Documented nursing-program closures, approval changes, admission pauses, and teach-outs. A listed action applies only to the program and location described by its source.
The Minnesota Board of Nursing accepted Rasmussen University's notice that its Moorhead associate-degree nursing program will close on December 31, 2027. This action applies to the Moorhead program, not every Rasmussen nursing program.
Eastern Michigan approved discontinuing the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist offering because of low enrollment or academic overlap. Current students will receive completion support. The university did not identify whether this specific offering is temporarily shelved or permanently phased out.
Eastern Michigan approved discontinuing the Clinical Research Practice offering because of low enrollment or academic overlap. Current students will receive completion support. The university did not identify whether this specific offering is temporarily shelved or permanently phased out.
Eastern Michigan approved discontinuing the Post-BSN Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist offering because of low enrollment or academic overlap. Current students will receive completion support. The university did not identify whether this specific offering is temporarily shelved or permanently phased out.
Rasmussen University notified Minnesota's nursing board that it will close the Moorhead Professional Nursing associate degree program after the final cohort graduates in December 2027. Students needing more time will receive transfer options.
The nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
Mercy College of Ohio discontinued the graduate certificate in Nursing Leadership and placed it in teach-out effective April 8, 2026.
Mercy College of Ohio discontinued the graduate certificate in Nursing Education and placed it in teach-out effective April 8, 2026.
UConn suspended admissions to the Career Entry into Nursing track at the Stamford campus for the January 2027 cohort. The action is specific to this track and campus, not to UConn's nursing school as a whole.
Michigan's nursing board confirmed that the program completed its teach-out and closed on April 24, 2026. The board removed it from the approved-program list and closed its NCLEX program code.
Indiana's official program review lists Ball State University's B.S. in Nursing (Post-Licensure) for program suspended with teach-out. Current students retain a path to finish. The action applies to this credential, not to the institution as a whole.
Indiana's official program review lists Indiana University Bloomington's M.S. in Nursing Education as eliminated. The action applies to this credential, not to the institution as a whole.
Indiana's official program review lists Indiana University Indianapolis' M.S. in Nursing Administration for program suspended with teach-out. Current students retain a path to finish. The action applies to this credential, not to the institution as a whole.
Indiana's official program review lists Purdue University West Lafayette's Doctor of Nursing Practice for program elimination approved with teach-out. Current students retain a path to finish. The action applies to this credential, not to the institution as a whole.
Missouri's higher-education department records Missouri Western State University's graduate certificate in Nurse Educator as inactivated in April 2026.
Miller-Motte College submitted a voluntary closure notice for its Practical Nursing program in Tulsa. Oklahoma's nursing board reviewed the notice at its March 2026 meeting. The minutes do not state the final closure date.
Miller-Motte College submitted a voluntary closure notice for its Tulsa practical nursing program. Oklahoma's nursing board discussed the notice in March 2026. The minutes do not state the final closure date.
Missouri's higher-education department records Missouri State University-West Plains's one-year certificate in Pre-Nursing as inactivated in March 2026. This action applies to the named program.
UConn's trustees closed the graduate certificate on February 25, 2026. The university reported no enrollment since fall 2022, so the closure does not require a teach-out.
PASSHE's February 2026 Board agenda reports that Commonwealth University put this MSN concentration into moratorium during October through December 2025. A moratorium pauses new admissions; it is not an institution closure.
The University System of Georgia reports that the Board of Regents approved terminating Augusta University's general Master of Science in Nursing program. The requested effective term is spring 2026.
The University System of Georgia reports that the Board of Regents approved terminating Augusta University's MSN in Clinical Nurse Leader Completion. The requested effective term is spring 2026.
Virginia's higher-education council reports that Old Dominion University's post-professional certificate in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Practitioner was discontinued for spring 2026. The action applies to this certificate, not to the university.
Virginia's higher-education council reports that Old Dominion University's post-professional certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner was discontinued for spring 2026. The action applies to this certificate, not to the university.
Virginia's higher-education council reports that Old Dominion University's post-professional certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner was discontinued for spring 2026. The action applies to this certificate, not to the university.
The nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
The Michigan Board of Nursing reported that Siena Heights University's nursing program was closing in May 2026. Siena Heights later closed as an institution, but this record describes the nursing-program action.
The Michigan Board of Nursing reported that Concordia University Ann Arbor's nursing program will close on May 31, 2027. This is a program closure at the Ann Arbor location, not a closure of the wider Concordia University system.
Clarke University says its Doctor of Nursing Practice will be phased out at the end of the 2025-26 academic year.
The nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver voluntarily closed its nursing program on September 17, 2025. The Michigan Board of Nursing reported that the teach-out would continue through April 24, 2026.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved eliminating UNMC's Certificate in Perioperative Nursing on August 14, 2025. The board materials say no students had enrolled.
The Texas State University System Board approved deleting Sam Houston State University's MSN in Nursing Practice effective September 1, 2025. The program was approved earlier but never launched, and no students were admitted.
The university registrar lists the Adult Nurse Practitioner: Nursing DNP doctor of nursing practice concentration as disestablished. The last term admitting students was fall 2012.
The university registrar lists the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Nursing DNP doctor of nursing practice concentration as disestablished. The last term admitting students was summer 2012.
Towson University discontinued its post-baccalaureate certificate in Nursing Education in August 2025. This record applies only to the named certificate.
Towson University discontinued the Clinical to Administrative Transition concentration within its Master of Science in Nursing in August 2025. This does not establish that the full nursing degree closed.
Towson University discontinued the Nursing Education concentration within its Master of Science in Nursing in August 2025. This does not establish that the full nursing degree closed.
Arkansas's official higher-education agenda records the approved deletion of the University of Arkansas online post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner certificate for fall 2025.
Missouri's higher-education department records University of Missouri-Kansas City's post-master's graduate certificate in Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner as deleted in July 2025. This action applies to the named program, not the institution.
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