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Accreditation Decisions


The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made the following accreditation decisions at its April 21, 2025 meeting.

You can access all accreditation decisions from 2014-2025 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • East Texas A&M University Commerce, Commerce, Texas

Graduate Program

  • Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va.
  • University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
  • University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

  • King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • West Chester University, West Chester, Pa.
  • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Central Valley WIC, Fresno, Calif.
  • Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  • University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Long Island University-Post, Brookville, N.Y.
  • The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Stark State College, North Canton, Ohio
  • Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nev.

Continued Accreditation after a Complaint

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Keith & Associates, Tulsa, Okla.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Teachers College Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Continue Accreditation on a Reduced Term after Site Visit or Progress Report

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Ark.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Ariz.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. – additional year admission hold until December 2025

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah – reorganize from a Coordinated Program into a Dietetic Internship Program

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah – effective July 1, 2027

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Life University, Marietta, Ga. – effective September 30, 2027
  • University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. – effective December 31, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C. – effective May 31, 2026
  • Diversify Dietetics, Atlanta, Ga. – effective November 30, 2025

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, N.Y. – effective June 30, 2028
  • Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Calif. – effective August 31, 2025

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