Bluffton nursing program receives accreditation

BLUFFTON — Bluffton University’s nursing program has been granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

“Receiving our CCNE accreditation is a testament to the quality of the nursing education program that we offer at Bluffton University,” Dr. Sherri Winegardner, director and professor of nursing at Bluffton, said in a press release. “Students attending our program can be assured that they are participating in an educational program that is engaging in effective and quality academic practices relative to nursing education.”

Bluffton’s nursing program is a four-year, dual-degree, dual-entry program in collaboration with Rhodes State College. Through the program, students earn both an associate degree in nursing from Rhodes State College, leading to licensure as a registered nurse, and advanced nursing coursework at Bluffton, leading to a bachelor of science in nursing.

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Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.