ABHES accreditation

elkpark · Feb 22, 2018

As far as I'm aware, the ABHES accreditation is generally for technical-vocational schools (I am happy to be corrected if I'm wrong about that). Does the school have regional general academic accreditation (SACS, WASC, HLC, NEASC, etc., depending on the location of the school)? Without regional accreditation (for general academics), there is a good chance your credits will not transfer to "regular" colleges or universities.

ACEN and CCNE are the two nursing-specific accreditations that matter in nursing. Some legitimate BSN programs don't require potential students to be graduates of ACEN-accredited programs in order to be eligible for acceptance, but many do. Very few legitimate graduate programs in nursing will take people who are not graduates of ACEN- or CCNE-accredited programs, but completing a BSN at an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program would take care of that for you. Plenty of the proprietary (for-profit) schools will accept people for BSN or graduate nursing programs regardless of their qualifications or the caliber (or accreditation) of their previous education, but you will pay dearly for that convenience.

The proprietary and tech-voc schools have created a number of their own accrediting organizations, that only accredit tech-voc and proprietary schools, so that, when potential students ask, they can truthfully say that they are accredited and hope that the would-be students don't know enough to question them any further (about the specifics of the accreditation), but those accreditations don't really mean much in the rest of the academic world.

What kind of school are you talking about, and what other accreditations does it hold besides ABHES? Are you already in the nursing program, or just considering it as an option? You're going to pay a significant amount of money for any nursing program; it's worth some time and effort to make sure you're making smart choices for yourself and your future. Best wishes for your journey!

Tati9513 · Aug 10, 2020

On 2/22/2018 at 8:27 AM, elkpark said:
As far as I'm aware, the ABHES accreditation is generally for technical-vocational schools (I am happy to be corrected if I'm wrong about that). Does the school have regional general academic accreditation (SACS, WASC, HLC, NEASC, etc., depending on the location of the school)? Without regional accreditation (for general academics), there is a good chance your credits will not transfer to "regular" colleges or universities.
ACEN and CCNE are the two nursing-specific accreditations that matter in nursing. Some legitimate BSN programs don't require potential students to be graduates of ACEN-accredited programs in order to be eligible for acceptance, but many do. Very few legitimate graduate programs in nursing will take people who are not graduates of ACEN- or CCNE-accredited programs, but completing a BSN at an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program would take care of that for you. Plenty of the proprietary (for-profit) schools will accept people for BSN or graduate nursing programs regardless of their qualifications or the caliber (or accreditation) of their previous education, but you will pay dearly for that convenience.
The proprietary and tech-voc schools have created a number of their own accrediting organizations, that only accredit tech-voc and proprietary schools, so that, when potential students ask, they can truthfully say that they are accredited and hope that the would-be students don't know enough to question them any further (about the specifics of the accreditation), but those accreditations don't really mean much in the rest of the academic world.
What kind of school are you talking about, and what other accreditations does it hold besides ABHES? Are you already in the nursing program, or just considering it as an option? You're going to pay a significant amount of money for any nursing program; it's worth some time and effort to make sure you're making smart choices for yourself and your future. Best wishes for your journey!

Good afternoon. I want to start in a school that have the ABHES accreditation but to do the RN. It is a good option??