National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA)

Northeastern Policies and Legal Notices

State Authorization and Compliance Professional Licensure Disclosure

In compliance with the U.S. Department of Education for participation in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA), Northeastern Junior College (NJC) provides information pertaining to professional licensure and certification in correlation with programs offered at NJC that may lead to state licensure.

Students are advised to review the following information BEFORE beginning a program at NJC that leads to professional licensure with the intent to be licensed outside of the state of Colorado:

Review the licensing information provided for the applicable program(s) below
Contact the appropriate licensing agency in the U.S. states and territories where licensure is intended. This will enable you to obtain the most up-to-date information about licensure requirements and confirm how an NJC program facilitates those requirements.

Only a select few of NJC’s programs are formally approved for professional licensure. However, while a program may not be formally approved in states outside of Colorado, it may still meet all or a portion of the “educational” requirements for licensure in other states and territories. Therefore, it may be necessary for you to contact the licensing agency directly to find out if an NJC program will meet educational requirements in states other than Colorado.

Additionally, while progressing through any of these programs, NJC recommends that you check licensing agency requirements regularly to monitor whether they have changed in a manner that impacts your licensure plans.

To learn more, please review the licensure information provided for the program of interest:

Cosmetology (COS)

The COS program has determined that the program meets the requirements for licensing in the following states: AZ, CO, KS

The COS program has determined that the program does not meet the requirements for licensing in the following states: UT, WY

All other states are currently undermined. Students considering enrolling in the COS program should contact Martha Conner at martha.conner@njc.edu or 970-521-6734 for further clarification.

Nurse Aide (NUA)

This program has not yet determined whether the requirements for licensure in other states are satisfied by this program. Further work will be completed late in 2021. Students considering enrolling in the NUA program should contact Julie Brower at Julie.brower@njc.edu or 970-521-6707 for further clarification.

Nursing (NUR)

Colorado participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) meaning Nurses can practice in other NLC states. The NUR program trains nursing students to obtain a Colorado State Nursing License. Once a graduate receives the Colorado State license they may then practice in the following states: AL, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VA, WA, WY, WI, WY

All other states are currently undermined. Students considering enrolling in the NUR program should contact Julie Brower at Julie.brower@njc.edu or 970-521-6707 for further clarification.