The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has approved the accreditation of the doctoral program at Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof College of Nursing.

The accreditation, a process that included a written comprehensive self-study and three-day on-site evaluation, assures students, employers and consumers that KCON graduates are education under nationally established standards that have been thoroughly validated, said Cynthia McCurren, dean of KCON.

The U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency officially recognizes the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. CCNE accreditation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing programs and supports continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education and post-baccalaureate nurse residency programs.