Accreditation questions about two schools in Tampa Bay.

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Hi,

I am looking into two Accelerated BSN programs in the Tampa Bay Area, Rasmussen College and Utica College. On both websites they state they are accredited through CCNE. I looked up schools through the CCNE website. Are they falsely advertising, or am I looking in the wrong area?

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Are these programs BSN or higher degree? CCNE only accredits baccalaureate and graduate programs. I do see Rasmusen on ACEN's accreditation site though. Is the Utica College the same school as the one in New York? That one does show up on CCNE's site if you search the state of NY, and their website does talk about an Accelerated BSN offered in FL.

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Yes they are both BSN. Utica has a campus in St. Petersburg. On both of their online websites I see they say CCNE. Would accreditation for their NY campus carry over to their FL campus?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Usually, it's listed under the first state they had a campus in. For example, WGU is listed under Utah. I agree that it is confusing,

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i know this post is old, but I called CCNE headquarters to ask about Utica. They said any college that is accredited includes satellite/other locations of that same college. So, yes, by this definition, St. Petes campus would be included in that.

Has anyone attended this program?

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