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.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program Concentration City State / Territory / Province
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
Fairleigh Dickinson University Baccalaureate Teaneck NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University Clinical Doctorate Teaneck NJ
Fairleigh Dickinson University Masters Teaneck NJ
Fairmont State University Associate Fairmont WV
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Uniontown PA
Fayetteville Technical Community College Associate Fayetteville NC
Ferrum College Baccalaureate Ferrum VA
Finger Lakes Community College Associate Canandaigua NY
Finger Lakes Health - Geneva General Associate Geneva NY
Finger Lakes Health - Geneva General Practical Geneva NY
Firelands Regional Health System Diploma Sandusky OH
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College Associate Schriever LA
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College Practical Schriever LA
Florence-Darlington Technical College Associate Florence SC
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Baccalaureate Tallahassee FL
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Masters Tallahassee FL
Florida Gateway College Associate Lake City FL
Florida National University Associate Hialeah FL
Florida SouthWestern State College Associate Fort Myers FL
Florida SouthWestern State College Baccalaureate Fort Myers FL
Florida State College at Jacksonville Associate Jacksonville FL

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