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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Lincoln University’s new undergraduate degree program in nursing recently received its accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) after its board met, Oct. 19- 22. CCNE is listed by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
The accreditation, which extends to Dec. 31, 2020, means that the university’s program met all four accreditation standards: mission and governance; institutional commitment and resources; curriculum and teaching-learning practices; and, assessment and achievement; as well as had no compliance concerns in respect to the key elements.
“The Commissioners join me in expressing our very best wishes as (Lincoln) continue(s) to promote excellence in nursing education,” said Judith F. Karshmer, the chairwoman of the board of commissioners.
In its third year, Lincoln’s new nursing program graduated its inaugural class in 2015 with all passing the NCLEX-RN boards and practicing as RNs across the country. One of those graduates, Teri Munyori, is also pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Widener University.
“This is all great news and demonstrates the progress the university continues to make in its academic program offerings and equipping professionals to serve local, national and global communities,” said Dr. Richard Green, interim president of the university. “Lincoln offers one of the best values for quality nursing education in the region.”
The program is one of about 32 baccalaureate-level nursing programs at HBCUs in the nation with only 4 being CCNE-accredited: Lincoln, Howard (DC), Hampton (VA) and Prairie View A&M (TX) Universities.
“With emphasis on CARE-Compassion, Advocacy, Research, and Evidence, we are preparing today’s healthcare workers and tomorrow’s healthcare leaders,” said Joyce Taylor, director of Lincoln’s nursing program. “We have more than doubled our enrollment since the program’s inception and continue to grow. We offer program features such as: smaller class sizes, an innovative digital integrated curriculum together with a state-of-the-art simulation lab, research opportunities and many more resources needed to prepare the next generation of nursing professionals.“
Founded in 1854, Lincoln University (PA) is the FIRST of four Lincoln Universities in the world and is the nation’s FIRST degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The University combines the elements of a liberal arts and science-based undergraduate curriculum along with select graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. Today, Lincoln, which enrolls a diverse student body of approximately 2,000 men and women, possesses an international reputation for preparing and producing world-class leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, the FIRST African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice; Lillian Fishburne, the FIRST African American woman promoted to Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy; Langston Hughes, the noted poet; Kwame Nkrumah, the FIRST president of Ghana; Nnamdi Azikiwe, the FIRST president of Nigeria and a myriad of others.