Accreditation

Allen College has the following institutional approvals or accreditations.

Regional Accreditation

              

Regional Accreditation is identified as institutional which signifies that all of Allen College's programs are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, located at 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 • Chicago, IL 60604--Phone: (800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456 | Fax: (312) 263-7462 | info@hlcommission.org.

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in an example of regional or institutional accreditation agency, which evaluates an entire educational institution and accredits it as a whole.  Specialty, specialized or program accreditation agencies accredit units, schools or programs with a focused area of concentrated study. Specialty programs function within a larger educational institution, i.e., college or university. Specialty accreditation agencies serve the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices in a specialty area, e.g.., nursing, occupational therapy, imaging, and laboratory sciences. 

We are pleased to share with you HLC’s newest resource for students, Ask the Right Questions: A Student Guide to Higher Education. Our goal is to create a continuously growing resource for students of all ages, providing them the information that, from an accreditation standpoint, we know they need.

 

Specialized & Professional Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree in nursing, the master's degree in nursing, and the doctor of nursing practice degree programs at Allen College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, (202) 887-6791.

 

Associate of Science in Radiography:

Accredited: Accreditation award 8-year
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2850
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182
(312) 704-5300

 

Bachelor of Health Sciences; Medical Laboratory Science:

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
5600 N. River Rd.
Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
(847) 939-3597

 

Bachelor of Health Sciences; Diagnostic Medical Sonography:

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
25400 US Highway 19 North
Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
Phone: (727) 210-2350
Fax: (727) 210-2354
E-mail: mail@caahep.org

 

Master of Science Program in Occupational Therapy:

The entry-level occupational therapy master's degree program has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). More information about certification is available at www.nbcot.org

In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

 

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE):

Effective November 3, 2020, the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Allen College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: (703) 706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (319) 226-2024 or email: eric.arguello@nogan.net.

              

 

Program Approvals:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice:

Iowa Board of Nursing (IBN)
River Point Business Park
400 SW 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4685

Disclaimer:

Per Texas code 132.001(1)(B), Allen College is not regulated in the state of Texas.