Chamberlain College of Nursing is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC), www.ncahlc.org, one of the six regional agencies that accredit U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level. Courses at the Chicago, IL and Arlington, VA campuses are approved by HLC. Inclusion of the Chicago and Arlington campuses for degree-granting authority within the accreditation relationship will be reviewed by HLC in the fall of 2010. The bachelor of science in nursing degree program at the Addison, Columbus, Jacksonville, Phoenix, and St. Louis campuses is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791). The bachelor of science in nursing degree program at the St. Louis and Columbus campuses and the associate degree in nursing program at the Columbus campus are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, 404-975-5000). The Arlington and Chicago campuses are pursuing programmatic accreditation for the bachelor of science in nursing degree program. Accreditation provides assurance to the public and to prospective students that standards of quality have been met. Program availability varies by location. AC0103.
Chamberlain is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 101 N 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 224-2600. The VA Board of Nursing has provided Chamberlain College of Nursing with the authority to advertise the program and to admit student to its Arlington campus location. Chamberlain College of Nursing Arlington Campus is located at 2450 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
For further information, please contact:
Kathy Modene
Director of Licensing and Accreditation
BSN, MSN, Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
314-991-6229
kmodene@chamberlain.edu