Accreditation Decisions

Most Recent Decisions

The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made the following accreditation decisions at the October 23, 2023, meeting. You can access all 2023 accreditation decisions to date as well as years 2012-2022 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

• Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas
• Lexington VA Healthcare System, Lexington, Ky.
• University of California Berkeley Public Health, Berkeley, Calif.
• VA Southern Nevada Heath Care System, Las Vegas, Nev.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I.
• Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.
• University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
• Minnesota State University-Mankato, Mankato, Minn.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich.
• The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
• The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wis.
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.
• Life University, Marietta, Ga.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas
• Clinica Sierra Vista, Bakersfield, Calif.
• Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
• Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Lenior Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C.
• University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Priority Nutrition Care, Hingham, Mass.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• University of New England, Portland, Maine

Dietetic Technician Program

• Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Remove from a Reduced Term, Continue Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

• University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, Texas

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term

Dietetic Internship Program

• Russell Sage College, Troy, N.Y.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Hood College, Fredrick, Md.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Concordia College, Moorehead, Minn.

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. – reorganize into a dietetic internship

Dietetic Internship Program

• Cox College, Springfield, Mo. - reorganize into a graduate program
• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – add distance education
• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. – add distance education
• Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, Ariz.– add distance education
• University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Md. – add distance education
• University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Mass. – add distance education

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa– add distance education
• University of Houston, Houston, Texas– add distance education
• West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. – add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

• College of Saint Benedict/St. Johns University, Saint Joseph, Minn. – effective June 29, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

• Sarasota District Schools, Ospry, Fla. -effective October 23, 2023
• Life University, Marietta, Ga.- effective November 3, 2023
• Cox College, Springfield, Mo. – effective July 31, 2025; Reorganizing into a GP
• Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. – effective June 30, 2025

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Duke University Hospitals, Durham, N.C. – effective June 30, 2024
• Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Ill. – effective May 10, 2024

Programs Placed on Probation Due to Non-compliance with ACEND Accreditation Standards

The following program was placed on probation at the October 23,2023, meeting ACEND Board meeting. The probation decision became final on December 4, 2023 after the 30-day reconsideration period ended.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dietetic Internship

• Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La.