Accreditations and Affiliations

Lincoln University is accredited by:

• Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
  (30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, 1-800-621-7440)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
  Teacher education programs are accredited. 
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
  All teacher education programs are approved.
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
• Missouri State Board of Nursing
  The associate of applied science in nursing program is approved. 
• Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
  The associate of applied science in nursing and the bachelor of science in nursing programs are accredited.
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP)
  The associate of applied science in surgical technology.

The University also holds institutional membership in the following organizations:

• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
• Association of 1890 Land-Grant Universities
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC)
• Association of Continuing Higher Education (ACHE)
• Black College Communication Association
• Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS)
• International Science and Engineer Fair (ISEF)
• Missouri Academy of Science (MAS)
• Missouri Library Association (MLA)
• Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE)
• Missouri Society of Association Executives (MSAE)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Commission on Accrediting
• National Association for Business Teacher Education (NABTE)
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
• University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
• National Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU)