Become a leader in Nursing at UNE
Start your nursing career and develop it with Maine’s leading health professions University. UNE is nationally recognized for academic excellence, and we’re committed to student success. The UNE Nursing program graduates consistently achieve the highest licensure exam first-time pass rates in the state of Maine. Launch your successful career — and a life of helping others — within our diverse, connected community of like-minded students.
Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia Degree Programs
What Makes UNE’s Nursing Programs Special
Strong Career Outcomes
UNE is committed to providing a strong return for your education investment, which is reflected in our unsurpassed track record of clinical exam pass rates. We’re the #1 Maine University for graduates getting a job (Zippia, 2023) and for our degrees increasing graduates’ lifelong earnings (Brookings Institution). You’ll graduate with a robust network of UNE alumni peers from across the health professions and from every facet of the New England healthcare industry.
Wide Breadth of Clinical Experiences
UNE is proud to manage the most comprehensive collection of clinical partners of any Maine health professions institution. That means that you’ll have access to an exciting array of clinical learning environments and opportunities in cities, towns, and rural areas throughout our region. You’ll gain skills and experience working alongside talented healthcare professionals in caring for the people of Maine and New England.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Your training in our programs is enriched by the state-of-the-art facilities on our Portland, Maine, campus. Beginning in your first semester on campus, you’ll have access to our amazing simulation lab — equipped with lifelike patient simulator mannequins, virtual reality training equipment, and other clinical training tools — to gain crucial healthcare skills without the real-world risk.
Supportive Learning Environment
UNE’s Nursing faculty see student success as UNE’s success. Our renowned faculty provide individual mentorship for each student, and UNE’s academic support services are available all semester for tutoring, test prep, and more. It all happens in a welcoming community. As a new student, you’ll be assigned an advanced student mentor who will help acclimate as you establish yourself within the UNE Nursing family.
UNE: Maine’s Leading University for the Health Professions and Sciences
Nursing Programs Admissions
Undergraduate Admissions
Nurse Anesthesia Admissions
Beautiful locations
As a student in our Nursing traditional four-year undergraduate program, you study on UNE’s two Maine campuses, and you have opportunities to spend a semester abroad on our Morocco campus.
UNE’s scenic Biddeford Campus sits where the waters of the Saco River flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Recently named the youngest city in Maine, Biddeford and its twin city, Saco, boast an up-and-coming, hip downtown offering delicious eateries, exciting social and cultural events, and more. With the transformation of the old Biddeford/Saco mills into restaurants, breweries, housing, fitness facilities, salons, and retailers, there is something for everyone to explore in downtown.
While earning your Accelerated B.S. in Nursing, you will study on our historic Portland campus. Located in a quiet neighborhood just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, campus is close to major clinical sites, shopping, nightlife, cultural events, restaurants, the beaches, the harbor, walking and biking trails and much more. Named “America’s Most Livable City” by Forbes and “Foodiest Small Town in America” by Bon Appetit, Portland is the city on every list. A rustic port hosts a cool cultural scene — with outdoor adventure all around.
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Accreditation
Nursing
The University of New England's Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Contact ACEN 3343
Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, Ga. 30326
(404) 975-5000
info@acenursing.org
www.acenursing.org
The program has also been approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing.
Report to Communities of Interest
Nurse Anesthesia
The Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs recognizes the program for providing a graduate-level curriculum leading to the award of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree.
The School of Nurse Anesthesia is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs through the fall of 2031. The program received the maximum 10-year accreditation length in the fall of 2021.
COA Contact
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
10275 W. Higgins Rd. Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603; 224-275-9130; http://coacrna.org