Licensures and Approvals
The College is licensed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Beckfield College is authorized by the Indiana Board for Proprietary Education.
Institutional Accreditation
Beckfield College is a career-focused educational institution with a campus in Florence, Kentucky which is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools to award baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, and diplomas.
The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Contact ABHES at info@abhes.org or (301) 291-7550.
State Licenses and Approvals
Indiana: The institution is authorized to operate as an out-of-state institution by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46204-4206, (317) 464-4400.
Kentucky: The institution is licensed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 100 Airport Road, Second Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, (502) 573-1535.
Ohio: The institution is approved by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools (Registration Number 2158), 30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-2752.
NC-SARA Participation
Beckfield College participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements.
NC-SARA establishes national standards for the interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. Participation supports Beckfield College’s ability to offer eligible distance education opportunities to students in participating states while maintaining standards for quality, integrity, and consumer protection.
Learn more about NC-SARA at nc-sara.org.
The Diploma Program in Practical Nursing is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Program is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing
The Beckfield College Practical/Vocational Nursing Program holds continuing accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. 202-909-2487.
The Beckfield College Associate Degree Nursing Program holds continuing accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. 202-909-2487.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Beckfield College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791.
Students and others may obtain further information and documents pertaining to the College’s accreditation, licensures, and approvals from the College’s Office of Accreditation and Compliance.
Any student at Beckfield College who has a question, concern or complaint relating to Title IV eligibility or administration, the quality of education received at Beckfield, or otherwise relating to the accreditation standards of its former accrediting agency can submit that in writing to Beckfield College and/or to any of the following:
Beckfield College:
Office of Accreditation and Compliance
compliance@beckfield.edu
859-371-9393
Kentucky Students:
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive
Suite 320
Frankfort KY 40601
Office of Attorney General:
Consumer Protection Division
1024 Capital Center Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
All Students:
Department of Education Complaint Website
www.ed.gov
