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Fort Lauderdale is the main campus of Keiser University, a private institution running seventeen Florida campuses plus locations in Latin America, Europe and Asia. Its nursing offering is the Associate of Science in Nursing, which prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN toward Florida licensure. One structural detail is worth understanding before applying: although Fort Lauderdale is Keiser's flagship campus, its ASN is not separately accredited. Keiser's own accreditation disclosure lists the Ft. Lauderdale ASN as an off-campus instructional site of the Port St. Lucie Campus-East Division, so the programmatic accreditation covering it is held by that division rather than by this campus.

Keiser University's Port St. Lucie campus at 9400 SW Discovery Way functions as an accreditation hub for a cluster of the university's southeast Florida nursing programs. Its Bachelor of Science in Nursing carries accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, with initial accreditation the most recent decision of the ACEN Board of Commissioners. Because Keiser designates this location as the Port St. Lucie Campus-East Division, several programs taught elsewhere — the Fort Lauderdale ASN, the West Palm Beach BSN, and the Melbourne and Flagship BSN offerings — run as off-campus instructional sites under this campus's accreditation rather than holding their own.

King University is a private, Christian university founded in 1867 in Bristol, TN, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Its CCNE-accredited School of Nursing offers a fully online RN to BSN designed for working nurses — 7-week accelerated courses, rolling admissions, affordable tuition with active military rate of $250/credit. Designated Military Friendly School for 8+ consecutive years and Yellow Ribbon Program participant.

Lamar University offers ACEN-accredited online nursing programs in Beaumont, Texas, part of the Texas State University System. The RN-to-BSN is one of the most affordable nationally at $278/credit ($8,340 total for 30 nursing credits), same rate for in-state and out-of-state. Also offers MSN in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education, and RN-to-MSN.