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
Kettering College Baccalaureate Kettering OH
Kilgore College Associate Kilgore TX
Jeddah Community College, King Abdulaziz University Baccalaureate Jeddah SA-02
Kaplan Test Prep Associate Brooklyn NY
Kishwaukee College Associate Malta IL
Labette Community College Associate Parsons KS
LaGrange College Baccalaureate LaGrange GA
LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York Associate Long Island City NY
Lake Land College Associate Mattoon IL
Lake Land College Practical Mattoon IL
Lake Michigan College Associate Benton Harbor MI
Lake Region State College Associate Devils Lake ND
Lake Superior College Associate Duluth MN
Lake Superior College Practical Duluth MN
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Associate Kirkland WA
Lake-Sumter State College Associate Leesburg FL
Lakeland Community College Associate Kirtland OH
Lakes Region Community College Associate Laconia NH
Lakeshore Technical College Associate Cleveland WI
Lakeshore Technical College Practical Cleveland WI
Lamar Community College Associate Lamar CO
Lamar University Master's Beaumont TX
Lamar University Baccalaureate Beaumont TX
Langston University Baccalaureate Langston OK
Lansing Community College Associate Lansing MI
Laramie County Community College Associate Cheyenne WY
Las Vegas College Associate Henderson NV
Regis College Associate Medford MA
T.A. Lawson State Community College Associate Birmingham AL
T.A. Lawson State Community College Practical Birmingham AL
Lee College Associate Baytown TX
Lehigh Carbon Community College Practical Schnecksville PA
Lehigh Carbon Community College Associate Schnecksville PA
Lehigh Valley Health Network Diploma Pottsville PA
Lenape Technical School Practical Ford City PA

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