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 Institution Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program Concentration City State / Territory / Province
Columbus State Community College Associate Columbus OH
Columbus Technical College Associate Columbus GA
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Associate Bloomsburg PA
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Baccalaureate Bloomsburg PA
Community College of Allegheny County Associate Pittsburgh PA
Community College of Baltimore County Associate Baltimore MD
Community College of Beaver County Associate Monaca PA
Community College of Denver Practical Denver CO
Community College of Philadelphia Associate Philadelphia PA
Community College of Baltimore County Associate Warwick RI
Community College of Baltimore County Practical Warwick RI
Concorde Career College Practical Aurora CO
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Diploma Johnstown PA
CT State Community College - Capital Campus Associate Hartford CT
Connecticut State Community College Associate Norwich CT
Connecticut State Community College – Naugatuck Valley Associate Waterbury CT
Connecticut State Community College – Northwestern Associate Winsted CT
Connecticut State Community College Associate Norwalk CT
Connors State College Associate Muskogee OK
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Associate Wesson MS
County College of Morris Associate Randolph NJ
Covenant Medical Center Diploma Lubbock TX
Cox College Associate Springfield MO
Crowder College Associate Neosho MO
Cuyahoga Community College Associate Cleveland OH
Cypress College Associate Cypress CA
Daemen University Baccalaureate Amherst NY
Daemen University Masters Amherst NY
Dallas College Associate Dallas TX
Dallas College Baccalaureate Dallas TX
Dallas College Practical Dallas TX
Dalton State College Associate Dalton GA
Dalton State College Baccalaureate Dalton GA
Danville Area Community College Associate Danville IL
Danville Community College Associate Danville VA

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