<p>There are two main organizations that accreditate nursing programs. Each has an online searchable list of those programs, with contact information:
The following is the CCNE accreditation system.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/accredited-programs”>http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/accredited-programs</a></p>
<p>Other colleges are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (formerly the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission).</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm”>http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm</a></p>
<p>I believe each state’s board of nursing needs to approve the degree program at each college before a graduate can take the RN exam.</p>
<p>Beware of programs on “probation” which means they could lose accreditation if they don’t improve.</p>
<p>Florida decided to “deregulate” nursing education and ended up with many failing for-profit programs that were simply designed to soak up federal student loans and Pell grants.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.newsherald.com/news/health/more-nursing-schools-on-probation-1.246261”>http://www.newsherald.com/news/health/more-nursing-schools-on-probation-1.246261</a> </p>