Notification of Commission Actions
Fall 2014 Accreditation Cycle
On March 12-13, 2015, the ACEN Board of Commissioners met to review nursing programs applying for continuing and initial accreditation that were visited in the Fall 2014 Accreditation Cycle and Follow-Up Reports. The following lists the accreditation decisions from that meeting.
Accredited nursing programs are afforded the opportunity to forward comments regarding the Commission decision to the ACEN by *May 6, 2015.
Programs Reviewed for Initial Accreditation
Programs Reviewed for Continuing Accreditation
Commission Actions Based on Programs Submitting a Follow-Up Report
* unless otherwise specified in the public disclosure
Programs Reviewed for Initial Accreditation
Governing Organization |
State |
Program Type |
Next Review |
Aquinas College | Tennessee | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Fall 2019 |
Central Piedmont Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Fall 2019 |
Coahoma Community College | Mississippi | Associate | Fall 2019 |
Colorado Mesa University | Colorado | Practical | Fall 2019 |
Davenport University | Michigan | Master’s | Fall 2019 |
Edgecombe Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Fall 2019 |
Edgecombe Community College | North Carolina | Practical | Fall 2019 |
Francis Marion University | South Carolina | Master’s | Fall 2019 |
Georgia Highlands College | Georgia | Baccalaureate | Fall 2019 |
Iowa Wesleyan College | Iowa | Baccalaureate | Fall 2019 |
Lake Superior College | Minnesota | Practical | Fall 2019 |
Northern Kentucky University | Kentucky | Clinical Doctorate | Fall 2019 |
Palm Beach State College | Florida | Baccalaureate | Fall 2019 |
Southwest Baptist University | Missouri | Master’s | Fall 2019 |
Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences | New York | Associate | Fall 2019 |
Wake Technical Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Fall 2019 |
Waubonsee Community College | Illinois | Associate | Fall 2019 |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8) POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation Back to Top
Programs Reviewed for Continuing Accreditation
Governing Organization |
State |
Program Type |
Next Review |
Athens Technical College | Georgia | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Bowie State University | Maryland | Baccalaureate | Spring 2017 with Warning |
Cape Fear Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Central New Mexico Community College | New Mexico | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Collin County Community College District | Texas | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Corning Community College | New York | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Delaware Technical Community College -Terry Campus | Delaware | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Delaware Technical Community College -Terry Campus | Delaware | Practical | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2016 |
Durham Technical Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Durham Technical Community College | North Carolina | Practical | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2016 |
Dutchess Community College | New York | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville | Ohio | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Spring 2017 with Warning |
Franklin Pierce University | New Hampshire | Baccalaureate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus | Colorado | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Frontier Nursing University | Kentucky | Clinical Doctorate | Fall 2022 |
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | Pennsylvania | Diploma | Fall 2022 |
Global Health College | Virginia | Practical | Fall 2022 |
Harcum College | Pennsylvania | Associate | Fall 2015 with Warning for Good Cause |
Holy Name Hospital | New Jersey | Diploma | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Jefferson Community & Technical College | Kentucky | Associate | Spring 2017 with Warning |
Jefferson Community College | New York | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Kaskaskia College | Illinois | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Kilgore College | Texas | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Lake Land College | Illinois | Practical | Fall 2015 with Warning for Good Cause |
Laredo Community College | Texas | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Lorain County Community College | Ohio | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Lower Columbia College | Washington | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Madisonville Community College | Kentucky | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Manhattan Area Technical College | Kansas | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley | Missouri | Practical | Deny Continuing Accreditation |
Middlesex Community College | Massachusetts | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Middlesex County College | New Jersey | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Mid-State Technical College | Wisconsin | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology | Pennsylvania | Practical | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2016 |
Miles Community College | Montana | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Mountainland Applied Technology College | Utah | Practical | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2016 |
Neumann University | Pennsylvania | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Fall 2022 |
Nicolet Area Technical College | Wisconsin | Associate | Fall 2022 |
North Idaho College | Idaho | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Northcentral Technical College | Wisconsin | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Northland Pioneer College | Arizona | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Norwalk Community College | Connecticut | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Louisiana | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Oakland Community College | Michigan | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Our Lady of the Lake College | Louisiana | Baccalaureate | Fall 2022 |
Piedmont Virginia Community College | Virginia | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Presentation College | South Dakota | Baccalaureate | Fall 2022 |
Robert Morris University – Illinois | Illinois | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Pennsylvania | Diploma | Fall 2022 |
Santa Monica College | California | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Sharon Regional Health System | Pennsylvania | Diploma | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Skagit Valley College | Washington | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Southern Union State Community College | Alabama | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Success Healthcare/St. Alexius Hospital, Inc. | Missouri | Diploma | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Thomas More College | Kentucky | Baccalaureate | Spring 2017 with Warning |
Thomas Nelson Community College | Virginia | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Universidad Metropolitana | Puerto Rico | Master’s | Fall 2022 |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Arkansas | Baccalaureate | Fall 2022 |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Arkansas | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Associate | Fall 2022 |
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College | Texas | Associate | Spring 2017 with Warning |
University of the District of Columbia Community College | Washington, DC | Associate | Deny Continuing Accreditation |
Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program | Virginia | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Waukesha County Technical College | Wisconsin | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Wayland Baptist University | Texas | Baccalaureate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Weber State University | Utah | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Fall 2022 |
Whatcom Community College | Washington | Associate | Fall 2022 |
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College | Wisconsin | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
Wytheville Community College | Virginia | Associate | Fall 2022 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2017 |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8) POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation Accreditation with Conditions or Warning Status Back to Top
Commission Actions Based on Programs Submitting a Follow-Up Report
Governing Organization |
State |
Program Type |
Commission Action |
Next Review |
Aiken Technical College |
South Carolina |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Alabama Southern Community College |
Alabama |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Antillean Adventist University (Universidad Adventista De Las Antillas) |
Puerto Rico |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Arkansas State University |
Arkansas |
Master’s/PMC |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Arkansas State University |
Arkansas |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Arkansas State University |
Arkansas |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College |
West Virginia |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
BridgeValley Community College |
West Virginia |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Bronx Community College – CUNY |
New York |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Calhoun Community College |
Alabama |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Central Arizona College |
Arizona |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Central Maine Community College |
Maine |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit |
Pennsylvania |
Practical |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Fall 2020 |
County College of Morris |
New Jersey |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Davenport University |
Michigan |
Practical |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Fall 2020 |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
Florida |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Grambling State University |
Louisiana |
Master’s/PMC |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Grambling State University |
Louisiana |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Harding University |
Arkansas |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Itawamba Community College |
Mississippi |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Kansas |
Baccalaureate |
Continuing Accreditation with Warning for Good Cause |
May 15, 2015 |
Maine College of Health Professions |
Maine |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Massasoit Community College |
Massachusetts |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Miami Dade College |
Florida |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Missouri Southern State University |
Missouri |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Moorpark College |
California |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Mott Community College |
Michigan |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Nashua Community College |
New Hampshire |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Parkland College |
Illinois |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences |
Pennsylvania |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Pierce College Puyallup |
Washington |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Quincy College |
Massachusetts |
Practical |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Fall 2020 |
Southwest Baptist University |
Missouri |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Southwest Mississippi Community College |
Mississippi |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
St. Louis Community College |
Missouri |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Triton College |
Illinois |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Truckee Meadows Community College |
Nevada |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Universidad de Puerto Rico at Arecibo |
Puerto Rico |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Universidad Metropolitana |
Puerto Rico |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Universidad Metropolitana |
Puerto Rico |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford |
Pennsylvania |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford |
Pennsylvania |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
University of Rio Grande |
Ohio |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Utah State University – College of Eastern Utah |
Utah |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
Vincennes University |
Indiana |
Practical |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Fall 2020 |
Wesley College |
Delaware |
Baccalaureate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
York Technical College/University of South Carolina Lancaster |
South Carolina |
Associate |
Affirm Continuing Accreditation |
Spring 2020 |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8) POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation Follow-Up Report For more information on the topics listed above, refer to the ACEN Accreditation Manual Back to Top
Commission Actions Based on a Focused Visit
Governing Organization |
State |
Program Type |
Commission Action |
Alle-Kiski Medical Center | Pennsylvania | Diploma | Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in ownership of the governing organization |
Becker College | Massachusetts | Baccalaureate | Extend continuing accreditation to the pre-licensure baccalaureate program option |
Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Ohio | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following an increase in enrollment and implementation of a new curriculum |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Baccalaureate | Extend continuing accreditation to the pre-licensure program option and the new teaching location |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following a decrease in licensure examination pass rates and the implementation of a revised curriculum |
Community College of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in status with the state regulatory agency. |
Medtech College – Indianapolis | Indiana | Practical | Affirm continuing accreditation following a decline in the licensure examination pass rates and change in status with the state regulatory agency with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | Nebraska | Master’s/PMC | Extend continuing accreditation to the new program option and relocated teaching location |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | Nebraska | Baccalaureate | Extend continuing accreditation to the new and relocated teaching locations |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | Arkansas | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following a curriculum revision and decline in the licensure examination pass rates |
Sam Houston State University | Texas | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following an increase in student enrollment and extend continuing accreditation to the new teaching location, the RN-to-BSN program option, and the LVN-to-BSN program options |
Success Healthcare/St. Alexius Hospital, Inc. | Missouri | Diploma | Accept the Focused Visit Report. |
Western Pennsylvania Hospital | Pennsylvania | Diploma | Affirm continuing accreditation following the change in ownership |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.22)
POLICY #14: Reporting Substantive Changes
Focused Visits
Withdrawal of Accreditation (Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.15)
POLICY #7: Withdrawal
For more information on the topics listed above, refer to the ACEN Accreditation Manual