Bon Secours Mercy Health

Advance your career with ACE.

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Shape the Future of Healthcare

American College of Education (ACE) offers hard-working nurses and healthcare professionals at Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) access to high-quality, affordable certificate and degree programs that equip you with crucial skills to support your career progression. Moreover, we ensure our programs fit within your busy schedule, with fully online coursework1 you can complete on your time.

Eligible BSMH employees can enjoy a 10% tuition reduction on any ACE program.

Program Highlights

RN to BSN *

What to Expect at ACE

ACE has fully online,1 low-cost continuing education programs to help you get ahead, all designed to fit within your busy schedule.

Affordable Tuition

We don’t want student debt to hold you back from moving forward. We provide a high-quality education at low-cost tuition, and we list the total cost of our programs right on our website so that they’re easy to find.

  • Most master’s degrees are under $10,000²
  • Doctoral degrees are under $25,000²
  • 87% of ACE students graduate with no debt³

Practical Coursework

Our coursework marries knowledge and theory with practical strategies you can start applying to your job right away.

  • Explore career-relevant assignments with evidence-based best practices
  • Learn from faculty members who work in healthcare and understand the unique needs of healthcare professionals
  • 97% of graduates were able to apply what they learned from their program⁴

Flexibility

Our fully online coursework¹ and consistent course structure allow you to create the schedule that works for your busy life.

  • You don’t need to log on at specific times
  • Learn anytime and anywhere with an internet connection
  • Control the pace of your program
  • A new term starts every six weeks, so begin whenever it’s convenient for you

Student Testimonials

Here’s what our students had to say about their ACE experience.

Yasheka Lewis

Yasheka Lewis

B.S. in Healthcare Administration

Master of Public Health

“I love that I can take my class with me wherever I go and able to set my own schedule. Also, at the end of every class, we get at least a one-week break to breathe and recuperate. The program is set up for our success.”

Nolan McKay

Nolan McKay

Master of Healthcare Administration

“My favorite thing about ACE is the flexibility and affordable cost! This allows for a better work, life and school balance.”

Sophie Sanborn

Sophie Sanborn

RN to BSN

“My favorite thing about ACE is how reasonably priced an education is from them. As a young professional, this is hugely important to me and has greatly helped me to achieve my goals.”

1Select programs may require student teaching, an internship or practicum. 

2This is an estimated value of the cost of tuition and fees. Actual amounts may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, the receipt of scholarship or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law. 

3Internal research completed in November 2025 

4Student Right to Know. Accessed Aug. 20, 2026. 

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