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# **Notification of Substantive Change Actions December 2, 2025**

## Board of Commissioners Actions 

The following publicly available information is provided by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) concerning actions taken on **December 2, 2025**, by the ACEN Board of Commissioners related to substantive changes. Commission staff will not speculate on what decision might be made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners the next time a program is reviewed. For additional information regarding ACEN accreditation process, access the [Accreditation Manual](https://resources.acenursing.org/space/AM).

**The Board of Commissioners approved the substantive change report for the following programs:**

**The Commission approved the **<u>**substantive change**</u>** for the following programs:**

- **Casper College **(associate) Casper, Wyoming, related to the implementation of Distance Education of 50% or Greater.
- **Hudson Valley Community College **(associate) Troy, New York, related to the implementation of the new HVCC north off-campus instructional site located at 345 Hermes Road in Malta, New York.
- **Moraine Valley Community College **(associate) Palos Hills, Illinois, related to the implementation of the Southwest Education Center off-campus instructional site located at 17900 S. 94th Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois.
- **St. Luke's College **(associate) Sioux City, Iowa, related to a change in ownership, the program’s governing organization name will change to Morningside University.

**The Commission approved the **<u>**substantive change**</u>** for the following programs and authorized a **<u>**focused visit**</u>**:**

- **Premiere International College **(associate) Fort Myers, Florida, related to a change in institutional accreditor approval.
- **UPMC Mercy **(diploma) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, related to the implementation of the UPMC Altoona Branch Campus located at 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona PA 16601.

**The Commission approved the **<u>**substantive change report**</u>** and requested a written report about the status of the implementation of the substantive change for the following programs:**

- **None**

**The Commission approved the **<u>**substantive change**</u>** and **<u><span style="color: #ff0000">**removed**</span></u><span style="color: #ff0000">** **</span>**the requirement for a **<u>**focused visit**</u>** for the following programs:**

- **None**

**The Commission **<span style="color: #ff0000">**denied **</span>**the **<u>**substantive change**</u>** for the following programs:**

- **None**

**The Commission **<span style="color: #ff0000">**denied **</span>**the **<u>**substantive change**</u>** and authorized a **<u>**focused visit**</u>** for the following programs:**

- **None**

## **Definitions**

**Substantive Change Report**: A report submitted by an accredited program informing the ACEN of a significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope of a nursing program and/or nursing education unit.

**Focused Visit**: A site visit authorized by the ACEN Board of Commissioners to review significant accreditation-related information disclosed about a program as a result of:

- A substantive change
- Information revealed about a program between periods of scheduled review.
- Information received from the governing organization’s accrediting body related to an adverse action.
- Information received from the program’s state regulatory agency for nursing related to a change in its status.
- Information revealed by a program during the Evaluation Review Panel process.
- Information received from the U.S. Department of Education regarding a program’s compliance responsibilities under Title IV of the Higher Education Act such as information related to a program’s most recent student loan default rates, the results of financial or compliance audits, program reviews, and any other information that may be provided by the U.S. Department of Education.