Accredited nursing schools in Nevada
7 accredited schools in Nevada offer nursing and patient care programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Nevada has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 12 of the 28 nursing and patient care programs on the state's list.
The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.
Nursing and patient care programs in Nevada, every school, with costs and results
All job training programs in Nevada
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Accredited CNA programs in Nevada
5 of the 15 schools with CNA programs on Nevada's list are accredited. They offer 8 of the 19 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1975, next review 2027
2 programs
Great Basin College
Elko
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1974, next review 2027
2 programs
Western Nevada College
Carson City
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1975, next review 2032
2 programs
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1980, next review 2029
1 program
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Accredited by Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programssince 2025, next review 2030
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1964, next review 2031
1 program
Accredited RN programs in Nevada
2 of the 3 schools with RN programs on Nevada's list are accredited. They offer 2 of the 5 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
Carrington College/Reno
Reno, listed as Carrington College
Accredited by Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Collegesnext review 2034
Accredited program here Nursing: nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education)
1 program
Great Basin College
Elko
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1974, next review 2027
Accredited program here Nursing: associate degree programs (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
Accredited program here Nursing: baccalaureate program (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
1 program
Accredited LPN programs in Nevada
All 1 schools with LPN programs on Nevada's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states
Unitek College
Reno, listed as Unitek College - Fremont
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Collegesnext review 2026
1 program
Accredited patient care technician programs in Nevada
1 of the 2 schools with patient care technician programs on Nevada's list are accredited. They offer 1 of the 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Western Nevada College
Carson City
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1975, next review 2032
1 program
How we matched Nevada's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Nevada approved for WIOA funding in nursing and patient care, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.
Sources for the accreditation facts about Nevada
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List