Chaminade University of Honolulu announced last week that its baccalaureate degree nursing program has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the maximum five-year period, up to June 30, 2018. The accreditation was effective as of last Nov. 5, the first day of the commission’s on-site evaluation.
The commission’s board determined that Chaminade’s program met all four accreditation standards.
“We are delighted to have reached this major milestone,” said Chaminade’s nursing dean Stephanie Genz.
The nursing school’s first cohort will graduate next spring with some 50 students.
Student demand for the program has far exceeded available spaces. Chaminade’s “admit and commit” program ensures that there is space to graduate those who start as freshman.
“Our first-year students come in with a strong commitment to becoming a nurse and are academically well-prepared and community minded from the get-go,” Genz said.
“Many of our students are also transfer students,” said Genz. “Consequently, our program has enjoyed high rates of retention, exceeding national averages.”
Chaminade president Marianist Brother Bernard J. Ploeger said the success of the nursing school is the result of effective teamwork.
“The health care community, our nursing advisory board, faculty and staff have collaborated to create a first class nursing education,” he said.
Through clinical experience, state-of-the art technology and a values based curriculum, Chaminade is preparing graduates to be registered nurses able to serve in a variety of health care settings in Hawaii, the Pacific Region and the Mainland.
