CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galen College of Nursing (www.galencollege.edu) is pleased to announce the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has granted programmatic accreditation to its Associate Degree in Nursing program at the Cincinnati, Ohio campus.
The ACEN programmatic accreditation is specific to nursing and affirms that the program is committed to quality standards in the area of curriculum, outcomes, faculty, governance, resources, and students. It is a form of self-regulation and evaluates a specific program against a set of nationally normed criteria.
The extensive accreditation process began in 2013, when Candidacy was granted, continued with a two-year self-study submitted in 2015, and culminated in an Accreditation Site Visit, which made a recommendation for accreditation. This recommendation was affirmed by an Evaluation Review Panel in June, and then approved by the ACEN Board of Commissioners in July 2016.
“By obtaining ACEN accreditation for our Cincinnati program, we are externally validating our program for our students, academic and healthcare peers and our community,” said Dean, Melisa Lepard, MSN, RN. “We’re constantly striving for the highest quality in nursing education, and are pleased to have our Cincinnati campus among the others recognized for those efforts.“
“I am very proud of the staff and faculty who guide the development and delivery of our nursing education, and who made these accreditations possible,” said Mark Vogt, CEO of Galen College of Nursing. “Because our curriculum, staff and faculty are dedicated to nursing education in today’s healthcare landscape, it’s essential that we’re looking for ways to support the nursing profession. And, most importantly, that we’re meeting and exceeding quality metrics for our students and the community they serve."
The ACEN supports the interests of nursing education, nursing practice, and the public by the functions of accreditation. Accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process by which non-governmental associations recognize educational institutions or programs that have been found to meet or exceed standards and criteria for educational quality. Accreditation also assists in the further improvement of the institutions or programs as related to resources invested, processes followed, and results achieved. The monitoring of certificate, diploma, and degree offerings is tied closely to state examination and licensing rules, and to the oversight of preparation for work in the profession.
For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit galencollege.edu.
For more information about ACEN, visit www.acenursing.org.
Founded over 25 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing colleges in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nursing (PN/VN), associate and online baccalaureate degree nursing programs to over 3,000 students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., Cincinnati, Ohio, along with an Online Campus. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
