Notification of Commission Actions
Spring 2013 Accreditation Cycle
On July 11-12, 2013, the ACEN Board of Commissioners met to review nursing programs applying for continuing and initial accreditation that were visited in the Spring 2013 Accreditation Cycle, Follow-Up Reports, and Focused Visits. 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 September 3, 2013.
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 Review |
| Becker College | Massachusetts | Baccalaureate | Spring 2018 |
| College of Western Idaho | Idaho | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Louisiana | Associate | Deny Initial Accreditation |
| Nashville State Community College | Tennessee | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| Owens Community College | Ohio | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Tennessee | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| POLYTECH Adult Education | Delaware | Practical | Spring 2018 |
| Sam Houston State University | Texas | Baccalaureate | Spring 2018 |
| South Florida State College | Florida | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| Southside Regional Medical Center | Virginia | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| St. Vincent’s College | Connecticut | Baccalaureate | Spring 2018 |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Oregon | Associate | Spring 2018 |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Oregon | Practical | Spring 2018 |
| Trocaire College | New York | Baccalaureate | Spring 2018 |
| University of Pikeville | Kentucky | Baccalaureate | Spring 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University | Tennessee | Clinical Doctorate | Spring 2018 |
| Ventura College | California | Associate | Spring 2018 |
(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 Review |
| Adirondack Community College | New York | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Maryland | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Maryland | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Ashland Community & Technical College | Kentucky | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Augusta Technical College | Georgia | Practical | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Bethune-Cookman University | Florida | Baccalaureate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Bishop State Community College | Alabama | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Bishop State Community College | Alabama | Practical | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Blinn College | Texas | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Bristol Community College | Massachusetts | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Bryant & Stratton College – Eastlake/Parma | Ohio | Associate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Catawba Valley Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Centra Health | Virginia | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | South Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | South Carolina | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| Central Wyoming College | Wyoming | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Century College | Minnesota | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Cerritos Community College | California | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Chemeketa Community College | Oregon | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Chicago State University | Illinois | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center | Pennsylvania | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| Clinton Community College | New York | Associate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Colby Community College | Kansas | Associate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| College of Saint Mary | Nebraska | Master’s | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Cumberland University | Tennessee | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Davidson County Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Dickinson State University | North Dakota | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | South Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Georgia College and State University | Georgia | Master’s | Spring 2021 |
| Georgia College and State University | Georgia | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 |
| Inver Hills Community College | Minnesota | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Ohio | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Labette Community College | Kansas | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Laboure College | Massachusetts | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Lake Area Technical Institute | South Dakota | Practical | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Lake Michigan College | Michigan | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Pennsylvania | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015Follow-Up Visit – Fall 2015 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Louisiana | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Louisiana | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Louisiana | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| McLennan Community College | Texas | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Colorado | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 with Removal of Warning |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Mississippi | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Montana State University-Northern | Montana | Baccalaureate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Montana State University-Northern | Montana | Associate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| New York City College of Technology | New York | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015Follow-Up Visit – Fall 2015 |
| NHTI, Concord’s Community College | New Hampshire | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| Norfolk Technical Vocational Center | Virginia | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| North Arkansas College | Arkansas | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Massachusetts | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Massachusetts | Practical | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Spring 2015 |
| Our Lady of Holy Cross College | Louisiana | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 |
| Patrick Henry Community College | Virginia | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Pensacola State College | Florida | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015Follow-Up Visit – Fall 2015 |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Master’s | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Baccalaureate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Prairie State College | Illinois | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Pueblo Community College | Colorado | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Massachusetts | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | New Jersey | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | New Jersey | Baccalaureate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Randolph Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Regis College/Lawrence Memorial Collaborative | Massachusetts | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| River Valley Community College | New Hampshire | Associate | Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| Riverland Community College | Minnesota | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | California | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| San Jose/Evergreen Community College District | California | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Seward County Community College | Kansas | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Somerset Community College | Kentucky | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Southern Maine Community College | Maine | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Southern State Community College | Ohio | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| Sullivan County Community College | New York | Associate | Deny Continuing Accreditation |
| Umpqua Community College | Oregon | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015Follow-Up Visit – Fall 2015 |
| University of Charleston | West Virginia | Baccalaureate | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| University of Maine at Augusta | Maine | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
| University of North Georgia | Georgia | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Spring 2021 |
| Wayne Community College | North Carolina | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Wayne Community College | North Carolina | Practical | Spring 2021 |
| Yakima Valley Community College | Washington | Associate | Spring 2021 |
| Yavapai College | Arizona | Associate | Spring 2021 with Conditions Follow-Up Report – Fall 2015 |
(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 | Commission Action | Next Visit |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | New Jersey | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Borough of Manhattan Community College – CUNY | New York | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Clark College | Washington | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Clarkson College | Nebraska | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Tennessee | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| College of Marin | California | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2015 |
| Cypress College | California | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Darton College | Georgia | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2015 |
| Georgia Perimeter College | Georgia | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Governors State University | Illinois | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Gulf Coast State College | Florida | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Hocking Technical College | Ohio | Practical | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Spring 2019 |
| Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana | Indiana | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| La Roche College | Pennsylvania | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Langston University | Oklahoma | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Lone Star College – Kingwood | Texas | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Lone Star College – Montgomery | Texas | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Lone Star College – Tomball | Texas | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Marshall University | West Virginia | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Marshall University | West Virginia | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Mercer County Community College | New Jersey | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Midland College | Texas | Associate | Deny Continuing Accreditation | |
| Montana Tech of The University of Montana | Montana | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2015 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Nebraska | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Paris Junior College | Texas | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Purdue University North Central | Indiana | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Saddleback College | California | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Salish Kootenai College | Montana | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| South Georgia College | Georgia | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Washington | Associate | Deny Continuing Accreditation | |
| Southern Adventist University | Tennessee | Baccalaureate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Southern Adventist University | Tennessee | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | West Virginia | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| St. Joseph’s College of Nursing | New York | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
| SUNY-College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville | New York | Associate | Affirm Continuing Accreditation | Fall 2018 |
(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 | Commission Action | Next Visit |
| Fortis College – Centerville | Ohio | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation with warning status following the addition of a generic entry option. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2014 with Warning |
| Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne | Indiana | Master’s | Affirm continuing accreditation following the implementation of a new delivery method and substantive curriculum changes to the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner program. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2016 |
| Lake Superior State University | Michigan | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 1 Mission and Administrative Capacity and Standard 2 Faculty and Staff with monitoring of Standard 1 Mission and Administrative Capacity and Standard 2 Faculty and Staff. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2016 |
| Lakeland Community College | Ohio | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 2 Faculty and Staff with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2016 |
| Lipscomb University | Tennessee | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following an increase in enrollment of greater than 25% and a relocation of the nursing program on the existing campus with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2013 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Louisiana | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following an increase in enrollment of greater than 25% with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2016 |
| Marshall University | West Virginia | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following the implementation of online delivery for the RN-to-BSN program option with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2018 |
| Marshall University | West Virginia | Master’s/Post-Master’s Certificate | Affirm continuing accreditation following the addition of the nursing education and nursing administration program options with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2018 |
| Miles Community College | Montana | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following a change in approval status by the state regulatory agency with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff, Standard 4 Curriculum, and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2014 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College | New York | Associate | Change the accreditation status to continuing accreditation with warning due to non-compliance with more than two (2) Accreditation Standards. Change the next accreditation site visit to the Fall 2015 Cycle. | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| Norfolk State University | Virginia | Associate | Change the accreditation status to continuing accreditation with warning due to non-compliance with more than two Accreditation Standards. Change the next accreditation site visit to the Fall 2015 Cycle. | Fall 2015 with Warning |
| North Central Texas College | Texas | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following the implementation of an online LVN-to-RN program option with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2015 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology – North Campus Outreach | Pennsylvania | Practical | Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2014 |
| Premier Education Group, LLC – Salter School of Nursing | New Hampshire | Practical | Affirm continuing accreditation following the relocation of the nursing program and implementation of substantive curriculum revisions. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2020 |
| Salem Community College | New Jersey | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 4 Curriculum with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff, Standard 4 Curriculum, and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2014 |
| Salem Community College | New Jersey | Practical | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 4 Curriculum with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff, Standard 4 Curriculum, and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2014 |
| San Antonio College | Texas | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following implementation of a new online entry option for career mobility students with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2016 |
| Three Rivers Community College | Missouri | Associate | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 2 Faculty and Staff with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2018 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | Arkansas | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following reported non-compliance with Standard 2 Faculty and Staff with monitoring of Standard 2 Faculty and Staff and Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Spring 2018 |
| Webster University | Missouri | Baccalaureate | Affirm continuing accreditation following the addition of a new teaching location with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2015 |
| Webster University | Missouri | Master’s | Affirm continuing accreditation following the addition of a new teaching location and implementation of substantive curriculum revisions with monitoring of Standard 6 Outcomes. Affirm the next site visit date. | Fall 2015 |
(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