The Oregon State Board of Nursing is the state agency responsible for overseeing the standards for approval of Nursing Programs in Oregon.  Southwestern is an approved program, receiving continued approval in June 2017 for up to (8) years until May 2025. The OSBN website provides the following information:

"The Oregon State Board of Nursing safeguards the public's health and well being by providing guidance for, and regulation of, entry into the profession, nursing education and continuing safe practice."

Southwestern participates in the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE), "a partnership of Oregon nursing programs dedicated to educating future nurses. Faculty from eleven community colleges and six university campuses created - and continue to develop – a shared curriculum taught on all consortium campuses".