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Accreditation
Nursing Program Accreditation Status
The College of New Jersey Nursing Programs are fully accredited by all appropriate national, state, and specialized/professional nursing accrediting agencies. Accrediting agencies assure that programs in nursing education engage in effective educational practices in the preparation of nurses. A determination of accreditation by an accrediting agency is an indication of confidence in the educational institution to offer a program of quality, deserving of public approbation. (NOTE: Universities and colleges in the United States must hold appropriate regional accreditation in order to be recognized to award higher education degrees). All nursing programs must hold approval from their State Board of Nursing. Voluntary program accreditation by a specialized/professional accreditation body is highly desirable, particularly to assure graduates continued educational and employment mobility.
The College of New Jersey holds the following accreditations:
1. Commission on Colleges of the Middlestates Association of Colleges and Schools. This regional accreditation grants The College of New Jersey the right to award Bachelor, Master and Specialist degrees.
2. New Jersey Board of Nursing (required approval). The New Jersey Board of Nursing grants full approval to nursing programs who maintain compliance with the New Jersey Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations as evidenced by: annual reports submitted by the program, site visits, reports, and appropriate passing percentages of first-time writers on the NCLEX-RN examination. Inquiries regarding the accreditation status of the program can be directed to:
New Jersey Board of Nursing
124 Halsey St., 6th Floor, Newark, N.J. 07101.
Phone: 973-504-6430.
Current Approval Period May 15, 2007 to May 15, 2015.
3. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC - Voluntary Specialized/Professional Accreditation). The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (formerly National League for Nursing) granted Trenton State College initial approval for the baccalaureate nursing program in June 1970 and for the graduate nursing program in Spring 1994. Until 1998, the NLN was the only specialized accrediting body for nursing education programs in the United States. This accrediting body recognizes LPN, Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, and Masters level nursing programs. Both the baccalaureate and graduate programs in nursing at the College of New Jersey were initially fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Inquires regarding the accreditation status of a program can be directed to:
NLNAC
61 Broadway-33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006.
Phone: 212-363-5555.
The last Accreditation Period was: BSN 1996 to Spring 2004; MSN 1999 to Spring 2004.
4. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE - Voluntary Specialized/Professional Accreditation). Formed in 1998, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is the premier accrediting agency recognizing professional baccalaureate and graduate programs in nursing in the United States. The College of New Jersey applied for accreditation for its baccalaureate and graduate programs by CCNE in 2003 and was awarded full accreditation from 2004-2009. For further information, please contact:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
One Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120.
Phone: 202-887-6791.
(NOTE: A CCNE re-accreditation site visit and approval process is scheduled for November 2008 and there is “the opportunity to submit written third party comments to CCNE in accordance with accreditation procedures.”)
