AACN Education

At a glance

• Editor score
  5.6 / 10
• Pricing
  From $38 · 14-day trial
• Best for
  Critical-care nursing teams and educators
• Founded
  1969 · Aliso Viejo, California, USA
• Facts checked
  28 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Courses cover acute, progressive and critical-care nursing specialties.
  • MyAACN and LearnCenter track learner activity and progress.
  • Institutional reporting and integrations support hospital distribution.

• Where it doesn't

  • The catalog is focused on nursing rather than broad professional education.
  • Course-seat pricing varies by course, quantity and LearnCenter license.
  • The platform is web-based, with phone support as the listed channel.

Our verdict on AACN Education

AACN Education provides online continuing education for acute, progressive and critical-care nurses, along with resources for nurse managers, nurse educators and advanced practice nurses. Its catalog combines courses, articles, videos and webinars, with specialty modules covering areas such as sepsis, cardiac surgery and pulmonary care. Individual review courses can provide continuing-education units, while the MyAACN dashboard helps learners track completed activities for certification renewal.

The published pricing structure is paid and starts at $38 USD per student. Course prices vary by course, learner quantity and LearnCenter license, so organizations should evaluate seat and distribution needs before budgeting. A 14-day trial is available. Hospitals and healthcare institutions can distribute courses through AACN LearnCenter, which records learner progress and reports on students, courses and groups. This makes the product suited to teams that need both individual learning records and centralized oversight rather than a simple content library.

AACN Education connects with symplr, HealthStream and Elsevier, supporting organizations that already use those healthcare education or workforce systems. The cloud platform is accessed through the web, and phone support is available around the clock. Its strongest fit is a nursing department, hospital education team or educator group that needs critical-care content, CE tracking and institution-level reporting. Organizations seeking broad training across unrelated professions, or a general-purpose learning environment outside nursing, should compare alternatives with a wider subject range.

AACN Education pricing

AACN Education fact sheet

AACN Education integrations

AACN Education lists 3 integrations on its own site.

• symplr
• HealthStream
• Elsevier

Alternatives to AACN Education

• AEAMA Ed HubA broad CME hub with transcripts, credit claiming and board reporting across web and mobile.9.4
• LCLippincott CEConnectionAccredited CE/CME activities with planning, credit tracking and certificates.8.2
• ANAmerican Nurses Association Continuing EducationA nursing-focused course catalog with free options and account-based contact-hour tracking.7.8

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