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
Herzing University Associate Akron OH
Harrison College Associate Birmingham AL
Harrison College Practical Birmingham AL
Herzing University Practical Brookfield WI
Harrison College Practical Kenosha WI
Herzing University Associate Winter Park FL
Herzing University Practical Winter Park FL
Harrison College Associate Milwaukee WI
Harrison College Practical Milwaukee WI
Highland Community College Associate Atchison KS
Highland Community College Associate Freeport IL
Highline College Associate Des Moines WA
Hillsborough Community College Associate Tampa FL
Hinds Community College Associate Jackson MS
Hocking College Associate Nelsonville OH
Holmes Community College Associate Grenada MS
Holy Name Medical Center Diploma Englewood Cliffs NJ
Holyoke Community College Associate Holyoke MA
Holyoke Community College Practical Holyoke MA
Hopkinsville Community College Associate Hopkinsville KY
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Associate Myrtle Beach SC
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Practical Myrtle Beach SC
Houston Christian University Baccalaureate Houston TX
Howard College Associate Big Spring TX
Howard Community College Practical Columbia MD
Howard Community College Associate Columbia MD
Hudson County Community College Associate Jersey City NJ
Hudson Valley Community College Associate Troy NY
Hutchinson Community College Associate Hutchinson KS
Idaho State University Associate Pocatello ID
Illinois Central College Associate Peoria IL
Illinois Central College Practical Peoria IL
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Associate Olney IL
Illinois Valley Community College Associate Oglesby IL
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Baccalaureate Dammam

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