ACEN ANNUAL REPORT Academic Year: July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Required Monitoring Report for ACEN-Accredited Nursing Programs SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT ACCESS CODE: PROGRAM TYPES: BA Governing Organization Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Website: Institutional Accreditation Agency Agency: Change in Status? ; If YES, please explain: Chief Executive Officer Title: First Name: Last Name: Credentials: Position: Phone: Fax: Email: Accreditation Status: Student Enrollment a. Total number of students enrolled at the governing organization, including students as of February 15, 2015, by headcount. b. Indicate significant change in enrollment ( 25%) for the academic year by headcount. Increase Decrease Significant Change Nursing Education Unit Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Website: Nurse Administrator Title: First Name: Last Name: Credentials: Position: Phone: Fax: Email: Additional Locations and Branch Campuses Do you use off campus instructional locations and/or branch campuses (in part or whole) for the ACENaccredited program(s)? If YES, please download and complete Section 1 Supplement - Additional Locations and Branch Campuses at http://www.acenursing.com/ar2015/section01b.doc (Word format)
ACEN Annual Report 2014-2015 p. 2 SECTION 2. SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE Please indicate below whether there have been substantive changes within your program(s) during the 2014-2015 academic year. If so, please specify whether the substantive change was reported to the ACEN through a substantive change report and delineate which program types were affected by the change. Program Type: C=Clinical Doctorate; M=Master s; B=Baccalaureate; A=Associate; D=Diploma; P=Practical. Substantive Change Applicable Reported to ACEN 1. Change in ownership, legal status, or form of control 2. Change in mission/philosophy/core values of the governing organization Significant change in organizational structure of the nursing 3. education unit that would place the program in noncompliance with the ACEN Standards and Criteria Implementation of distance education in which more than 24% 4. of the credit hours or clock hours are offered via distance education Changes in method of academic measurements (clock or credit) 5. or change in the number of clock or credit hours 6. Addition of programs with a different level of credentials Adding a nursing program option with a nursing program by 7. deleting and/or substituting 25% or more of the existing nursing courses Revising the curriculum or implementing a new curriculum by 8. adding, deleting, or substituting 25% or greater of the credit hours or clock hours from the currently approved curriculum 9. Inactivation or reactivation of a nursing program, program option, or off-campus instructional site 10. Establishment of an additional off-campus instructional site at which more than 24% of the program will be offered 11. Relocation of nursing education unit and/or program 12. Program closing Increase in enrollment of 25% by head count for the nursing 13. program ( 50% for the governing organization) for the academic year 14. change in State Board of Nursing approval status (see Policy #17) 15. Adverse action by appropriate institutional accrediting agency (see Policy #18) 16. Decline in performance on licensure or certifying examinations 17. Decline in program completion rates 18. Default rate in student loan program that exceeds threshold set by legislation, regulation, and policies Adverse action following financial or compliance audits, 19. program review, or other information relevant to Title IV findings that become available 20. Entering into a contract with an educational organization that is not eligible to participate in Title IV 21. Change in Nurse Administrator Program Type C M B A D P If you have answered YES to any of the above, provide the date of implementation and a brief explanation of the change below. Please also note that all substantive changes require the submission of a substantive change report in accordance with Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes.
ACEN Annual Report 2014-2015 p. 3 SECTION 3. NURSING FACULTY ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS (excluding nurse administrator) Total Number of Faculty: _ Complete the following tables, indicating the number of nursing faculty teaching in the program types by the highest degree earned by each faculty member. Each faculty member should be counted only once. The total number of faculty indicated above and the sum of the numbers in the following tables must equal the same. BACCALAUREATE Earned Doctoral Earned Master s Earned Baccalaureate Earned Associate Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Full-Time Part-Time ASSOCIATE Earned Doctoral Earned Master s Earned Baccalaureate Earned Associate Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Full-Time Part-Time SHARED Earned Doctoral Earned Master s Earned Baccalaureate Earned Associate Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Nursing n-nursing Full-Time Part-Time If shared faculty are utilized in the nursing program, please delineate below the programs/program types in which they teach: SECTION 4. OUTCOMES BACCALAUREATE B1. What is your annual state-reported licensure pass rate during the academic year? % N/A: B2. What is the program completion rate for the academic year? Pre-license Baccalaureate: % Post-license Baccalaureate: % Total completion rate: % B3. What is the graduate rate of employment during the academic year? (employment in nursing within 6-12 months after graduation, excluding those who have returned to formal education) B4. What is the total number of nursing students as of February 15, 2015? Pre-licensure Full-Time: Pre-licensure Part-Time: % RN Students Full-Time: RN Students Part-Time: B5. What is the total number of nursing graduates for the academic year? Baccalaureate (Pre-licensure): Post-licensure (Licensed RN): ASSOCIATE A1. What is your annual state-reported licensure pass rate during the academic year? % A2. What is the program completion rate for the academic year? % A3. What is the graduate rate of employment during the academic year? (employment in nursing within 6-12 months after graduation, excluding those who have returned to formal education) %
ACEN Annual Report 2014-2015 p. 4 A4. What is the total number of nursing students as of February 15, 2015? Full-Time: Part-Time: A5. What is the total number of nursing graduates for the academic year? SECTION 5. OPERATIONS BACCALAUREATE B1. Preceptors a. Do you use preceptors in the delivery of your nursing program? (If YES, answer 6b and 6c.) b. How many are used on average per semester/quarter? c. When are preceptors used during the program of study? Last Course Multiple Courses B2. Laboratory Personnel a. What types of personnel are used in your skills laboratory? (If staff personnel are used, answer 7b.) Staff Faculty Combination of Staff and Faculty b. Staff personnel qualification: (check all that apply) RN with associate degree RN with baccalaureate degree RN with master s degree n-nurse staff Other (please specify) B3. Program Length a. Total number of academic credits in the program of study. (Please use a conversion factor of 1:1 for lecture and 1:3 for clinicals and labs for reporting total credits.) b. Total number of academic terms (semester/quarter) required to complete to complete the program of study, including all prerequisites and required general education courses. c. Choose one (1): Semester Credits Quarter Credits Terms B4. Alternate Methods of Delivery a. Do you use alternate methods of delivery? (If YES, answer 9b.) b. Select all that apply (and indicate if asynchronous or synchronous): Online Asynchronous Synchronous Two-way Interactive Video Asynchronous Synchronous ITV Asynchronous Synchronous Other methods B5. Simulation Indicate whether simulation is used for each component. If YES, what is the percentage used in each component? Lecture Percentage: % Skill Check-off (laboratory) Percentage: % Clinical Percentage: % Out-of-class Assignment Percentage: % Remediation Percentage: % Other Percentage: % B6. Standardized Testing a. Do you use standardized testing in your program? (If YES, answer 11b and 11c.) b. Are standardized test a course requirement? c. Do students have to achieve a certain minimum score to continue or graduate from the program?
ACEN Annual Report 2014-2015 p. 5 B7. Enrollment (Program Specific) Indicate significant change in enrollment ( 25%) for the academic year by headcount Increase Decrease Significant Change B8. Partnerships Do you currently have partnerships? If YES, identify partnerships: B9. Complaints/Grievances Total number of complaints/grievances about the program for the academic year. ASSOCIATE A1. Preceptors a. Do you use preceptors in the delivery of your nursing program? (If YES, answer 6b and 6c.) b. How many are used on average per semester/quarter? c. When are preceptors used during the program of study? Last Course Multiple Courses A2. Laboratory Personnel a. What types of personnel are used in your skills laboratory? (If staff personnel are used, answer 7b.) Staff Faculty Combination of Staff and Faculty b. Staff personnel qualification: (check all that apply) RN with associate degree RN with baccalaureate degree RN with master s degree n-nurse staff Other (please specify) A3. Program Length a. Total number of academic credits in the program of study. (Please use a conversion factor of 1:1 for lecture and 1:3 for clinicals and labs for reporting total credits.) b. Total number of academic terms (semester/quarter) required to complete to complete the program of study, including all prerequisites and required general education courses. c. Choose one (1): Semester Credits Quarter Credits Terms A4. Alternate Methods of Delivery a. Do you use alternate methods of delivery? (If YES, answer 9b.) b. Select all that apply (and indicate if asynchronous or synchronous): Online Asynchronous Synchronous Two-way Interactive Video Asynchronous Synchronous ITV Asynchronous Synchronous Other methods A5. Simulation Indicate whether simulation is used for each component. If YES, what is the percentage used in each component? Lecture Percentage: % Skill Check-off (laboratory) Percentage: % Clinical Percentage: % Out-of-class Assignment Percentage: % Remediation Percentage: % Other Percentage: %
ACEN Annual Report 2014-2015 p. 6 A6. Standardized Testing a. Do you use standardized testing in your program? (If YES, answer 11b and 11c.) b. Are standardized test a course requirement? c. Do students have to achieve a certain minimum score to continue or graduate from the program? A7. Enrollment (Program Specific) Indicate significant change in enrollment ( 25%) for the academic year by headcount Increase Decrease Significant Change A8. Partnerships Do you currently have partnerships? If YES, identify partnerships: A9. Complaints/Grievances Total number of complaints/grievances about the program for the academic year. FEEDBACK/SUGGESTIONS Use the space provided below for suggestions in improving ACEN policies and procedures. RECOMMENDATIONS TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONERS OR SITE VISITORS Use the spaces provided below to recommend/nominate individuals to serve as ACEN Commissioners or Site Visitors. Please include name, credentials, position title, and contact information. COMMISSIONERS EDUCATORS SITE VISITORS CLINICIANS Please submit your completed ACEN Annual Report for 2014-2015 by December 6, 2015. For assistance, please contact Vishal Patel by email vpatel@acenursing.org or phone (404) 975-5014.