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NLNAC Continues Accreditation for MCC Nursing Program


The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. has granted continuing accreditation to MCC’s nursing program. The commission also praised MCC for its collegial relationships with area colleges and clinical agencies and their collective impact on nursing education in Rochester.

Following the completion of an extensive self-study report by MCC nursing faculty and staff in December 2007, NLNAC representatives (nurse educators and clinicians) visited the campus in February 2008. The accreditation standards and criteria encompass mission and administrative capacity, faculty and staff, student policies and services, curriculum, learning environment and resources, and educational outcomes.

“Monroe Community College is extremely proud of our graduates’ performance, resulting in high pass rates on the national licensing exam,” said MCC President R. Thomas Flynn. “The program succeeds due to the superior dedication of the nursing faculty and the involvement of community health care partners in the continued evaluation and improvement of the program.”

“The accreditation process requires a detailed self-evaluation with an eye to the big picture,” said Laurel Sanger, RN, MPA, MS, chair, Department of Nursing. “In addition to interviewing faculty, NLNAC representatives met with nursing program alumni, current students, the general public and administrators from clinical agencies. The reviewers were highly complimentary on how the area colleges and clinical agencies all work together to meet the needs of our community—a strength of nursing education in Rochester,” she said.

MCC graduates continue to achieve impressive results on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) at higher rates than New York state and national averages. For the first quarter 2008, 98 percent of MCC graduates passed the licensing exam.

The next evaluation visit will occur in spring 2016.

The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) is nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting agency for postsecondary and higher degree nursing programs. Accreditation indicates to the general public and to the educational community that a nursing program has clear and appropriate educational objectives and is working to achieve these objectives.

Rosanna Condello
College and Community Relations
08/06/2008