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 2024, 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
Eastern Kentucky University Associate Richmond KY
Eastern Maine Community College Associate Bangor ME
Eastern New Mexico University Baccalaureate Portales NM
Eastern New Mexico University Masters Portales NM
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Associate Roswell NM
Eastern Oklahoma State College Associate Wilburton OK
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Associate Moorefield WV
Eastern Wyoming College Associate Douglas WY
ECPI University Associate Manassas VA
ECPI University Baccalaureate Virginia Beach VA
ECPI University Associate Virginia Beach VA
ECPI University Associate Richmond VA
ECPI University Associate Virginia Beach VA
ECPI University Associate Newport News VA
Edgecombe Community College Practical Rocky Mount NC
Edgecombe Community College Associate Rocky Mount NC
Edison State Community College Associate Piqua OH
EDP University of Puerto Rico Associate
EDP University of Puerto Rico Baccalaureate
El Camino College Associate Torrance CA
El Paso County Community College District Associate El Paso TX
Elgin Community College Associate Elgin IL
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Associate Elizabethtown KY
Ellis Medicine Associate Schenectady NY
Elmira College Baccalaureate Elmira NY
Emporia State University Baccalaureate Emporia KS
Emporia State University Masters Emporia KS
Endicott College Masters Beverly MA
Enterprise State Community College Practical Enterprise AL
Erie Community College Associate Williamsville NY
Essex County College Associate Newark NJ
Maricopa Community Colleges-Estrella Mountain Community College Associate Avondale AZ
Everett Community College Associate Everett WA
Excelsior University Baccalaureate Albany NY
Excelsior University Masters Albany NY

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