Accreditation

Accreditation and Approvals

• ACICS Accreditation
  Bay Area College of Nursing is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
• State Approval
  Bay Area College of Nursing is authorized to operate by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) with the School Code Number 88680297. This institution is approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education until June 30, 2016.
  BACN’s approval to operate as a private postsecondary school in the State of California is based on provisions of the California Private Postsecondary Education Act (CPPEA) of 2009, which was effective January 1, 2010. The Act is administered by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, under the Department of Consumer Affairs.
• ICE Approval
  Bay Area College of Nursing is approved by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to participate in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and is authorized to issue I-20 visa, therefore Bay Area College of Nursing can accept applications from students from abroad who are on an M-1 visa.
• California Department of Public Health Approval
  Bay Area College of Nursing is approved by the California Department of Public Health to offer Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide and Acute Care Nursing Assistant.
• BVNPT Approval
  Bay Area College of Nursing is provisionally approved to offer Vocational Nursing by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians in Palo Alto (expires November 30, 2013) and Daly City (expires September 29, 2014).