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Allen College


School of Nursing
1825 Logan Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50703
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kendra B. Williams-Perez, EdD, RN, CNE
Title: Dean & Professor

Phone: 319-226-2044
Fax: 319-226-2508

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 8, 2006 November 12, 2018 June 30, 2029 November 2018 Fall 2028


Briar Cliff University


Department of Nursing
3303 Rebecca Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Robyn Rentschler, DNP, MSN, RN
Title: Interim Chair

Phone: 712-279-5432

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 11, 2011 April 11, 2016 December 31, 2026 April 2016 Spring 2026


Clarke University


Department of Nursing and Health
1550 Clarke Drive, MS 1727
Dubuque, IA 52001-3198
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Penny Demert-Neal, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Title: Chair, Department of Nursing and Health

Phone: 563-588-6560
Fax: 563-584-8684

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 21, 2001 September 19, 2018 June 30, 2029 September 2018 Fall 2028


Coe College


Department of Nursing
1220 First Avenue, NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5092
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Sharon Guthrie, PhD, ARNP, CPNP, NCSN
Title: Nursing Department Chair

Phone: 319-399-8226

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 20, 2002 September 19, 2016 June 30, 2027 September 2016 Fall 2026


Dordt University


Nursing Department
700 7th Street NE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Deb Bomgaars, PhD, RN
Title: Chair & Associate Professor

Phone: 712-395-0704

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 21, 2007 September 22, 2021 June 30, 2032 September 2021 Fall 2031


Grand View University


Department of Nursing
1200 Grandview Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316-1599
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Lisa Laughlin, MSN, RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 515-263-2956
Fax: 515-263-6077

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2001 March 7, 2016 December 31, 2026 March 2016 Spring 2026


Luther College


Department of Nursing
700 College Drive
Decorah, IA 52101-1045
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Laurie Bouska, DNP, RN
Title: Department Head

Phone: 563-387-1453
Fax: 563-387-1223

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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May 3, 2003 October 26, 2022 June 30, 2033 October 2022 Fall 2032


Mercy College of Health Sciences


School of Nursing
928 Sixth Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309-1239
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Jane DeGooyer, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
Title: Interim Dean of Nursing

Phone: 515-673-6737

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2001 March 7, 2016 December 31, 2026 March 2016 Spring 2026


Morningside University


Department of Nursing Education
1501 Morningside Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51106
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Jacklyn R. Barber, EdD, RN, CNL, CNS
Title: Dean

Phone: 712-274-5297
Fax: 712-274-5559

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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November 10, 2008 September 13, 2021 June 30, 2032 September 2021 Fall 2031


Mount Mercy University


Martin-Herold College of Nursing and Health
1330 Elmhurst Drive, NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4798
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Ann Davidshofer, DNP-TL, RN
Title: Interim Chief Nurse Administrator, Associate Professor

Phone: 319-363-1323 x1849
Fax: 319-386-6479

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April 20, 2002 September 27, 2021 June 30, 2032 September 2021 Fall 2031


Northwestern College


Department of Nursing
101 7th Street SW
Orange City, IA 51041-1996
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Karie Stamer, DNP, MSN, RN
Title: Program Chair & Director of Online RN-BSN Program

Phone: 712-707-7458
Fax: 712-707-7455

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 29, 2008 October 4, 2023 June 30, 2034 October 2023 Fall 2033


Saint Ambrose University


Department of Nursing
518 West Locust Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Danielle Hoffman, DNP, MPH, RN, TNS, EMT-P, CNE
Title: Interim Chair and Associate Professor

Phone: 563-333-6087
Fax: 563-333-6063

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 3, 2003 April 16, 2018 December 31, 2028 April 2018 Spring 2028


St. Luke's College-UnityPoint Health


RN-BSN Completion Program
2800 Pierce Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Stephanie Palmersheim, MSN, RN, CNE
Title: Assistant Dean of Nursing Education

Phone: 712-279-3218

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 8, 2015 February 5, 2020 December 31, 2030 February 2020 Spring 2030


University of Dubuque


Nursing Department
2000 University Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001-5099
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Meyer Jackie, PhD, RN, CNE
Title: Professor, Department Head

Phone: 563-589-3403
Fax: 563-589-3572

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 21, 2007 November 13, 2024 June 30, 2035 November 2024 Fall 2034


University of Iowa, The


College of Nursing
50 Newton Road, Room 494 CNB
Iowa City, IA 52242-1121
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Julie Zerwic, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Title: Dean

Phone: 319-335-7009
Fax: 319-335-9990

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 1, 1998 March 4, 2019 December 31, 2029 March 2019 Spring 2029


Upper Iowa University


Department of Nursing
700 Bell Drive SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Sheila Crook-Lockwood, MSN-Ed, RN
Title: Interim Director/Department Chair/Assistant Professor of Nursing



Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 12, 2008 November 14, 2022 June 30, 2033 November 2022 Fall 2032


Waldorf University


RN-BSN Program
106 S 6th St
Forrest City, IA 50436
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Tara Nichols, DNP, APRN, CCNS, AGCNS, PMGT-BC
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 641-585-8891 x734

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 24, 2022 October 24, 2022 June 30, 2028 October 2022 Fall 2027


William Penn University


Nursing Division
201 Trueblood Avenue, Penn Hall 214/215
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kimberly J. Brown, DNP, MSN, BSN, ARNP-C, PMHNP-C
Title: Director of Nursing

Phone: 641-673-1182

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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November 10, 2014 November 6, 2019 June 30, 2030 November 2019 Fall 2029


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