[2] The non-profit agency is funded by dues from member schools.
ACEN accreditation is voluntary, but according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, ACEN acts as the Title IV "gatekeeper" for nursing education programs.
[5] In 1893, The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses was founded.
The organization's mission was to create a universal standard of nurse training.
In 1997, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) began operations with sole authority for performing the nursing accreditation processes.