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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.
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Full record →Professional Nursing Associate Degree
Rasmussen University, Moorhead · Moorhead, MNThe 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.
Programs closing or paused
Full record →Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MIEastern 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.
Programs closing or paused
Full record →Clinical Research Practice
Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MIEastern 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.
Programs closing or paused
Full record →Post-BSN Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MIEastern 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.
Program location closing
Full record →Professional Nursing, Moorhead campus
Rasmussen University-Minnesota · Moorhead, MNRasmussen 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.
Accreditation withdrawn
Full record →Nursing
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center · Ardmore, OKThe nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
Teach-out underway
Full record →Nursing Leadership
Mercy College of Ohio · Toledo, OHMercy College of Ohio discontinued the graduate certificate in Nursing Leadership and placed it in teach-out effective April 8, 2026.
Teach-out underway
Full record →Nursing Education
Mercy College of Ohio · Toledo, OHMercy College of Ohio discontinued the graduate certificate in Nursing Education and placed it in teach-out effective April 8, 2026.
Admissions suspended at one campus
Full record →Career Entry into Nursing at Stamford
University of Connecticut · Stamford, CTUConn 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.
Program closed
Full record →Nursing education program
Detroit Business Institute · Detroit, MIMichigan'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.
Program suspended with teach-out
Full record →B.S. in Nursing (Post-Licensure)
Ball State University · Muncie, INIndiana'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.
Program eliminated
Full record →M.S. in Nursing Education
Indiana University Bloomington · Bloomington, INIndiana'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.
Program suspended with teach-out
Full record →M.S. in Nursing Administration
Indiana University Indianapolis · Indianapolis, INIndiana'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.
Program elimination approved with teach-out
Full record →Doctor of Nursing Practice
Purdue University West Lafayette · West Lafayette, INIndiana'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.
Program inactivated
Full record →Nurse Educator
Missouri Western State University · St. Joseph, MOMissouri's higher-education department records Missouri Western State University's graduate certificate in Nurse Educator as inactivated in April 2026.
Program location closing
Full record →Practical Nursing, Tulsa campus
Miller-Motte College · Tulsa, OKMiller-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.
Closure announced
Full record →Practical Nursing
Miller-Motte College, Tulsa · Tulsa, OKMiller-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.
Program inactivated
Full record →Pre-Nursing
Missouri State University-West Plains · MOMissouri'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.
Program closed
Full record →Life Story Practice and Research graduate certificate
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CTUConn'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.
Admissions paused
Full record →Nursing MSN, Public Health-School Health concentration
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · Bloomsburg, PAPASSHE'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.
Program terminated
Full record →Nursing
Augusta University · Augusta, GAThe 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.
Program terminated
Full record →Clinical Nurse Leader Completion
Augusta University · Augusta, GAThe 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.
Program discontinued
Full record →Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VAVirginia'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.
Program discontinued
Full record →Family Nurse Practitioner
Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VAVirginia'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.
Program discontinued
Full record →Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VAVirginia'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.
Program discontinued
Full record →RN to B.S. Degree Completion Program in Nursing
Mercy University · Dobbs Ferry, NYMercy University says its RN to B.S. Degree Completion Program in Nursing was discontinued in January 2026 and is no longer accepting applications from new students.
Accreditation withdrawn
Full record →Nursing
Northeastern State University · Muskogee, OKThe nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
Program closing
Full record →Nursing
Siena Heights University · Adrian, MIThe 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.
Program closing
Full record →Nursing
Concordia University Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MIThe 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.
Programs closing
Full record →Nursing Practice
Clarke University · Dubuque, IAClarke University says its Doctor of Nursing Practice will be phased out at the end of the 2025-26 academic year.
Accreditation withdrawn
Full record →Nursing
Northwestern Oklahoma State University · Alva, OKThe nursing program withdrew from ACEN accreditation. This does not by itself establish that the program closed.
Teach-out underway
Full record →Registered Nursing
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver · Riverview, MIDetroit 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.
Program closed
Full record →Perioperative Nursing
University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NEThe 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.
Program closed
Full record →Nursing Practice
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TXThe 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.
Program disestablished
Full record →Adult Nurse Practitioner: Nursing DNP
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe university registrar lists the Adult Nurse Practitioner: Nursing DNP doctor of nursing practice concentration as disestablished. The last term admitting students was fall 2012.
Program disestablished
Full record →Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Nursing DNP
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZThe 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.
Program discontinued
Full record →Nursing Education
Towson University · Towson, MDTowson University discontinued its post-baccalaureate certificate in Nursing Education in August 2025. This record applies only to the named certificate.
Program discontinued
Full record →Clinical to Administrative Transition concentration
Towson University · Towson, MDTowson 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.
Program discontinued
Full record →Nursing Education concentration
Towson University · Towson, MDTowson 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.
Program deleted
Full record →Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, ARArkansas'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.
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