Accreditation & Statistics
Accreditation
Albany State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) as a Level IV institution. Nursing programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and our Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs in Nursing are approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
| Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) |
Georgia Board of Nursing |
| 3433 Peachtree Road, Suite 850 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 |
237 Coliseum Drive Macon, Georgia 31217 |
| (404) 975-5000 | (912) 207-1640 |
| http://www.acenursing.org | http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/?section=licensing |
Program Statistics
Regarding the "Program Completion" Statistic
The “Program Completion” statistic does NOT indicate what percentage of students have graduated from the specified program (which is otherwise known as the "Retention" or "Graduation" statistic). Rather, students are allowed 1.5 times the established program length (rounded down to the nearest whole semester) to complete their chosen program of study. Thus, the “Program Completion” statistic shows how many students from an indicated acceptance cohort (appearing in parentheses) graduated within this maximum time allotment. Consequently, this statistic should be read as, “Of the students accepted into the [parenthetical year] cohort, [##]% of these students graduated from their program of choice AND did so within the allotted maximum time limit of [non-parenthetical year].” As a result, please be aware that program attrition does affect this statistic, which is most prevalent within the first semester of all nursing programs.
ASN Program Statistics
| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 4 Yr. Mean |
| ASN NCLEX Pass Rate | 89.11% | 87.12% | 87.12% | 78.10% | 85.36% |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: ASN | 82.00% | 81.68% | 84.24% | 85.11% | N/A |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All | 84.53% | 84.57% | 87.11% | 88.29% | N/A |
| Metric | 2016 (2015 Grads) | 2017 (2016 Grads) | 2018 (2017 Grads) |
| Job Placement | 92.00% | 90.30% | 88.86% |
| Metric | 2016 (2013/2014 Cohort) | 2017 (2014/2015 Cohort) | 2018 (2015/2016 Cohort) |
| Program Completion: Generic ASN (Albany) |
42.20% | 54.81% | 67.52% |
| Metric | 2016 (2013/2014 Cohort) | 2017 (2014/2015 Cohort) | 2018 (2015/2016 Cohort) |
| Program Completion: Generic ASN (Cordele) |
44.00% | 35.48% | 80.00% |
| NOTE: Program discontinued effective May 31, 2018. Last acceptance cohort was Fall 2016 | |||
| Metric | 2016 (2015/2016 Cohort) | 2017 (2016/2017 Cohort) | 2018 (2017/2018 Cohort) |
| Program Completion: Generic ASN (Evening) |
73.60% | N/A | 87.50% |
| Metric | 2016 (2015/2016 Cohort) | 2017 (2016/2017 Cohort) | 2018 (2017/2018 Cohort) |
| Program Completion: Generic ASN (Hybrid) |
78.00% | N/A | 81.82% |
| Metric | 2016 (2015 Cohort) | 2017 (2016 Cohort) | 2018 (2017 Cohort) |
| Program Completion: Healthcare Prof. Bridge |
91.00% | 90.50% | 67.52% |
BSN Program Statistics
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 4 Yr. Mean |
| BSN NCLEX Pass Rate | 71.43% | 91.67% | 85.71% | 93.33% | 85.53% |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: BSN | 87.80% | 90.04% | 91.57% | TBD | N/A |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All | 84.57% | 87.11% | 88.29% | TBD | N/A |
| Metric | 2016 (2015 Grads) | 2017 (2016 Grads) | 2018 (2017 Grads) |
| Job Placement Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Metric | 2016 (2013/2014 Cohort) | 2017 (2014/2015 Cohort) | 2018 (2015/2016 Cohort) |
| Program Completion Rate: Generic BSN |
48.28% | 50.00% | 23.08% |
| Metric | 2016 (2013/2014 Cohort) | 2017 (2014/2015 Cohort) | 2018 (2015/2016 Cohort) |
| Program Completion Rate: Accelerated BSN |
0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% |
MSN Program Statistics
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 3 Yr. Mean |
| Certification Pass Rate | 100% | 86.00% | 100% | 95.33% |
| Metric | 2016 (2015 Grads) | 2017 (2016 Grads) | 2018 (2017 Grads) |
| Job Placement Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Metric | 2016 (2014 cohort) | 2017 (2015 cohort) | 2018 (2016 cohort) |
| Program Completion Rate | 82.85% | 81.81% | 100% |