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Accreditation and Approvals

Accreditation and Approvals

Colorado State Board of Nursing (CBON)

The CBON has granted Full Approval for both the ADN and BSN programs. Approval allows graduates to apply to take the licensing exam (NCLEX-RN®) required for professional practice.

Colorado State Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 894-2430
(303) 894-2821 (fax)
https://dpo.colorado.gov/Nursing

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 427-6200
(512) 427-6168 (fax)
http://www.highered.texas.gov

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted a Certificate of Authorization to grant Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the Houston, Texas branch campus and is authorized to conduct courses, grant degrees, grant credit toward degrees, and to use certain protected terms in the State of Texas.

Colorado Department of Higher Education

State of Colorado, Department of Education
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 866-2723
(303) 866-4266 (fax)
http://highered.colorado.gov

This approval grants the college the authority to award Associate, Bachelors and Masters degrees.

Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing has granted a Certificate of Program Approval for the Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing at the Houston branch campus.

Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-460
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 305-7400
(512) 305-7401 (fax)
http://www.bon.texas.gov

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the Master of Science in Nursing at Denver College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code.

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

The college is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

The college is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and approved to operate a branch campus at 1155 Dairy Ashford Road, Suite 310; Houston, TX; 77079

The Higher Learning Commission
230 LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 263-0456
(312) 263-7432 (fax)
www.hlcommission.org

Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing  (ACEN)

The associate degree nursing program at Denver College of Nursing located in Denver, Colorado is accredited by the: 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs

Colorado State Approving Agency 

All programs are approved for Veterans Benefits by the Colorado State Approving Agency for Veterans Education & Training

Colorado Office of Veterans Education and Training
(720) 858-2814
SAAapprovals@cccs.edu