2022–2023 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 183 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000 View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding these programs at http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm. Effective July 28, 2020, the associate nursing program at Rasmussen University at the Romeoville campus (with off-campus instructional sites in Aurora, Mokena, and Rockford) in Illinois is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July 28, 2024. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000 View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this candidate program at http://www.acenursing.us/candidates/candidacy.asp. The following Radiologic Technology Associate Degree programs at Rasmussen University are accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT): • Central Pasco campus in Florida was awarded initial accreditation in 2018 for a period of three years. • Fort Myers campus in Florida was awarded initial accreditation in 2021 for a period of three years. • Lake Elmo / Woodbury campus in Minnesota was granted reaccreditation in 2021 for a period of eight years. • Ocala campus in Florida was awarded initial accreditation in 2020 for a period of three years. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, Illinois 60606- 3182, 312-704-5300; [email protected]. The Surgical Technologist Associate’s Program at the Hennepin/Anoka, Minnesota campus; the Central Pasco, Florida campus; and the Rockford and Romeoville/Joliet, Illinois campuses is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP.org) on the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). B. Licensing and State Authorization Rasmussen University has been approved by Minnesota to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. nc-sara.org Rasmussen College (now Rasmussen University) is registered as an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution with the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Rasmussen University is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education. Additional information regarding this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, toll-free phone number: 888-224-6684. Rasmussen University is authorized to operate as a postsecondary educational institution by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions. The education programs may not meet the needs of every student or employer. • Illinois Board of Higher Education 1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333 Springfield, Illinois 62701-1377 Phone: 217-782-2551 • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation 100 West Randolph, 9th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 The Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Romeoville/ Joliet campus in Illinois is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at the recommendation of the Illinois Board of Nursing. The Aurora/Naperville, Mokena/Tinley Park, and Rockford campuses in Illinois are recognized as extension campuses of the Romeoville/Joliet campus. On Feb. 9, 2022, pursuant to Ill. Admin. Code 1300.340(b)(4)(C), the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program at the Romeoville/Joliet campus and its extension campuses was placed on probation for having an annual pass rate of less than 75 percent on the National Council Licensing Examination of first-time examinees for two consecutive years. The program has two years to demonstrate evidence of implementing strategies to correct deficiencies and bring the pass rate in line with the 75 percent criteria. If after two years of implementing strategies to correct the deficiency the annual pass rate is less than 75 percent, the program will be reevaluated and will either be allowed to continue to operate on a probationary status or will be disapproved and removed from the list of Illinois approved nursing programs. Rasmussen University has obtained certificates of approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, allowing it to operate as a postsecondary educational institution in the State of Kansas. • Kansas Board of Regents 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612 785-430-4240 Rasmussen University is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions. • Minnesota Office of Higher Education 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55108 651-642-0533 Rasmussen College (now Rasmussen University) has been certified to operate by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 173.600 through Section 173.618.
