Fairfield Egan ensures a quality education to students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Learn more about our accredited and approved programs.
Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
In the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, all Undergraduate Nursing programs, Master’s Degree Nursing programs, and Doctoral programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
The Egan School is accredited by The National League for Nursing.
SSH Accreditation
Fairfield's undergraduate Nursing program is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Graduate Program Accreditations
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) has granted Fairfield University’s DCN program full accreditation under The Future Education Model Standards. ACEND, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 312-899-6996 ext. 5400, acend@eatright.org.
These accreditation standards integrate didactic coursework with supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice.
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
The Fairfield University Nurse Anesthesia Program on both the Fairfield, CT and Austin, TX campuses is fully accredited through May 2031 by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 10275 W Higgins Rd, Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603, 224-275-9130.
The midwifery program at Fairfield University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) c/o American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.