9/18/2015 Accreditation Actions
Each profession in the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) system has a Committee on Accreditation (CoA) that consists of experts in the profession that are responsible for reviewing programs and making appropriate recommendations for accreditation to CAAHEP. CAAHEP reviews recommendations received from its CoAs in each profession, assures due process was followed, and takes final action on an accreditation status.
CAAHEP took the following actions at its 9/18/2015 meeting. Actions are identified by profession, action taken, and date of the next comprehensive evaluation. In some cases, the concentration and/or degree are also specified.
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2020. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Harris Health System, Houston, TX (General)
Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, KY (General) Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK (Cardiac) St. Louis Community College, St Louis, MO (General)
St. Louis Community College, St Louis, MO (Cardiac)
Sanford-Brown Institute-Garden City, Garden City, NY (General) Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH Central Texas College, Killeen, TX
Lurleen B Wallace Community College, Andalusia, AL Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia, MS Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA Tarrant County College, Hurst, TX
University of Antelope Valley, Lancaster, CA Wharton County Junior College, Wharton, TX
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2022. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda. Anesthesiologist Assistant
South University-Savannah, Savannah, GA
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda. Medical Assisting
Albany Technical College, Albany, GA (Diploma)
Ivy Tech Community College-Anderson, Anderson, IN (Associate) Martin Community College, Williamston, NC (Associate)
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI (Diploma) National College-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN (Associate)
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2024. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda. Medical Assisting
American National University-Salem, Salem, VA (Associate) Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR (Certificate) Kaplan University-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Associate)
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2025. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, NC (General) Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, NC (Vascular) Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL (General)
Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL (Cardiac) Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (General) Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (Cardiac) Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL (General)
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA (General) Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, AL (General) Surgical Technology
Community College of Baltimore County-Essex Campus, Randallstown, MD Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, NC
Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), Ft. Sam Houston, TX Southern Union State Community College, Opelika, AL
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2020.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY Faulkner State Community College, Bay Minette, AL
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS Metropolitan Community College-Omaha, Omaha, NE Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO Temple College, Temple, TX
Utah Valley University, Provo, UT
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2021.
Medical Assisting
El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX (Certificate) North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA (Certificate)
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023.
Medical Assisting
Everest College-Bremerton, Bremerton, WA (Diploma) Everest College-Everett, Everett, WA (Diploma)
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College, Montgomery, AL (Associate) Kaplan Career Institute, Harrisburg, PA (Diploma)
Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME (Associate) Moraine Park Technical College, Fond Du Lac, WI (Diploma) Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ (Certificate) Trumbull Career and Technical College, Warren, OH (Certificate)
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2024.
Medical Assisting
American School of Technology, Columbus, OH (Diploma) Baker College of Jackson, Jackson, MI (Associate)
Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, MT (Associate) Huntington Junior College, Huntington, WV (Associate) Lanier Technical College-Oakwood, Oakwood, GA (Diploma) Massasoit Community College, Canton, MA (Certificate) Metro Technology Center, Oklahoma City, OK (Certificate) Mid Michigan Community College, Harrison, MI (Associate) Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA (Certificate) University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Cincinnati, OH (Associate)
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed three (3) years. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Anesthesia Technology
Kaiser School of Anesthesia, Pasadena, CA Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Dade Medical College-Hollywood, Hollywood, FL (General) Dade Medical College-Homestead, Homestead, FL (General) Dade Medical College-Miami, Miami, FL (Cardiac)
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR (General) Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR (Cardiac) Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR (Vascular)
Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Polysomnographic Technology
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (Certificate)
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Cardiovascular Technology
Eastern International College, Jersey City, NJ (Adult Echocardiography, Associate) Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Albany Technical College, Albany, GA Butler Tech, Hamilton, OH
Cadence Health at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID
Phoenix Fire Department, Phoenix, AZ Pike-Lincoln Technical Center, Eolia, MO Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox, IL
Medical Assisting
Kaplan University-Lewiston, Lewiston, ME (Associate) Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS (Associate) Midwest Technical Institute, Springfield, MO (Diploma)
The following programs were placed on probationary accreditation, with one or more Standards requiring critical attention and timely resolution to bring the program into compliance with the Standards and Guidelines. The letter outlining the reason(s) for probation is available upon request. Medical Assisting
Community College of Allegheny County-West Mifflin (South Campus), West Mifflin, PA (Certificate) Harper College, Palatine, IL (Certificate)
Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY (Associate) Surgical Technology
Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD Eastern Florida State College, Cocoa, FL
Everest Institute-Marietta, Marietta, GA Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY Virginia College at Mobile, Mobile, AL
The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2016.
Medical Assisting
Southern Regional Technical College-Moultrie, Moultrie, GA (Diploma) Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023.
Medical Assisting
Southern Regional Technical College-Thomasville, Thomasville, GA (Diploma)
The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of initial accreditation, which expires on March 31, 2018.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Franciscan St Elizabeth Health, Lafayette, IN
The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of initial accreditation, which expires on July 31, 2019.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
