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Alvernia University


Department of Nursing
400 Saint Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607-1799
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Linda Roy, PhD, CRNP, CNE
Title: Associate Dean of Nursing

Phone: 484-254-2146

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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March 3, 2000 March 15, 2023 December 31, 2033 September 2014 Spring 2033


Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania


Department of Nursing
400 East Second Street, McCormick Building, Room 3109
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kimberly A. Olszewski, DNP, CRNP, FAAN, BC, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN
Title: Senior Associate Dean

Phone: 570-389-4613

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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


Carlow University


School of Nursing
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-9986
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Rhonda Maneval, PhD, RN
Title: Dean

Phone: 412-578-6115
Fax: 412-578-6114

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 30, 1998 April 3, 2024 December 31, 2034 April 2024 Spring 2034


Chatham University


Nursing Department
1 Woodland Road, Coolidge 227
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Diane F. Hunker, PhD, MBA, RN
Title: Program Director & Professor

Phone: 412-365-1738
Fax: 412-365-2439

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 13, 2007 March 18, 2019 December 31, 2029 March 2019 Spring 2029


Commonwealth University



400 East Second Street, McCormick Building, Room 3109
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kimberly A. Olszewski, DNP, CRNP, FAAN, BC, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN
Title: Senior Associate Dean

Phone: 570-389-4613

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022 June 30, 2032 October 2021 Fall 2021


DeSales University


Division of Nursing
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034-9568
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Elizabeth Doyle-Tadduni, PhD, MBA, RN
Title: Division Head and Associate Professor

Phone: 610-282-1100 x1285
Fax: 610-282-2091

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 9, 2015 September 14, 2020 June 30, 2031 September 2020 Fall 2030


Drexel University


College of Nursing and Health Professions
10th Floor, Room 1092, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 10501
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kymberlee Montgomery, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
Title: Senior Associate Dean

Phone: 267-359-5638

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 3, 2003 February 26, 2018 December 31, 2028 February 2018 Spring 2028


Duquesne University


School of Nursing
600 Forbes Avenue, 540 Fisher Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Title: Dean

Phone: 412-396-6553
Fax: 412-396-5974

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 20, 2002 September 14, 2016 June 30, 2027 September 2016 Fall 2026


Eastern University


Department of Nursing
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kimberly J. Sharp, RN, RGN, OHND, PhD
Title: Associate Dean of Nursing

Phone: 601-225-5617

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 28, 2002 April 11, 2022 December 31, 2032 April 2022 Spring 2032


Elizabethtown College


RN to BSN Program
1 Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nakiya Torres, DNP, MSN-ED, RN
Title: Nursing Program Director and Lecturer

Phone: 717-361-3700

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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February 9, 2022 February 9, 2022 December 31, 2027 February 2022 Spring 2027


Gannon University


Villa Maria School of Nursing
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541-0001
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Carol Ann H. Amann, PhD, RN-BC, CDP, FNGNA
Title: Interim Director and Associate Professor

Phone: 814-871-5342
Fax: 814-871-5662

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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


Gwynedd Mercy University


Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions
1325 Sumneytown Pike
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Jane Tang, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Title: Dean

Phone: 215-646-7300 x21116

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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November 14, 2016 September 29, 2021 June 30, 2032 September 2021 Fall 2031


Harrisburg University of Science and Technology


Harrisburg University Nursing
326 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Teresa Cating, DNP, MSN, A-G, NP-C
Title: Associate Professor and Program Lead for the MSN program

Phone: 717-901-5100

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 June 30, 2026 September 2020 Fall 2025


Holy Family University


School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
9801 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Margaret M. Harkins, DNP, MSN, MBE, CRNP, RN-BC
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 267-341-4787

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2005 March 25, 2020 December 31, 2030 March 2021 Spring 2030


Immaculata University


Division of Nursing
1145 King Road
Immaculata, PA 19345
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Pamela Hudson, DBA, MSN/ MBA, BSN. RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 484-323-3498
Fax: 610-640-0286

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 9, 2004 March 3, 2021 December 31, 2031 March 2021 Spring 2031


Indiana University of Pennsylvania


Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
1010 Oakland Avenue, Johnson Hall, Room 210
Indiana, PA 15705-1087
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Theresa M. Gropelli, PhD, RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 724-357-2557
Fax: 724-357-3267

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 25, 1999 April 1, 2019 December 31, 2029 April 2019 Spring 2029


King's College


Department of Nursing
133 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Billie Jeanne Burry, PhD, RN
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 570-208-5900

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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November 18, 2019 September 30, 2024 June 30, 2035 September 2024 Fall 2034


La Salle University


School of Nursing and Health Sciences
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mindy Tait, PhD, MBA, CRNP, FNP-BC
Title: Interim Associate Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 215-951-1000

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 9, 2004 February 8, 2017 December 31, 2027 February 2017 Spring 2027


Lebanon Valley College



101 N. College Ave.
Annville, PA 17003
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Colleen Marshall, PhD, CRNP-C
Title: Founding Chair of Nursing & Associate Professor

Phone: 717-867-6146

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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February 12, 2024 February 12, 2024 December 31, 2029 February 2024 Spring 2029


Marywood University


Department of Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and Health Services Administration
2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509-1598
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Theresa Tulaney, PhD, RN, GCNS
Title: Director

Phone: 570-348-6211 2455

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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January 13, 2014 February 11, 2019 December 31, 2029 February 2019 Spring 2029


Messiah University


Department of Nursing
One University Avenue, Suite 3031
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kristen Slabaugh, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, CNE
Title: Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean of Nursing

Phone: 717-691-6029

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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May 3, 2003 April 12, 2021 December 31, 2031 April 2021 Spring 2031


Misericordia University


Nursing Department
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Annette Weiss, PhD, RN, CNE
Title: Assistant Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator

Phone: 570-674-6358
Fax: 570-674-1451

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 3, 2003 March 1, 2023 December 31, 2033 March 2023 Spring 2033


Moravian University


Department of Nursing
1200 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Dawn M. Goodolf, PhD, RN
Title: Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Public Health

Phone: 610-737-5787

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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May 3, 2003 September 21, 2016 June 30, 2027 September 2016 Fall 2026


Pennsylvania State University, The


Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
201 Nursing Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802-6508
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Laurie Badzek, JD, MS, LLM, FAAN
Title: Dean

Phone: 814-863-0247
Fax: 814-965-3779

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 22, 2000 March 18, 2020 December 31, 2030 January 2021 Spring 2030


Pennsylvania Western University


Nursing School
250 University Avenue
California, PA 15419
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nicole Evanick, DNP, MSN, RN
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator and Department Chair



Baccalaureate Accreditation

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October 3, 2003 July 1, 2022 December 31, 2033 March 2023 Spring 2033


Robert Morris University


School of Nursing and Health Sciences
6001 University Boulevard, 229 John Jay
Moon Township, PA 15108-1189
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nadine Englert, PhD, MSN, RN
Title: Interim Dean

Phone: 412-397-6805
Fax: 412-397-3277

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2005 November 18, 2019 June 30, 2030 November 2019 Fall 2029


Saint Francis University


Department of Nursing
169 Lakeview Drive, 208 Sullivan Hall P.O. Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940-0600
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Rita Trofino, DNP, RN
Title: Department Chair and Professor; Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences

Phone: 814-472-3185
Fax: 814-472-3849

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2001 March 10, 2021 December 31, 2031 March 2021 Spring 2031


Saint Joseph's University



850 Greenfield Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Melissa J. Snyder, EdD, FNP, CNE
Title: Dean

Phone: 717-947-6163
Fax: 800-622-5443

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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January 3, 2024 January 3, 2024 December 31, 2032 January 2024 Spring 2032


Seton Hill University


Daniel J. Wukich School of Nursing
1 Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Diane Kondas, DNP, RN, CRNP
Title: Program Director

Phone: 724-830-4632
Fax: 724-830-1571

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2026 February 2021 Fall 2025


Slippery Rock University


Department of Nursing
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1326
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Michele Crytzer, DEd, MSN, RN
Title: Department Chair

Phone: 724-738-4682
Fax: 724-738-2509

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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February 6, 2019 February 21, 2024 December 31, 2034 February 2024 Spring 2034


Temple University


Department of Nursing
3307 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Amita Avadhani, PhD, DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, NP-C, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM
Title: Chair & Professor, Department of Nursing

Phone: 215-707-4622

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 20, 2002 October 18, 2021 June 30, 2032 October 2021 Fall 2031


Thiel College



75 College Avenue
Greenville, PA 16125
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nicole K. Olshanski, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Title: Director of Nursing Program

Phone: 724-589-2083

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 10, 2024 April 10, 2024 December 31, 2027 April 2024 Spring 2027


Thomas Jefferson University


Jefferson School of Nursing
901 Walnut Street, Suite 804
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5233
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 215-503-3720
Fax: 215-923-1468

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 29, 2001 March 17, 2021 December 31, 2031 March 2021 Spring 2031


University of Pennsylvania


School of Nursing
418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Dean

Phone: 215-898-8283
Fax: 215-573-2114

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 21, 2004 September 27, 2023 June 30, 2034 September 2023 Fall 2033


University of Pittsburgh


School of Nursing
3500 Victoria Street, Room 350
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Christine Kasper, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACSM
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 412-624-7838

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 25, 1999 April 8, 2019 December 31, 2029 April 2019 Spring 2029


University of Scranton


Department of Nursing
800 Linden Street
Scranton, PA 18510-4595
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Jane DiMattio, PhD, RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 570-941-7673
Fax: 570-941-7903

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 28, 2002 March 28, 2022 December 31, 2032 March 2022 Spring 2032


Villanova University


M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
800 Lancaster Avenue, 108 Driscoll Hall
Villanova, PA 19085-1690
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Donna S. Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Connelly Endowed Dean

Phone: 610-519-4902
Fax: 610-519-7997

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 22, 2000 February 6, 2019 December 31, 2029 February 2019 Spring 2029


Waynesburg University


Department of Nursing
51 West College Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Sherry Zak, PhD, RN
Title: Director of Nursing

Phone: 724-852-7700

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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September 28, 2002 March 18, 2024 December 31, 2034 March 2024 Spring 2034


West Chester University


Department of Nursing
155 University Avenue
West Chester, PA 19383
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nancy Barker, EdD, MSN, RN
Title: Chief Nurse Administrator and Chairperson

Phone: 610-436-6979

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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Last On-Site Evaluation

Next On-Site Evaluation

October 3, 2003 November 5, 2018 June 30, 2029 November 2018 Fall 2028


Westminster College - PA


Department of Nursing
319 South Market St.
New Wilmington, PA 16172
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Maria A. Sapienza, DNP, RN, CNE
Title: Chief Nursing Administrator

Phone: 724-946-7473

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 December 31, 2025 November 2020 Spring 2025


Widener University


School of Nursing
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Barbara Patterson, PhD, ANEF, FAAN
Title: Interim Dean

Phone: 610-499-4222

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 21, 2007 October 24, 2016 June 30, 2027 October 2016 Fall 2026


Wilkes University


School of Nursing
84 West South Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18766
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Deborah Zbegner, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-REIN
Title: Dean

Phone: 570-408-4086
Fax: 570-408-7807

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 14, 1998 March 27, 2019 December 31, 2029 March 2019 Spring 2029


York College of Pennsylvania


The Stabler Department of Nursing
441 Country Club Road
York, PA 17403
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Stacy L. Lutter, DEd, RN-BC
Title: Department Chair for Nursing

Phone: 717-815-6873
Fax: 717-849-1651

Baccalaureate Accreditation

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April 8, 2006 October 5, 2015 June 30, 2026 October 2015 Fall 2025


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