PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concordia University-Portland’s bachelor of science in nursing program received national accreditation for the maximum 5-year timeframe by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its educational competency and effectiveness.
CCNE is an autonomous agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the accreditation of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs in nursing. The accreditation is the culmination of a voluntary, comprehensive year-long self-study of the program, curriculum, and outcomes. This accreditation adds recognition to Concordia’s nursing program which was re-approved for the maximum of eight years by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
“We are honored to receive national accreditation,” said Rebecca Boehne, Concordia’s Nursing Program Director. “Concordia’s nursing program will continue to work to improve and uphold the academic standards of the nursing profession.”
“This recognition by CCNE validates the rigorous and high-quality nursing education our students receive at CU,” said Sarah Sweitzer, Ph.D., Dean of the College and Health and Human Services.
“Concordia’s nursing program is focused on the thorough preparation of its students,” said Torie Newland from Mulino, Ore., senior nursing student and president of the Nursing Club. “National accreditation adds a dimension that instills confidence and professionalism with every graduating class, and I am proud to be graduating from such a strong program.”
Concordia students are now eligible for additional types of federal financial aid and are also eligible to apply to the military services and other federal agencies with special loan forgiveness programs.
Concordia held a pinning ceremony for its ninth class of graduates in April 2015. Since the program’s inception in 2005, the licensure exam passage rate on students’ first attempt averages 92%.
The baccalaureate program enrolls approximately 40 students per class and is organized into small supportive cohorts who form supportive nursing cohorts, with an emphasis on hands-on experiences, through clinicals and community service, including at Portland Public Schools’ Faubion School and the 3 to PhD Initiative. Participation in study abroad experiences and in a nursing club, also enhance the student experience.
"The compassion and skills that Concordia’s nursing students bring with them to Nicaragua to serve frail elders through the JFR Foundation are so needed and appreciated,” said Jessie F. Richardson Foundation founder Dr. Keren Brown Wilson. “Concordia students have served hundreds of elders who would have received no care otherwise."
For more information about Concordia’s Nursing Program visit www.concordianursing.com, or, help support the next generation of caregivers through Concordia’s Friends of Nursing.
ABOUT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university founded in 1905 and based in Portland, Ore. The University is part of the nationwide Concordia University System, and the Portland campus serves more than 7,400 students through its College of Education, College of Health & Human Services, College of Theology Arts & Sciences, School of Management and School of Law in Boise, Idaho. www.cu-portland.edu