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2024 Accreditation Decisions

In 2024, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made accreditation decisions for the following months:

October

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

September

Continued Accreditation after an Interim or Progress Report

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Concordia College, Moorehead, Minn.

Placed or Continue on a Reduced Term after Progress Report

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Horizon Specialty Hospitals, Las Vegas, Nev. – effective September 13, 2024

July

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas

Dietetic Internship Program

  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Keene State College, Keene, N.H.
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
  • The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Wellness Workdays, Hingham, Mass.
  • The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio

Continued Accreditation after an Interim or Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
  • California State University Northridge, Northridge, Calif.
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • Viterbo University, Lacrosse, Wis.
  • City University of New York (CUNY), New York, N.Y.
  • Public Health Foundation Enterprises, City of Industry, Calif.
  • Southwestern Dietetic Internship, Phoenix, Ariz.
  • University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla.
  • Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
  • The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tenn.
  • Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
  • Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Merritt College, Oakland, Calif.
  • Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz.
  • Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
  • Stark State College, North Canton, Ohio

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa.
  • Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.
  • Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
  • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala.
  • University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla.
  • Madonna University, Livonia, Mich.
  • Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
  • Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tenn.
  • Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J.
  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, S.C.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Keiser University, Lakeland, Fla.
  • University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Placed or Continue on a Reduced Term after Progress Report

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.
  • University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
  • Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.

Dietetic Internship Program

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

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.

Substantive Program Changes

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa. – approve distance education

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill. – approve distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

  • West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. – approve enrollment increase significant growth
  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio – approve enrollment increase significant growth
  • Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. – reorganization into a Future Education Model Graduate Program
  • Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. - approve distance education
  • California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. - approve distance education
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Co.- reorganize into a Coordinated Program

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • University of Wisconsin Stout, Stout, Wis. - approve distance education
  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah - approve distance education and increase enrollment

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown, N.J. – effective December 31, 2025
  • Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, W.VA. - effective August 15, 2025

Dietetic Internship Program

  • University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. – effective January 18, 2027
  • Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. – effective December 31, 2026
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Co. – effective June 30, 2025

Programs Closing, Accreditation Withdrawn

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio – closed effective June 30, 2024

June

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill. – reorganization

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill. – effective May 31, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Nuvance Health, Danbury, Conn. – effective June 17, 2024

May

Grant Full or Continued Accreditation after a Progress Report

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pa.
  • Hood College, Frederick, Md.

April

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Arkansas State University, State University, Ark.
  • Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
  • Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
  • Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, N.J.
  • Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
  • Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Harper College, Palatine, Ill.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa.
  • SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, N.Y.
  • University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.
  • Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.
  • University at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
  • University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Remove from Probation, Continue Full Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

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

Continued Accreditation after a Complaint Review

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, Fla.

Continue Accreditation on a Reduced Term after Complaint Review

Graduate Program in Dietetics

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

Substantive Program Changes

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. – reorganize into a GP
  • California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. – reorganize into a GP
  • University of New Haven, West Haven, Conn. - add distance education

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Howard University, Washington D.C. – add a graduate degree

Dietetic Internship Program

  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, Calif. – change to mission, goals and objectives

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pa. – approve change in ownership
  • Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo. – approve distance education
  • The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss. – approve distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. – effective December 31, 2025
  • Marywood University, Scranton, Pa. – effective May 31, 2027
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minn. – effective September 1, 2025

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. – effective May 30, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Keiser University Distance DI, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – effective October 18, 2024
  • Harper University Hospital, Detroit, Mich. – effective April 22, 2024

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Erie Community College, Williamsville, N.Y. – effective April 22, 2024

March

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

Dietetic Technician Programs

  • Erie Community College, Williamsville, N. Y.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, N. C.
  • The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

  • West Chester University, West Chester, Penn. – Deny request to increase enrollment

January

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Horizon Specialty Hospitals, Henderson, Nev.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah
  • North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Lois Obispo, Calif.
  • Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.
  • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nev.
  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah
  • Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Komplete Business, Haddon Township, N.J.
  • Lagniappe Wellness Dietetic Internship, Biloxi, Miss.
  • MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Ark.
  • University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nev.
  • Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pa.
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
  • Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tenn.

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.

Dietetic Technician Programs

  • Merritt College, Oakland, Calif.

Remove from Probation, Continue on a Reduced Term

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.

Continue Probation with a Reduced Term

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Ark.

Continued Accreditation after a Progress Report or Complaint Review

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Northwell Health, Manhasset, N.Y.
  • Priority Nutrition Care, Hingham, N.J.
  • Russel Sage College, Troy, N.Y.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Northeastern State University, Muskogee, Okla.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus, Gurabo, Puerto Rico – add graduate degree
  • University of Akron, Akron, Ohio- reorganize into a graduate program

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, La. - reorganize into a graduate program

Distance Education

Accreditation Withdrawn

  • Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. – effective June 30, 2025
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, La. – effective December 14, 2024
  • Golden Gate DI, Greenbrae, Calif. – effective January 26, 2024
  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. – effective February 29, 2024

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind. – effective June 5, 2026
  • University of Akron, Akron, Ohio – effective June 30, 2024

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