Eastern Nazarene College

was first chartered in 1918, the Eastern Nazarene College was granted the authority to grant baccalaureate degrees in Rhode Island, and was later chartered with that same authority in Massachusetts in 1930. Teacher education was recognized by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1933 and was also approved by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. ENC gained institutional accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 1943, and the social work program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1979. Eastern Nazarene joined the Association of American Colleges in 1944, had been a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) since 1982, and was also a member of both the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the National Association of Independent Colleges …