A nursing program seeking ACEN initial or continuing accreditation explicitly agrees that information pertaining to the program shall be made available within 30 calendar days of the accreditation decisions made by the Board of Commissioners. In accordance with the table below, the ACEN will provide written notification to:

1. The program’s nurse administrator ^1,5.
2. The Chief Executive Officer of the governing organization ^1,5.
3. U.S. Department of Education Secretary ^1,2,4,5.
4. U.S. Department of Education Case Management Teams ^1,2,5.
5. State regulatory agencies for nursing ^1,2,5.
6. State Departments/Ministries of Education (as applicable) ^1,2,5.
7. Council for Higher Education Accreditation ^1,2,5.
8. Institutional accrediting agencies recognized by the ACEN for governing organizations ^1,2,5.
9. Peer evaluators who reviewed the program ^1.
10. Higher Education Publications, Inc. ^1,2,5.
11. The public (through posting on the ACEN website) ^1,2,3,4,5.

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Superscripts are identified in the Report Category column below. The reporting of the following information applies to all governing organizations/nursing programs seeking initial or continuing accreditation:

ACEN Dispersal of Accreditation Information

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The ACEN will submit to the U.S. Department of Education Secretary information regarding a program’s compliance with federal student aid program requirements if the Secretary requests such information, or if the ACEN believes that the program is failing to meet its Title IV responsibilities, or is involved in fraud and abuse with respect to its Title IV activities. If circumstances permit and to the extent feasible, prior to submission of information, the program will be provided an opportunity to comment on findings.