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Full accreditation

02/03/2023

Students are prepared to successfully enter the workforce or pursue graduate nursing education after completion of their BSN.

a testament to the program quality

小优传媒鈥檚 nursing program has been granted the full five-year accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the nation鈥檚 leading accrediting agency for nursing programs at the bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and residency levels.

The accreditation status follows a successful virtual site accreditation visit with an evaluation team composed of three CCNE-appointed nursing education leaders.
鈥淩eceiving our CCNE accreditation is a testament to the quality of the nursing education program that we offer at 小优传媒,鈥� said Dr. Sherri Winegardner, director and professor of nursing at Bluffton. 鈥淪tudents attending our program can be assured that they are participating in an educational program that is engaging in effective and quality academic practices relative to nursing education.鈥�

Bluffton鈥檚 nursing program is a four-year, dual-degree, dual-entry program in collaboration with Rhodes State College.

Through the program, students earn both an associate degree in nursing from Rhodes State College, leading to licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN), and advanced nursing coursework at Bluffton, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). 

鈥淐CNE accreditation is a voluntary process undertaken by a program wishing to establish itself as a high-quality nursing program,鈥� said Winegardner. 鈥淏ecause we are following the CCNE-accrediting standards, students are being prepared at a level that will allow them to successfully enter the workforce or pursue graduate nursing education after completion of their BSN.鈥�

Bluffton鈥檚 first group of traditional undergraduate BSN students completed their studies in May 2022. Benefits of the accreditation status extend to both nursing graduates as well as current Bluffton nursing students.