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 July 13-15, 2026 meeting.

You can access all accreditation decisions from 2015-2026 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Technician Program

• North Shore Community College, Danvers, Mass.

Dietetic Internship Program

• California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.

Foreign Dietetics Education Program

• University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass.
• Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.

Dietetic Internship Program

• National HealthCare Corporation, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
• Paul M. Russo, Bay Pines, Fla.
• UC Davis Health, Sacramento, Calif.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass.
• Francis Stern Nutrition Center, Boston, Mass.
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
• Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
• US Army Medical Center of Excellence, Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
• Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
• Texas Woman's University- Houston, Houston, Texas

Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, S.C.

Continue Accreditation after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• Hunter College CUNY, New York, N.Y.
• Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Lagniappe Wellness, Biloxi, Miss.
• Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Ark.
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Wellness Workdays, Hingham, Mass.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
• Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
• Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, N.Y.
• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• The University of Mississippi, University, Miss.
• The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.
• University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Pace University, Pleasantville, N.Y.
• Utica University, Utica, N.Y.

Place or Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Progress Report or Substantive Change

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
• Johnson & Wales University - Providence Campus, Providence, R.I.
• Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.
• Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
• California State University Northridge, Northridge, Calif.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Delaware State University, Dover, Del.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
• Public Health Foundation Enterprises, City of Industry, Calif.
• Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
• Nutrition Ink, DI, Banning, Calif.
• Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

• Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo. – increase maximum enrollment
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. - approve reorganization to a Future Education Model Graduate Program

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs, Colo. – add distance education

Dietetic Technician Program

• Connecticut State Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio – add distance education
• Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio – add distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

• Texas Woman's University-Houston, Houston, Texas - approve reorganization to a Future Education Model Graduate Program

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

• Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, Ariz. – effective July 29, 2026
• Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio – effective September 30, 2026
• University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va. – effective December 31, 2026
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. – effective August 20, 2028
• Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash. – effective December 31, 2028
• Texas Woman's University- Houston, Houston, Texas – effective December 31, 2028