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2026 Accreditation Decisions


In 2026, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made accreditation decisions for the following months:

January

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Antioch University, Westerville, Ohio
  • Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Advanced Practice Doctorate (APD) Programs

  • University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

  • Escuela Superior Politecnica Del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • D'Youville University, Buffalo, N.Y.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Herbert H Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, N.Y.
  • James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
  • LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
  • Herbert H Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, N.Y.
  • Sodexo, Morrisville, Pa.
  • Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
  • New York-Presbyterian, New York, N.Y.
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
  • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
  • West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
  • University of Rhode Island/Sodexo Partnership, Kingston, R.I.

Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Progress Report

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System – approval to increase distance education to greater than 50%
  • Lagniappe Wellness – approval for a change in sponsorship

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

  • HEBNI Nutrition Consultants Inc, Orlando, Fla. – effective February 11, 2026
  • Northwell Health, Manhasset, N.Y. – effective February 11, 2026

References

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