Notification of Commission Actions
Fall 2012 Accreditation Cycle
On March 7-8, 2013, the ACEN Board of Commissioners met to review nursing programs applying for continuing and initial accreditation that were visited in the Fall 2012 Accreditation Cycle, Follow-Up Reports, and Focused Visits. The following lists the accreditation decisions from that meeting.
Programs Reviewed for Initial Accreditation
Programs Reviewed for Continuing Accreditation
Commission Actions Based on Programs Submitting a Follow-Up Report
Commission Actions Based on a Focused Visit
Programs Reviewed for Initial Accreditation
|
Governing Organization
|
State
|
Program Type
|
Next Visit
|
| Brookline College |
Arizona
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2017 |
| City Colleges of Chicago – Wilbur Wright College |
Illinois
|
Associate
|
Deny Initial Accreditation |
| City Colleges of Chicago – Wilbur Wright College |
Illinois
|
Practical
|
Deny Initial Accreditation |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College |
Alabama
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College |
Alabama
|
Practical
|
Fall 2017 |
| Colorado Mesa University |
Colorado
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Concorde Career College |
Colorado
|
Practical
|
Deny Initial Accreditation |
| Endicott College |
Massachusetts
|
Master’s
|
Fall 2017 |
| Everest University – Brandon |
Florida
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Fortis College – Salt Lake City |
Utah
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Hagerstown Community College |
Maryland
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Hagerstown Community College |
Maryland
|
Practical
|
Fall 2017 |
| Indiana State University |
Indiana
|
Clinical Doctorate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Lake Superior College |
Minnesota
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Maria College |
New York
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Northeastern State University |
Oklahoma
|
Master’s
|
Fall 2017 |
| Northwestern Connecticut Community College |
Connecticut
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Polk State College |
Florida
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Sampson Community College |
North Carolina
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Sampson Community College |
North Carolina
|
Practical
|
Fall 2017 |
| Schoolcraft College |
Michigan
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Schoolcraft College |
Michigan
|
Practical
|
Fall 2017 |
| St. Johns River State College |
Florida
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| St. Joseph School of Nursing |
New Hampshire
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Tallahassee Community College |
Florida
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| Terra State Community College |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Fall 2017 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith |
Arkansas
|
Practical
|
Deny Initial Accreditation |
| Wallace State Community College |
Alabama
|
Practical
|
Fall 2017 |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8)
POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation
Programs Reviewed for Continuing Accreditation
|
GOVERNING ORGANIZATION
|
STATE
|
PROGRAM TYPE
|
NEXT VISIT
|
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College |
Georgia
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Alcorn State University |
Mississippi
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Angelo State University |
Texas
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Spring 2015 with Warning |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Spring 2015 with Warning |
| Baptist Health Schools Little Rock |
Arkansas
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Bethel College |
Indiana
|
Master’s
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Bethel College |
Indiana
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Bowie State University |
Maryland
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Broward Community College |
Florida
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Central Ohio Technical College |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Spring 2015 with Warning |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit |
Pennsylvania
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2014 |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing – Columbus |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Clarion and Edinboro Universities of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| College of Central Florida |
Florida
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Community College of Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital |
Pennsylvania
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| Connors State College |
Oklahoma
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Covenant Health System |
Texas
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| Davenport University |
Michigan
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Davenport University |
Michigan
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2014 |
| Eastern Maine Community College |
Maine
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| El Paso Community College |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Endicott College |
Massachusetts
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Ferris State University |
Michigan
|
Master’s
|
Fall 2020 |
| Ferris State University |
Michigan
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Fort Scott Community College |
Kansas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Removal of Warning |
| Genesee Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Global Health College |
Virginia
|
Practical
|
Fall 2014 with Warning |
| Greenville Technical College |
South Carolina
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange College |
Missouri
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Henderson Community College |
Kentucky
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Jameson Health System |
Pennsylvania
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Jamestown College |
North Dakota
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 |
| La Roche College |
Pennsylvania
|
Master’s
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| La Roche College |
Pennsylvania
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Lake Land College |
Illinois
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Lake Land College |
Illinois
|
Practical
|
Fall 2014 with Warning |
| Lincoln Memorial University |
Tennessee
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Fall 2020 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College |
Massachusetts
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley |
Missouri
|
Practical
|
Fall 2014 with Warning |
| Morehead State University |
Kentucky
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Nassau Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Ohio Valley General Hospital |
Pennsylvania
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| Pratt Community College |
Kansas
|
Associate
|
Spring 2015 with Warning |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences |
Nevada
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Quincy College |
Massachusetts
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2014 |
| Saint Charles Community College |
Missouri
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center |
New Jersey
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing |
Illinois
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center |
New Jersey
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| Salem City Schools |
Ohio
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 with Removal of Warning |
| Sinclair Community College |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Southern University at Shreveport |
Louisiana
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Southern Vermont College |
Vermont
|
Baccalaureate
|
Continuing Accreditation with Warning Next Visit – Spring 2014 |
| Southern Vermont College |
Vermont
|
Associate
|
Continuing Accreditation with Warning through program closure in May 2014 |
| Slippery Rock University |
Pennsylvania
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| St. Catherine University |
Minnesota
|
Master’s/PMC
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| St. Catherine University |
Minnesota
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| St. Catherine University |
Minnesota
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| St. Vincent’s College |
Connecticut
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Tacoma Community College |
Washington
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
New Jersey
|
Diploma
|
Fall 2020 |
| University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville |
Arkansas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| University of Arkansas – Fort Smith |
Arkansas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
Arkansas
|
Baccalaureate
|
Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| University of Dundee |
Dundee, Scotland
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Titusville |
Pennsylvania
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| University of Saint Francis |
Indiana
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Victoria College |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Vincennes University |
Indiana
|
Baccalaureate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Vincennes University |
Indiana
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Vincennes University |
Indiana
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2014 |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
Virginia
|
Practical
|
Fall 2020 |
| Wallace State Community College |
Alabama
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
| Weatherford College |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Wenatchee Valley College |
Washington
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 with Removal of Warning |
| Western Nevada College |
Nevada
|
Associate
|
Fall 2020 |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8)
POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation
Accreditation with Conditions or Warning Status
Commission Actions Based on Programs Submitting a Follow-Up Report
|
GOVERNING ORGANIZATION
|
STATE
|
PROGRAM TYPE
|
ACTION
|
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
Louisiana
|
Diploma
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2018 |
| Big Bend Community College |
Washington
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Bridgeport Hospital |
Connecticut
|
Diploma
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2018 |
| Carl Albert State College |
Oklahoma
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College |
Ohio
|
Practical
|
Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| Cuyahoga Community College |
Ohio
|
Associate
|
Continuing Accreditation with Warning Next Visit – Spring 2014 |
| Del Mar College |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Dyersburg State Community College |
Tennessee
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Elgin Community College |
Illinois
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Ellis Hospital |
New York
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Finger Lakes Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Franklin County Career and Technology Center |
Pennsylvania
|
Practical
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2018 |
| Frederick Community College |
Maryland
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College |
Georgia
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2015 |
| Iowa Wesleyan College |
Iowa
|
Baccalaureate
|
Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| Kingsborough Community College of CUNY |
New York
|
Associate
|
Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| Lansing Community College |
Michigan
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Lee College |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2015 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College |
California
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Marywood University |
Pennsylvania
|
Baccalaureate
|
Continuing Accreditation with Warning Next Visit – Spring 2014 |
| Missouri State University – West Plains |
Missouri
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Mohave Community College |
Arizona
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Neosho County Community College |
Kansas
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Niagara County Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Paradise Valley Community College |
Arizona
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Rogers State University |
Oklahoma
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Roxbury Community College |
Massachusetts
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2015 |
| Scottsdale Community College |
Arizona
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center |
Oklahoma
|
Practical
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2018 |
| Southside Regional Medical Center |
Virginia
|
Diploma
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Fall 2018 |
| St. Elizabeth Medical Center |
New York
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| University of Central Oklahoma |
Oklahoma
|
Baccalaureate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| University of Guam |
Mangilao, Guam
|
Baccalaureate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| University of New England |
Maine
|
Baccalaureate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| University of New England |
Maine
|
Associate
|
Affirm Continuing Accreditation Next Visit – Spring 2018 |
| Wood County Board of Education |
West Virginia
|
Practical
|
Deny Continuing Accreditation |
(Accreditation Manual, Policies, p.8)
POLICY #4: Types of Commission Actions on Applications for Accreditation
Follow-Up Report
Commission Actions Based on a Focused Visit
|
GOVERNING ORGANIZATION
|
STATE
|
PROGRAM TYPE
|
ACTION
|
| Angelo State University |
Texas
|
Baccalaureate
|
Extend accreditation to the new baccalaureate option with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Angelo State University |
Texas
|
Associate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in approval status with the state regulatory agency with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes until the program closes. |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit |
Pennsylvania
|
Practical
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the main nursing campus. Affirm next site visit date. |
| Christ Hospital School of Nursing |
New Jersey
|
Diploma
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following a change of ownership in the governing organization. Affirm next site visit date. |
| Cumberland University |
Tennessee
|
Baccalaureate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the increase in enrollment in the RN to BSN online option and the change in location for the pre-licensure BSN option for working adults. Affirm next site visit date. |
| Gateway Community College |
Connecticut
|
Associate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Gwynedd-Mercy College |
Pennsylvania
|
Associate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in approval status with the state regulatory agency with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Ivy Tech Community College |
Indiana
|
Associate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program at the Terre Haute Campus with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Ivy Tech Community College |
Indiana
|
Practical
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program at the Terre Haute Campus with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College |
Kentucky
|
Associate
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the LPN-ADN online option with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Jefferson Community College |
New York
|
Associate
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the week-end option with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Kettering College of Medical Arts |
Ohio
|
Baccalaureate
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the two (2) new pre-licensure options. Affirm next site visit date. |
| Lamar University |
Texas
|
Baccalaureate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the increase in enrollment with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing |
Pennsylvania
|
Diploma
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Mercyhurst University |
Pennsylvania
|
Associate
|
Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in approval status with the state regulatory agency with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Nebraska
|
Baccalaureate
|
Extend accreditation to additional locations in Clarinda, Iowa, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Affirm next site visit date. |
| Our Lady of the Lake College |
Louisiana
|
Baccalaureate
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the pre-licensure options with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. |
| Regis College |
Massachusetts
|
Master’s
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the adult-gerontological nurse practitioner concentration. Affirm next site visit date. |
| St. Louis Community College |
Missouri
|
Associate
|
Extend continuing accreditation to the new teaching location with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff. |
(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