State Authorizations & Registrations
The College holds a Certificate of Post-Secondary State Authorization issued by the Division of Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce, and State of Utah. For more information:
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
P.O. Box 146704
Salt Lake City, Utah 84414
Nightingale College is registered in California as an out-of-state institution by
the Bureau for Private
Postsecondary Education.
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
(916) 574-8900
Nightingale College is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity
Agreements
(NC-SARA). Pursuant to the reciprocity agreements under NC-SARA, the College is permitted
to enroll
learners into its distance learning programs and provide limited on-ground experiential
learning in NCSARA member states across the country, subject to each state’s nursing
regulatory body’s rules and
statutes.
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
3005 Center Green Drive
Suite 130
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(303) 848-3764
State Board Nursing Approvals
The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Degree Program and the Bachelor of Science
in Nursing (BSN)
Degree Program are approved by the Utah State Board of Nursing. Upon successful completion
of a prelicensure program, the graduates are qualified to apply for Registered Nurse
licensure in the State of Utah and take the NCLEX-RN® examination. For more information:
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 530-6628
The College is approved to deliver experiential on-ground learning (labs, simulations,
clinicals, and
preceptorships) in the state of Idaho by the Idaho State Board of Nursing.
Idaho State Board of Nursing
280 North 8th Street, Suite 210
Boise, Idaho 83720-0061
(208) 577-2476
The College is approved to deliver experiential on-ground learning (labs, simulations,
clinicals, and
preceptorships) in the state of Wyoming by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite B
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-7601
State Approval
| State Name | Institutional Approval | BSN BON Approval | ADN BON Approval | Distance Education Permitted via NC-SARA | SOFEs Permitted via NC-SARA |
| Alabama | YES | YES | |||
| Alaska | YES | YES | |||
| Arizona | YES | NO | |||
| Arkansas | YES | YES | |||
| California | X | State Approved | NO | ||
| Colorado | YES | YES | |||
| Connecticut | YES | NO | |||
| D.C | YES | YES | |||
| Delaware | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Florida | YES | YES | |||
| Georgia | YES | NO | |||
| Hawaii | YES | YES | |||
| Idaho | X | X | X | State Approved | State Approved |
| Illinois | YES | YES | |||
| Indiana | YES | YES | |||
| Iowa | YES | YES | |||
| Kansas | YES | YES | |||
| Kentucky | YES | YES | |||
| Louisiana | YES | NO | |||
| Maine | YES | YES | |||
| Maryland | YES | YES | |||
| Massachusetts | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Michigan | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Minnesota | YES | YES | |||
| Mississippi | YES | YES | |||
| Missouri | YES | YES | |||
| Montana | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Nebraska | YES | YES | |||
| Nevada | X | YES | State Approved | ||
| New Hampshire | YES | Undetermined | |||
| New Jersey | YES | Undetermined | |||
| New Mexico | YES | NO | |||
| New York | YES | NO | |||
| North Carolina | YES | Undetermined | |||
| North Dakota | YES | YES | |||
| Ohio | YES | YES | |||
| Oklahoma | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Oregon | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Pennsylvania | YES | YES | |||
| Rhode Island | YES | Undetermined | |||
| South Carolina | YES | Undetermined | |||
| South Dakota | YES | YES | |||
| Tennessee | YES | NO | |||
| Texas | YES | Undetermined | |||
| Utah | X | X | X | State Approved | State Approved |
| Vermont | YES | YES | |||
| Virginia | YES | YES | |||
| Washington | X | YES | NO | ||
| West Virginia | YES | NO | |||
| Wisconsin | YES | NO | |||
| Wyoming | X | X | YES | State Approved |