Board Approved Nursing Programs

Nursing Program Name

Website

Board Approval

National Accreditation

Practical Nurse Programs

Lake Area Technical College

www.lakeareatech.edu

Full

ACEN (2029)

Mitchell Technical College

www.mitchelltech.edu 

Full

N/A

Sinte Gleska University

www.sintegleska.edu

Full

N/A

Sisseton Wahpeton College

www.swcollege.edu

Full

N/A

Southeast Technical College

www.southeasttech.edu

Full

ACEN (2028)

Western Dakota Technical College

www.wdt.edu

Full

ACEN (2027)

Associate Degree Registered Nurse Programs

Lake Area Technical College

www.lakeareatech.edu

Full

ACEN (2026)

Dakota Wesleyan University

www.dwu.edu

Interim

N/A

Mitchell Technical College

www.mitchelltech.edu 

Full

N/A

Oglala Lakota College

www.olc.edu

Full

N/A

Southeast Technical College

www.southeasttech.edu

Full

ACEN (2028)

Western Dakota Technical College

www.wdt.edu

Full

ACEN (2028)

Baccalaureate Degree Registered Nurse Programs

Augustana University

www.augie.edu

Full

CCNE (2031)

Dakota Wesleyan University

www.dwu.edu

Full

CCNE (2028)

Mount Marty University

www.mountmarty.edu

Full

CCNE (2032)

Northern State University

www.northern.edu

Interim

N/A

South Dakota State University

www.sdstate.edu

Full

CCNE (2031)

University of Sioux Falls

www.usiouxfalls.edu

Full

CCNE (2026)

University of South Dakota

www.usd.edu

Full

CCNE (2028)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs - Nurse Practitioner

Augustana University

www.augie.edu

Full

CCNE (2029)

Mount Marty University

www.mountmarty.edu

Full

CCNE (2030)

South Dakota State University

www.sdstate.edu

Full

CCNE (2031)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs - Nurse Anesthesia

Mount Marty University

www.mountmarty.edu

Full

COA (2025)

University of South Dakota

www.usd.edu

Full

COA (2027)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs - Clinical Nurse Specialist

Augustana University

www.augie.edu

Full

CCNE (2029)

       

Key:

 

   

ACEN = Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

   

CCNE = Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

   

CNEA = Commision for Nursing Education Accreditation

   

COA = Council on Accrediation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

   
       

Updated: 04/08/25

     
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