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 October 20, 2025 meeting.

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

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

• VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, Calif.
• McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, S.C.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Fort Lewis University, Durango, Colo.

Advanced Practice Doctorate (APD) Programs

• University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Chadron State University, Chadron, Neb.
• Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
• North Carolina Central University, Durham, N.C.
• Oakland University, Rochester, Mich.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga.
• Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
• University of California San Franscisco, San Franscisco, Calif.
• VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, Reno, Nev.
• Virginia/Maryland/DC WIC, Richmond, Va.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
• North Carolina Central University, Durham, N.C.
• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.
• University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.
• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Manoa, Hawaii
• Hood College, Frederick, Md.
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wis.
• Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio
• University of New Haven, West Haven, Conn.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico

Continue Accreditation after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• The University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Dietetic Technician Program

• Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Ariz.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of Central Arkansas, GP, Conway, Ark.

Continue Accreditation after Complaint Review

Dietetic Internship Program

• Anne Brezina, Tampa, Fla.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of New England, GP, Portland, Maine

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

Dietetic Technician Program

• Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas

Substantive Program Changes

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii- approve reorganization to a Future Education Model GP

Dietetic Internship Program

• Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. – approval to add distance education
• University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark. – approval to add branch campus in Fayetteville, Ark.
• Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. – approve reorganization into a Future Education Model (FEM) Graduate Program

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon- approval to add distance education

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. – approval to add distance education
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. – deny request for significant growth enrollment increase

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Ill. – effective June 30, 2028

Dietetic Internship Program

• Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. – effective August 31, 2027
• St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minn. – effective September 14, 2026

Dietetic Technician Program

• Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks, Minn. – effective December 19, 2025
• Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J. – effective August 31, 2026