OCTC Nursing Program Seeking NLN CNEA Accreditation
Owensboro, KY (04/23/2018) — The Owensboro Community & Technical College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program hosted a successful on-campus visit with the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) on April 18-19, 2018.
"This shows the excellent quality of our nursing program and their commitment to continuous quality improvement by taking it to the next level seeking national accreditation. We are very proud of this accomplishment and look forward to completing the accreditation, which brings added value to our students and to the community" added Scott Williams, OCTC President.
The process began back in April 2016, once a college submits an application and is accepted for pre-candidacy status, then the work begins. Programs must submit a detailed report with evidence demonstrating compliance to the five core standards.
Three site evaluators assigned by the NLN CNEA visited OCTC as part of the year long process, moving from pre-accreditation status to full accreditation. OCTC was considered compliant in all five standards with no follow up reporting required to complete accreditation.
Terri Lanham, OCTC Director of Nursing commented, "We are extremely pleased that there is no follow up report required! Initially meeting all five standards is a true testament to our Nursing faculty and how prepared we are to maintain the quality of this program and comply with these national accrediting standards."
The next step in the process is for the NLN CNEA Program Review Committee to review the evaluator's report, August 23-24, 2018 and make recommendations to the NLN CNEA Board of Commissioners who will take final action on the accreditation status of the program, October 18-19, 2018.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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The OCTC Nursing Program is seeking NLN CNEA Accreditation and hosted a successful on-campus visit with the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) on April 18-19, 2018.
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