Grantham University and CCNE Nursing Accreditation.

Howdy DI,

I was taking a look at the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) website and found Grantham University listed as a member. The main directory does not have them listed yet, but if they are now listed in the members directory they are now or soon will be listed on the organizations main page as CCNE accredited.

See here:AACN - Membership - Member Schools

 

Grantham is a new applicant for CCNE accreditation (as is AMU/APU!). American Sentinel University is CCNE accredited.

 

GeneralSnus,

Give it a couple more days or weeks for Grantham University to show up on the main listing of CCNE accredited schools. Aspen University is also CCNE accredited, but in the members section that I provided a link for it does not list Aspen (Colorado), but they are CCNE accredited. Aspen U is located in the main section only.

CCNE new APPLICANT American Military University/American Public University is not listed in the Virginia MEMBER section, as Grantham is listed as a member in Missouri. AACN - Membership - Member Schools

The only way to become a MEMBER of CCNE is by gaining accredited status ([FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]640 AACN member schools of nursing by state[/FONT]). New APPLICANT (affiliate) status does not qualify a school for a listing as a member school.

It takes CCNE, like DETC a lot of time to update their main MEMBER listing. Western Governors University and American Sentinel University were displaying their CCNE approval on both schools website for at least 2-3 months before being relocated from the new APPLICANT section (in PDF format) of the CCNE website to the accredited section of the CCNE website.

Main site listing: AACN - CCNE - Accredited Programs

Member Schools Directory: AACN - Membership - Member Schools

New Applicant listing: CCNE New Applicants

Take care and I wish Grantham U and AMU/APU the best.

 

Dear DI Moderator, could you please delete the previous posting (time stamped at 1:14 pm)? Regards, jek2839



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GeneralSnus,

Give it a couple more days or weeks for Grantham University to show up on the ACCREDITED listing of CCNE accredited schools. Aspen University is also CCNE accredited, but in the MEMBERS section that I provided a link for it does not list Aspen (Colorado), but they are CCNE accredited. Aspen U is located in the ACCREDITED section only.

CCNE new APPLICANT American Military University/American Public University is not listed in the Virginia MEMBER section, as Grantham is listed as a MEMBER in Missouri. AACN - Membership - Member Schools

The only way to become an accredited member of CCNE is by gaining accredited status ([FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]640 AACN member schools of nursing by state[/FONT]). New APPLICANT (affiliate) status does not qualify a school for a listing as a MEMBER school.

It takes CCNE, like DETC a lot of time to update their ACCREDITED school listing. Western Governors University and American Sentinel University were displaying their CCNE approval on both schools website for at least 2-3 months before being relocated from the new APPLICANT section (in PDF format) of the CCNE website to the ACCREDITED section of the CCNE website.


Accredited School Listing: AACN - CCNE - Accredited Programs

Member Schools Directory: AACN - Membership - Member Schools

New Applicant Listing: CCNE New Applicants



The CCNE accredited and member school listings sections should mirror one another, but go figure!(-:

Take care and I wish Grantham U and AMU/APU the best!!

 

Hi AdleyJohnson,

Welcome to degreeinfo!!

As a nurse executive involved with the CCNE and NLNAC accreditation process. I will clearly define the differences between the two organizations.

Accreditation

The comparison between the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) will be evaluated and several of their similarities and differences will be discussed. Both of the nursing accreditation agencies goals, standards, and values have been found to mirror one another and differentiation is becoming difficult to determine.​

CCNE Purpose and Differences​

The CCNE prides itself on its values based approach to ensure that nursing programs are held accountable by the communities they serve; 2) to ensure each nursing program adheres to original goals, mission, and standards set by the CCNE; 3) the ability to access the nursing programs readiness for CCNE accreditation; 4) to provide community based support for programs that meet the standards for accreditation; and 5) the use of continuous improvement to ensure that each programs complies or meets the needs of the ever changing nursing profession (CCNE, 2010). The CCNE is one of the two primary nursing program accreditation agencies provides quality review and over site for nursing program uniformity through predesigned degree or certificate oriented curriculum development, structure, course/program content, and the setting of attainable outcomes for baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral level nursing programs (CCNE, 2010; Hall, 2005; Keating, 2006). CCNE was the first accreditation agency to approve the implementation of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree for advanced practice nurses with no exception given for non-clinical advance practice nurses (CCNE, 2010).

NLNAC Purpose and Differences​

The NLNAC prides itself on its ability to providing a common core of standards for the nursing programs that it accredits; 2) its ability to provide academic program strength through education quality assurance standards; 3) its ability to provide self-regulation; 4) its integration of the peer review process in decision making; 5) its ability to promote equality, access, and fairness in the selection process; and 6) its responsibility to ensure that federal title four funding is used to train competent future nurses (NLNAC, 2008). The NLNAC is one of only two primary nursing program accreditation agencies provides quality review and over site for nursing program uniformity through pre-designed degree or certificate oriented curriculum development, structure, course/program content, and the setting of attainable outcomes for vocational, diploma, associates, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral level nursing programs (Hall, 2005; Keating, 2006; NLNAC, 2008). The NLNAC has approved the implementation of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree for all advanced practice nurse (i.e., clinical nurse specialist, midwife, nurse administrator, nurse anesthetist, nurse educator, and nurse practitioner), regardless of clinical or non-clinical specialty (NLNAC, 2008).

CCNE and NLNAC Similarities​

The CCNE and NLNAC requires that each school of nursing that decides to seek voluntary nursing program accreditation follow pre-established rules to ensure that each and every nursing program is designed to provide uniformity in nursing programs curriculum, structure, content, and outcomes (CCNE, 2010; NLNAC, 2008). The CCNE and NLNAC are the only two primary nursing program accreditation agencies in the United States thereby the two agencies with similar outcomes are currently being used to enforce nursing industry standards at the vocational through the doctoral level, as CCNE accredits from the bachelor's through the doctoral level only (CCNE, 2010; NLNAC, 2008).

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References

CCNE. (2010). Standards for accreditation of baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/standards.htm
Hall, R. (2005). Organizations: Structures, processes, and outcomes, (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Keating, S. (2006). Curriculum development and evaluation in nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
NLNAC. (2008). NLNAC 2008 accreditation manual. Retrieved from http://www.nlnac.org/manuals/NLNACManual2008.pdf

 

CCNE AND NLNAC General Similarities​

· Pre-established rules for initial accreditation;
· Similar goals and objectives for accrediting schools of nursing;
· Both primarily accredit schools on Unites States soil, but the NLNAC has expanded to serve foreign countries and I would expect that CCNE will do the same in the future;
· Similar pre-accreditation standards (i.e., site visit, program evaluation, and policy review);
· Similar no program change policies (i.e., prior approval required for program or policy change);
· Similar punitive rules for schools that do not meet, that violate, or that do not maintain accreditation standards (i.e., suspend, revoke, or deny); and
· Similar consumer complaint reporting and public disclosure rules.

In closing, regardless of the nursing accreditation agency used, each agencies authority to grant nursing program approval, can only be achieved through efficient and effective nursing program over site through monitoring and continuous evaluation to ensure that each school of nursing complies with minimal industry and local state board of nursing training standards for the training of COMPETENT nursing personnel.


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CCNE. (2010). Standards for accreditation of baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/standards.htm
Hall, R. (2005). Organizations: Structures, processes, and outcomes, (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Keating, S. (2006). Curriculum development and evaluation in nursing. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
NLNAC. (2008). NLNAC 2008 accreditation manual. Retrieved from http://www.nlnac.org/manuals/NLNACManual2008.pdf