Accreditation

Thomas Edison State College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. This prestigious accreditation is part of a national system of quality assurance which requires colleges and universities to reach a common understanding and agreement as to the standards of quality for American higher education.

The School of Nursing RN-BSN program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The School of Nursing RN/BSN-MSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Due to a delay in posting, Thomas Edison State College is not yet listed on the CCNE website’s accredited programs list. Please visit the following CCNE link, http://www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation/, and then click April 2009 CCNE Board Actions to see accreditation information about Thomas Edison State College.

A copy of the letter from the CCNE granting accreditation to the School of Nursing at Thomas Edison State College RN/BSN-MSN program is available upon request by emailing nursing@tesc.edu.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3264 Market St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19104
(267) 284-5000
http://www.msche.org/     

New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010
Newark, N.J. 07101
(973) 504-6430
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
One Dupont Circle, N.W.
Suite 530
Washington, D.C. 20036-1120
(202) 887-6791
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation/

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
3343 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Suite 500
Atlanta, Ga. 30326
(404) 975-5000
http://www.nlnac.org/

Pending Accreditations:
The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) reviewed the Heavin School of Arts and Sciences' Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Program at Thomas Edison State College on May 10-12, 2009. Please visit TEAC's accreditation page with comments you may wish to make and to find out more about TEAC’s standards of accreditation, eligibility requirements and procedures.