Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
Methodist College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Higher Learning Commission
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Phone: 1-800-621-7440
Email: Info@hlcommission.org
www.hlcommission.org
Methodist College is designated as Opportunity Colleges and Universities by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-939-9300
carnegie@acenet.edu
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/
Nursing Program Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and master's degree program in nursing at Methodist College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-887-6791
http://www.ccneaccreditation.org
NLN CNEA Pre-Accreditation Review Request for Third-Party Comments for Practice Doctorate in Nursing Program
The Methodist College, Practice Doctorate in Nursing Program, is pursuing pre-accreditation candidacy status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2487. Interested parties are invited to submit third party comments in writing directly to NLN CNEA (cneaaccreditation@nln.org) no later than November 25, 2026.
NLN CNEA Pre-Accreditation Review Request
State of Illinois Approval of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees in Nursing
The College is approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to grant the baccalaureate and graduate degrees in nursing.
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
Phone: 217-782-2551
www.ibhe.org
How to Register a complaint with IBHE
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
320 West Washington, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: 1-888-473-4858
www.idfpr.com
Bachelor of Social Work Accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has granted Accreditation through 2032 to the Methodist College Bachelor of Social Work degree program.
Council on Social Work Education
1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 683-8080
www.cswe.org