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
Rasmussen University Practical Moorhead MN
Rasmussen University Associate Ocala FL
Rasmussen University Associate Bloomington MN
Rasmussen University Associate Romeoville IL
Rasmussen University Associate Bloomington MN
Rasmussen University Practical Bloomington MN
Rasmussen University Associate Brandon FL
Rasmussen University Associate Bloomington MN
Rasmussen University Associate Odessa FL
Rasmussen University Practical Odessa FL
Reading Area Community College Associate Reading PA
Reading Area Community College Practical Reading PA
Reading Hospital Diploma Reading PA
Redlands Community College Associate El Reno OK
Regis College Clinical Doctorate Weston MA
Regis College Baccalaureate Weston MA
Regis College Masters Weston MA
Reid State Technical College Practical Evergreen AL
Rend Lake College Associate
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. Practical Glen Dale WV
Richland Community College Associate Decatur IL
Ridgewater College Practical Willmar MN
Ridgewater College Associate Willmar MN
River Valley Community College Associate Claremont NH
River Valley Community College Practical Claremont NH
Riverland Community College Associate Austin MN
Riverland Community College Practical Austin MN
Riverside City College Associate Riverside CA
Riverside City College Practical Riverside CA
Riverside College of Health Sciences Practical Newport News VA
Riverside College of Health Sciences Associate Newport News VA
Riverside College of Health Sciences Baccalaureate Newport News VA
Rivier University Associate Nashua NH
Rivier University Baccalaureate Nashua NH
Rivier University Clinical Doctorate Nashua NH

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