BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION
BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION
BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION
Earn a Mark of Quality
and Excellence
in Nursing Education
IMPORTANCE
- Accreditation serves as a form of quality assurance to the public and the program’s prospective and current students.
- Accredited nursing programs may be eligible to seek additional federal and state funding resources to support the program’s mission and goals.
- Graduating from an accredited nursing program can facilitate students’ future academic progression goals and employment opportunities.
Earn a Mark of Quality & Excellence
in Nursing Education
IMPORTANCE
- Accreditation serves as a form of quality assurance to the public and the program’s prospective and current students.
- Accredited nursing programs may be eligible to seek additional federal and state funding resources to support the program’s mission and goals.
- Graduating from an accredited nursing program can facilitate students’ future academic progression goals and employment opportunities.
BENEFITS
NLN CNEA accredited nursing programs are recognized for:
- Establishing and achieving program outcomes that lead to the successful preparation of graduates prepared to enter the nursing workforce.
- Cultivating a student-centered learning environment that respects the diversity of its student population and prepares a caring and competent graduate.
- Facilitating the professional development of students and socializing them to the nursing role for which they are being prepared.
- Providing faculty with opportunities and resources to engage in professional development and maintain role effectiveness.
- Ensuring program curricula and accompanying teaching, learning, and evaluation strategies are up-to-date, evidence-based, flexible, and reflective of societal health care needs.
BENEFITS
NLN CNEA accredited nursing programs are recognized for:
- Establishing and achieving program outcomes that lead to the successful preparation of graduates prepared to enter the nursing workforce.
- Cultivating a student-centered learning environment that respects the diversity of its student population and prepares a caring and competent graduate.
- Facilitating the professional development of students and socializing them to the nursing role for which they are being prepared.
- Providing faculty with opportunities and resources to engage in professional development and maintain role effectiveness.
- Ensuring program curricula and accompanying teaching, learning, and evaluation strategies are up-to-date, evidence-based, flexible, and reflective of societal health care needs.

BENEFITS
NLN CNEA accredited nursing programs are recognized for:
- Establishing and achieving program outcomes that lead to the successful preparation of graduates prepared to enter the nursing workforce.
- Cultivating a student-centered learning environment that respects the diversity of its student population and prepares a caring and competent graduate.
- Facilitating the professional development of students and socializing them to the nursing role for which they are being prepared.
- Providing faculty with opportunities and resources to engage in professional development and maintain role effectiveness.
- Ensuring program curricula and accompanying teaching, learning, and evaluation strategies are up-to-date, evidence-based, flexible, and reflective of societal health care needs.
Choosing NLN CNEA for accreditation has turned out to be an amazing decision for us! Their commitment to nursing education excellence while allowing us to choose the national curriculum guidelines that best reflect our program's values initially guided our decision. Their ongoing support, guidance, and the NLN CNEA's performance improvement mindset allow us to continue to grow and excel.
Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE
Chair and Professor
Millersville University | Millersville, PA
The NLN CNEA provides outstanding services in nursing education. The CNEA's commitment to excellence, collaboration, and their emphasis on continuous improvement has helped us improve our nursing programs tremendously. We fully endorse the NLN CNEA as a premier accreditation body that elevates nursing program quality and contributes to producing exceptional nursing professionals.
KaraLynn LaValley, PhD, RN
Associate Dean of Nursing
Green River College | Auburn, WA
Choosing NLN CNEA for accreditation has turned out to be an amazing decision for us! Their commitment to nursing education excellence while allowing us to choose the national curriculum guidelines that best reflect our program's values initially guided our decision. Their ongoing support, guidance, and the NLN CNEA's performance improvement mindset allow us to continue to grow and excel.
Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE
Chair and Professor
Millersville University | Millersville, PA
The NLN CNEA provides outstanding services in nursing education. The CNEA's commitment to excellence, collaboration, and their emphasis on continuous improvement has helped us improve our nursing programs tremendously. We fully endorse the NLN CNEA as a premier accreditation body that elevates nursing program quality and contributes to producing exceptional nursing professionals.
KaraLynn LaValley, PhD, RN
Associate Dean of Nursing
Green River College | Auburn, WA