UH Hilo’s baccalaureate degree nursing program has been granted continued accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The status is granted through 2015.

The commission commended the program for increasing the number of faculty and faculty compensation, as well as its success in securing external funding.

“Our nursing program is in answer to our state’s professional workforce needs,” says Chancellor Tseng. “With the additional faculty, we can now can graduate more nurses specializing in rural health care.”

The commission also noted that the accreditation demonstrates the nursing program’s interest in being held to the highest national standards of quality in nursing.