Nightingale College Announces Pre-Accreditation Status with NLN CNEA

OGDEN, Utah - May 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Nightingale College^® has voluntarily decided to add an additional accreditor for its Associate of Science in Nursing Degree Program.

Nightingale College^® recognizes the important role accreditation has in continuously improving the programs offered. The College has selected the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) to be its additional accreditor.

Nightingale College's Associate of Science in Nursing Program is pursuing pre-accreditation candidacy status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8^th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2500. Interested parties are invited to submit third party comments in writing directly to NLN CNEA, attention Andrea Browning, NLN CNEA Administrative Coordinator, no later than May 26, 2016.

Since 2002 the College has been institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), a nationally recognized accrediting agency, and as of January 2014, its Associate of Science in Nursing Degree Program is presently accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).

ABOUT NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE^®

As a college built by nurses for nurses, Nightingale College^®, also referred to as the "College," dedicates itself to graduate confident, competent, and compassionate future nurses who are able to be leaders in the health care field. Established in 2011 in Ogden, Utah, and as an accredited institution, the College delivers its nursing education programs via online learning modules and local on-ground labs and clinicals. The College currently holds two degree programs: the Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree Programs. As part of the College's mission, providing accessible nursing education programs offer communities the chance to build and maintain a constantly growing network of homegrown registered nurses. To learn more about the College, its mission, and programs, visit http://nightingale.edu/.