CNEA provides accrediting services for all types of nursing programs, including practical (vocational), diploma, associate, bachelor's, master's, post-master's certificates, and doctor of nursing practice programs. CNEA is petitioning the USDE to be categorized as a Category 2 programmatic accrediting agency, which means that it has a voluntary membership and has the principal purpose of accrediting higher education programs, NOT for Title IV purposes. Programs that require a Title IV gatekeeper in their nursing accreditation agency will NOT be able to use CNEA for their accreditation purposes.