Nightingale College


Nightingale College is a for-profit college, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The college offers four nursing programs, the Associate of Science in Nursing, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the Registered nurse-to-BSN Program], and the Master of Science in Nursing Education Program. The college has satellite locations in multiple states. The College has consented to no longer admitting students into its associate degree program.
Although the official Nightingale website aggregates the NCLEX passrate, the NCLEX first time pass rate is well below national accreditation benchmark of 80% at 48.65% for the second quarter of 2017 and 54.5% for the first quarter of 2017. UPDATE: 3d Quarter 2019 = 46.34%, 2d Quarter 2019 = 50%, 1st Quarter 2019 = 63.38%, and overall 2018 = 53.01% .This low NCLEX pass rate was one of three failed standards that put Nighintgale on continuing accreditation with warning with ACEN.

History

Nightingale College was formed in 2010, and was originally "training students while seeking accreditation".
In April 2011, the college began offering the Associate of Science in Nursing Program. The following year, the college was acquired by Nightingale College, LLC, a private Delaware limited liability company that was formed by Palm Ventures, LLC., a private-equity firm.

Accreditation

Accreditation Commission for Education (ACEN)

Nightingale College's associate degree Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc, formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.. As of Spring 2016, the official status with ACEN is "Affirm Continuing Accreditation, Change Status to Continuing Accreditation with Warning", which is explained as a "Continuing Accreditation with Warning: A measure imposed by the ACEN Board of Commissioners following the determination of non-compliance with three or more Accreditation Standards. Next review and follow-up action are determined by the Board of Commissioners."

Other accreditations

The school holds institutional accreditation by Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, and is approved by the Utah State Board of Nursing. Nightingale College's BDN and RN-to-BSN programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Unlike other more established nursing colleges in the region, Nightingale College is not regionally accredited.