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)
http://www.dora.state.co.us/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 11000 Corporate Centre Drive in Houston, TX 77041
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 http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm
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