Salt Lake City — Nightingale College, a national leader in blended learning programs for nursing education, announced it will host an accreditation visit by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on October 4-6, 2021. CCNE will be conducting a virtual evaluation visit of the College’s Baccalaureate Degree Programs in nursing.

As required by the CCNE procedures, the commission provides the opportunity for program constituents and other interested parties to submit in writing, third-party comments concerning the programs’ qualifications for continued accreditation. 

The College invites comments to be submitted to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at:  [email protected].

Comments must be received no later than September 13, 2021, 21 days prior to the first day of the on-site evaluation.

Third-party comments must relate to the CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate Degree Programs. Click the following link to access the most up-to-date CCNE standards:  https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/CCNE/PDF/Standards-Final-2018.pdf. 

All third-party comments must be written in English. Please note comments are shared only with the CCNE evaluation team appointed to review the Baccalaureate Programs. At no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program, the Accreditation Review Committee or the board.

Any questions regarding the third-party comment process or any aspect of the accreditation process can be directed to Dr. Daniel Michalski at [email protected] (202) 887-6791 ext. 253; or Audrey Auer, PhD, MSN, RN, Director, Nursing Education Services, [email protected],  (801) 689-2160.