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Aurora University


School of Nursing and Allied Health
347 South Gladstone Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506-4892
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Concetta Zak, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC
Title: Dean

Phone: 630-844-4943
Fax: 630-844-7822

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Baccalaureate

September 22, 2000 April 15, 2020 December 31, 2030 February 2021 Spring 2030


Benedictine University


Department of Nursing and Health
5700 College Road, Kindlon Hall 248
Lisle, IL 60532
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Deborah Jezuit, PhD, RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 630-829-1153

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Baccalaureate

April 12, 2008 October 12, 2022 June 30, 2033 October 2022 Fall 2032


Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences


The College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Broadway at 11th Street, PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Brenda K. Beshears, PhD, RN
Title: President

Phone: 217-228-5520 x6978
Fax: 217-223-1781

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Baccalaureate

September 22, 2000 March 16, 2020 December 31, 2030 March 2021 Spring 2030


Bradley University


Department of Nursing
1501 West Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625-0001
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Rachel Borton, PhD, MSN, FNP-FPA, NRCME
Title: Chairperson

Phone: 309-677-4176

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Baccalaureate

October 5, 2015 October 26, 2020 June 30, 2031 October 2020 Fall 2030


Chamberlain University


College of Nursing
500 W. Monroe St Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60661
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kathryn Kay, DNP, RN, PCCN-K
Title: Interim Chief Academic Officer

Phone: 440-497-8424

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Baccalaureate

October 9, 2004 March 18, 2024 December 31, 2034 March 2024 Spring 2034


Concordia University, Chicago



7900 Augusta Street
River Forest, IL 60305

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kristen Bayer, MSN, RN, APN, FNP-C
Title: Founding Director of Nursing

Phone: 708-488-4310

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Baccalaureate

September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 June 30, 2030 September 2024 Fall 2029


DePaul University


School of Nursing
990 West Fullerton Avenue, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60614
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Roxanne S. Spurlark, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-C
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator and Director of the School of Nursing

Phone: 773-325-7821
Fax: 773-325-7282

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Baccalaureate

February 13, 2017 February 11, 2019 December 31, 2029 February 2019 Spring 2029


Dominican University, Illinois


Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
7900 West Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Myra L. Carew, PhD, FNP-C, MS, BSN, RN
Title: Associate Dean of Nursing

Phone: 708-488-5255
Fax: 708-524-6449

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Baccalaureate

February 8, 2016 April 12, 2021 December 31, 2031 April 2021 Spring 2031


Eastern Illinois University


Nursing Program
600 Lincoln Avenue, McAfee Room 2230
Charleston, IL 61920
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Richard Clapp, DNP, APRN, CEN
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 217-581-7166

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Baccalaureate

November 17, 2008 September 20, 2023 June 30, 2034 September 2023 Fall 2033


Elmhurst University


Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Laury A. Westbury, EdD, RN, CNL, NI-BC, CHSE, CNOR, RNFA
Title: Chair

Phone: 630-617-3353

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Baccalaureate

September 22, 2000 April 6, 2020 December 31, 2030 February 2021 Spring 2030


Illinois College


Nursing Program
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Amanda Schuster, PhD, RN
Title: Director of Nursing

Phone: 217-245-3505

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Baccalaureate

October 28, 2020 September 22, 2025 June 30, 2036 September 2025 Fall 2035


Illinois State University


Mennonite College of Nursing
Campus Box 5810
Normal, IL 61790-5810
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Linda Haddad, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Dean

Phone: 309-438-2205

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Baccalaureate

September 28, 2002 April 10, 2017 December 31, 2027 April 2017 Spring 2027


Illinois Wesleyan University


School of Nursing
1312 Park Street, PO Box 2900
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Amber S. Kujath, PhD, RN, ONC
Title: Director, School of Nursing

Phone: 309-556-3286

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Baccalaureate

September 22, 2000 January 29, 2020 December 31, 2030 January 2020 Spring 2030


Lakeview College of Nursing



903 North Logan Avenue
Danville, IL 61832
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Gina Brassard, Ed.D, MSN, RN, RAC-CT
Title: Interim Dean

Phone: 217-709-0926

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Baccalaureate

April 21, 2001 October 5, 2020 June 30, 2031 October 2020 Fall 2030


Lewis University


College of Nursing and Health Professions
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Pamela H. Taylor, PhD, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC
Title: Chair, Department of Nursing

Phone: 815-836-5378

Program

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Baccalaureate

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


Loyola University Chicago


Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
2160 South First Avenue, 125-4509
Maywood, IL 60153
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 708-216-5448

Program

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Baccalaureate

October 3, 2003 March 16, 2016 December 31, 2026 March 2016 Spring 2026


McKendree University


Division of Nursing
701 College Road
Lebanon, IL 62254-1299
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kendra Taylor, DNP, MSN, BSN
Title: Division of Nursing Chair

Phone: 618-537-6989

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Baccalaureate

October 13, 2007 February 7, 2022 December 31, 2032 February 2022 Spring 2032


Methodist College


Division of Nursing
7600 N. Academic Drive
Peoria, IL 61615
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Blanca Miller, PhD, RN
Title: Dean

Phone: 309-671-2909
Fax: 309-671-2752

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Baccalaureate

September 28, 2009 November 20, 2024 June 30, 2035 November 2024 Fall 2034


Millikin University


School of Nursing
1184 West Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522-2084
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Teresa Gulley, PhD, MSN, RNC-OB
Title: Director



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Baccalaureate

May 3, 2003 March 29, 2021 December 31, 2031 March 2021 Spring 2031


North Park University


School of Nursing and Health Sciences
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4895
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Patricia Peebles, DNP, MSN, RN
Title: Director of the DEMSN Program and Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 773-244-4839

Program

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Baccalaureate

March 3, 2000 September 30, 2019 June 30, 2030 September 2019 Fall 2029


Northern Illinois University


School of Nursing
3100 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, IL 60115-2894
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Jeanette Rossetti, EdD, MS, RN, CNE
Title: Interim Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor

Phone: 815-753-9956

Program

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Baccalaureate

April 20, 2002 October 6, 2021 June 30, 2032 October 2021 Fall 2031


Olivet Nazarene University


School of Nursing and Health Sciences
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2271
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Cathy Dillinger, PhD, RN
Title: Associate Dean

Phone: 815-939-5345

Program

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Baccalaureate

April 20, 2002 October 12, 2016 June 30, 2027 October 2016 Fall 2026


Roosevelt University


Department of Nursing
430 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Miriam Anthony, DNP, RN
Title: Director of Nursing

Phone: 312-341-3698

Program

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Baccalaureate

March 10, 2020 November 8, 2021 June 30, 2027 November 2021 Fall 2026


Saint Anthony College of Nursing


Health Sciences Center
3301 North Mulford Road
Rockford, IL 61114
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary McNamara, DNP, APRN, CNP, FAANP
Title: Chief Academic Officer/Provost

Phone: 815-282-7900 x27661

Program

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Last On-Site Evaluation

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Baccalaureate

October 3, 2003 February 6, 2023 December 31, 2033 February 2023 Spring 2033


Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing


College of Nursing
511 NE Greenleaf Street
Peoria, IL 61603
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary McNamara, DNP, APRN, CNP, FAANP
Title: Chief Academic Officer/Provost

Phone: 815-282-7900 x27661

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Baccalaureate

September 12, 2016 September 20, 2021 June 30, 2032 September 2021 Fall 2031


Saint Xavier University


School of Nursing
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, IL 60655
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Megan Pet, DNP, MSN/MBA, RN
Title: Interim Dean

Phone: 773-298-3730

Program

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Last On-Site Evaluation

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Baccalaureate

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


Southern Illinois University Edwardsville


School of Nursing
Alumni Hall, Room 2109, Campus Box 1066
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1066
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Judy Liesvield, PhD, PPCN-BC, CNE, FAAN
Title: Dean and Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 618-650-3969

Program

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Baccalaureate

April 12, 1999 April 11, 2018 December 31, 2028 April 2018 Spring 2028


Southern Illinois University, Carbondale


Nursing Program, School of Health Sciences
1365 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Heather Brown, DNP, RN
Title: Assistant Lecturer and Program Director

Phone: 618-453-7227

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 20, 2021 September 20, 2021 June 30, 2027 September 2021 Fall 2026


Trinity Christian College


Department of Nursing
6601 West College Drive
Palos Heights, IL 60463-9908
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Tina M. Decker, DNP, RN, CNS
Title: Chair

Phone: 708-293-4729
Fax: 708-293-4585

Program

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Accreditation Term Expires

Last On-Site Evaluation

Next On-Site Evaluation

Baccalaureate

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


Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences


Trinity College of Nursing
2122 25th Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201-5317
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kim Perry, DNP, APN, RNC
Title: Interim Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 309-779-7712
Fax: 309-779-7796

Program

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Accreditation Term Expires

Last On-Site Evaluation

Next On-Site Evaluation

Baccalaureate

April 15, 2005 September 4, 2019 December 31, 2029 September 2019 Fall 2029


University of Illinois at Chicago


College of Nursing
845 South Damen Avenue, Suite 118, M/C 802
Chicago, IL 60612
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN, ATSF
Title: Dean

Phone: 312-996-7808

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 25, 1999 February 20, 2019 December 31, 2029 February 2019 Spring 2029


University of St. Francis


Cecily and John Leach College of Nursing
500 Wilcox Street
Joliet, IL 60435
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Yeijin Yeom, PhD, RN, CNE
Title: Dean

Phone: 815-740-3859
Fax: 815-740-4243

Program

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Last On-Site Evaluation

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Baccalaureate

September 29, 2005 April 6, 2020 December 31, 2030 February 2021 Spring 2030


Western Illinois University


School of Nursing
1 University Circle, 125 Currens Hall
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Patricia Eathington, BSN, MS, DNP, RN
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator and Interim Director

Phone: 309-298-2571
Fax: 309-298-3190

Program

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Baccalaureate

February 22, 2010 October 9, 2024 June 30, 2035 October 2024 Fall 2034



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