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
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Associate Boise Idaho
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Associate Mesa Arizona
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Associate Phoenix AZ
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Associate Reno NV
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus Associate Tucson Arizona
Carteret Community College Associate Morehead City NC
Casper College Associate Casper WY
Catawba Valley Community College Associate Hickory NC
Cayuga County Community College Associate Auburn NY
Cecil College Associate North East MD
Cedar Crest College Baccalaureate Allentown PA
Cedar Crest College Master's/Post-Master's Certificate Allentown PA
Central Alabama Community College Associate Childersburg AL
Central Alabama Community College Practical Childersburg Alabama
Central Arizona College Associate Coolidge AZ
Central Carolina Technical College Associate Sumter SC
Central Community College Associate Grand Island NE
Central Georgia Technical College - Macon Associate Warner Robins GA
Central Georgia Technical College - Macon Practical Warner Robins GA
Central Maine Community College Associate Auburn ME
Central New Mexico Community College Associate Albuquerque NM
Central Ohio Technical College Associate Newark OH
Central Oregon Community College Associate Bend Oregon
Central Piedmont Community College Associate Charlotte NC
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Practical Lewisburg PA
Central Texas College Associate Killeen TX
Central Wyoming College Associate Riverton WY
Century College Associate White Bear Lake MN
Cerritos College Associate Norwalk CA
Chaffey College Associate Rancho Cucamonga CA
Maricopa Community Colleges-Chandler-Gilbert Community College Associate Mesa AZ
Charleston Southern University Baccalaureate Charleston SC
Charleston Southern University Master's Charleston SC
Chattahoochee Technical College - Branch Campus Associate Dallas GA
Chattahoochee Valley Community College Associate Phenix City AL

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