Accreditations and Approvals

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

Brookline College’s Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe, and Albuquerque campuses are institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES):

6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 730
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Telephone: 301-291-7550
Website: www.abhes.org

The Brookline College – Tempe Campus has programmatic accreditation for its Surgical Technology program by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES):

6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 730
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Telephone: 301-291-7550
Website: www.abhes.org

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Brookline College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE):

3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
Telephone: 703-706-3245
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.capteonline.org.

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 602-838-5898 or email [email protected].

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

The Brookline College – Phoenix Campus Medical Laboratory Technician and Medical Laboratory Science programs have been granted accreditation by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS):

5600 N River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
Telephone: 773-714-8880
Website: www.naacls.org

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education:

655 K Street NW, Suite 750
Washington DC 20001
Telephone: 202-887-6791

Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education

Brookline College is licensed in Arizona by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education:

1400 W. Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: 602-542-5709
Fax: 602-542-1253

State Board of Nursing Approval

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree program is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing:

1740 West Adams Street, Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: 602-771-7800
Website: www.azbn.gov

New Mexico by the New Mexico Higher Education Department

Brookline College is licensed in New Mexico by the New Mexico Higher Education Department:

2048 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Telephone: 505-476-8418

State Board of Nursing Approval

The New Mexico Board of Nursing certifies that Brookline College is granted Full Approval to offer Practical Nursing program in the State of New Mexico:
10131 Coors Blvd NW, Suite I-01,
Albuquerque, NM 87114.

The New Mexico Board of Nursing certifies that Brookline College is granted Full Approval with Warning to offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in the State of New Mexico:
303 Roma Ave NW
3rd floor, suite 300
Albuquerque, NM 87105.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

Albuquerque and Tucson Campuses:
The associate-degree-level occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is 301-652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The program must have a pre-accreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be qualified to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Phoenix Campus
The Phoenix Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number, C/O AOTA, is 301-652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org

Memberships

Online Learning Consortium (OLC)

Brookline College is a member of the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). The OLC is a collaborative community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner.

Awards

  • 2023 – Unitek Learning receives Lotus Recognition from the Watson Caring Science Institute. Read more
  • 2023 – The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) awards Unitek Learning the Award of Excellence in Data Learning Analytics Design. Read more

Invitation for Third-Party Comments

The Brookline College, Albuquerque, Practical Nursing (PN) program has applied for initial accreditation candidacy from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) and will be hosting an on-site program evaluation visit on June 5-7, 2024. The public is invited to submit third-party comments by May 21, 2024. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments in writing directly to National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

The NLN CNEA expects the engagement of communities of interest in the accreditation process including faculty, students, administrators, alumnae, and community as an indication of stakeholder commitment to program quality and integrity. Interested parties are asked to submit comments, in writing, directly to the NLN CNEA staff regarding the program(s) under review. Interested parties are invited to share comments regarding the Practical Nursing program to CNEA by May 21, 2024.
Third-party comments will be shared with the on-site program evaluation team and considered by the NLN CNEA Program Review Committee and the Board of Commissioners during the review process. The comments will be shared with the chief academic nurse administrator who will be given an opportunity to respond to the comments if desired.

If you would like to submit a third-party comment regarding the Practical Nursing program, please submit to:

The NLN Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA)
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20037