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 2019, 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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Institution Accredited Program Concentration City State / Territory / Province Country
Arkansas Tech University Master's Russellville AR US
Ashland Community and Technical College Associate Ashland KY US
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Practical Marlborough MA US
Athens Technical College Associate Athens GA US
Atlantic Cape Community College Associate Mays Landing NJ US
Augusta Technical College Practical Augusta GA US
Augusta Technical College Associate Augusta GA US
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Associate Canton OH US
Austin Community College Practical Austin TX US
Austin Community College Associate Austin TX US
Baltimore City Community College Associate Baltimore MD US
Baptist Health College Little Rock Practical Little Rock AR US
Baptist Health College Little Rock Associate Little Rock AR US
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions Associate San Antonio TX US
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions Baccalaureate San Antonio TX US
Barton County Community College Associate Great Bend KS US
Baton Rouge Community College Associate Baton Rouge LA US
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Diploma Baton Rouge LA US
Bay de Noc Community College Associate Escanaba MI US
Bay State College Associate Boston MA US
Beebe Medical Center Diploma Lewes DE US
Bellingham Technical College Associate Bellingham WA US
Bergen Community College Associate Paramus NJ US
Berkshire Community College Associate Pittsfield MA US
Bethel University Baccalaureate Mishawaka IN US
Bethel University Associate Mishawaka IN US
Bethel University Master's Mishawaka IN US
Bethune-Cookman University Baccalaureate Daytona Beach FL US
Bevill State Community College Practical Jasper AL US
Bevill State Community College Associate Jasper AL US
Big Bend Community College Associate Moses Lake WA US
Bishop State Community College Practical Mobile AL US
Bishop State Community College Associate Mobile AL US
Bismarck State College Associate Bismarck ND US
Black Hawk College Associate Moline IL US

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