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 21, 2024 meeting.

You can access all accreditation decisions from 2014-2024 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Orlando VA Healthcare System, Orlando, Fla.
• Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Fla.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• California State University Sacramento, Sacrament, Calif.
• Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tenn.
• University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Dietetic Internship Program

• California State University Sacramento, Sacrament, Calif.
• Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.
• New York Distance, Lynbrook, N.Y.
• San Diego WIC, San Diego, Calif.
• University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
• Anne Brezina, Tampa, Fla.
• VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, Calif.
• Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Roslindale, Mass.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Harding University, Searcy, Ark.
• Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass.
• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas
• University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo.
• Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.
• University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Continued Accreditation after a Complaint Review

Dietetic Internship Program

• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.

Continue Accreditation after a Progress Report

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Point Loma Nazarene University, San Deigo, Calif.

Remove from a Reduced Term, Continue Full Accreditation

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/Penrose- St. Francis Health Services Partnership, Colorado Springs, Colo.

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

Dietetic Internship Program

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio
• Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Ariz.

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas – approve distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

• James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. – approve distance education
• University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark. – change in administrative structure and change in mission, goals and objectives
• University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas – two-year admission hold

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La. – approve distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. – effective December 31, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. – effective June 14, 2025
• North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond, La. – effective December 20, 2025

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Widener University, Chester, Pa. – effective November 1, 2024

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio – effective December 19, 2025

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Mo. – effective September 13, 2025