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Happy Holidays from the ACEN Commissioners and Staff!

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year!

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Check out our 2025 educational events!

Click below to learn more about an educational event happening near you!

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Attend the new ACEN Regional Workshop!

Enhance your understanding of ACEN accreditation at an ACEN Regional Workshop!

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Register for the Southeast Regional Workshop!

The first ACEN Regional Workshop will be hosted in Troy, Alabama, on January 17, 2025!

Nurse educators from the U.S. Southeast region are invited to join us for regionally-focused discussions!

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Read our October 2024 Bridges

The theme of this issue is A Community of Support – Best Practices in Meeting Accreditation Standards.

The articles in this issue provide practical examples of how your colleagues have created or demonstrated best practices related to nursing accreditation.

Your ACEN Accreditation Journey Starts Here

The ACEN is recognized as the accrediting body for all types of nursing education programs by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Resources for Programs

Resources for nurse administrators and faculty to assist with the accreditation process.

Become Accredited

Resources for programs seeking initial accreditation.

Students & Public

Resources for students and interested members of the public related to ACEN accreditation and ACEN accredited programs.

Why ACEN Accreditation

ACEN accreditation indicates to the general public and to the educational community that a nursing program has clear and appropriate educational objectives and is working to achieve these objectives.

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Events

Self-Study Forum
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During this 2-day workshop, the ACEN professional nursing staff will help you to prepare for your peer review, while also helping you earn continuing education units.

Program Administrators Workshop

For program administrators, faculty, and other positions that have administrative responsibilities for the nursing program.

Regional Workshops

ACEN Regional workshops are educational offerings on specific topics related to maintaining ACEN Accreditation. Each workshop targets specific states or countries, allowing for regionally-focused discussions and attendance.

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News & Updates

2025 Upcoming Educational Events!

November 19, 2024

The ACEN is thrilled to announce our upcoming 2025 educational events!

Nominate someone for the 2025-2026 Board of Commissioners and Nominating Committee Elections

October 1, 2024

DECEMBER 2, 2024 - UPDATE: Nominations for the 2025-2026 ACEN Elections are now closed.

Announcement regarding proposed Policy #14 changes

October 1, 2024

The Board of Commissioners has reviewed the comments provided and has determined that there will be NO changes to Policy #14 at this time.

Addendum on High-Stakes Testing 2024

September 4, 2024

Since the 2023 release of the ACEN position statement on the use of high-stakes testing in nursing education, many programs have verbalized concerns regarding current practices in their programs and if evaluation methods being utilized in their programs are considered high-stakes testing per the ACEN definition.

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Elevating Educational Excellence Through Accreditation

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) supports the interests of nursing education, nursing practice, and the public by providing specialized accreditation for all levels of nursing education and transition-to-practice programs.