez – Cupey Campus Baccalaureate Bayamon PR
University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Associate Arecibo PR
University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Baccalaureate Arecibo PR
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Baccalaureate Humacao PR
University of Alaska Anchorage Associate Anchorage AK
University of Alaska Anchorage Baccalaureate Anchorage AK
University of Alaska Anchorage Master's/Post-Master's Certificate Anchorage AK
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Associate Little Rock AR

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***Indicates Applicant only