Accrediting Agencies
Schools of allied health belonging to the Association of Schools of Allied Health Programs offer a great many different kinds of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels of higher education. These offerings meet the accreditation standards of a wide variety of accrediting bodies. A listing of such organizations is shown below.
Regional Accreditors
Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
www.msache.org |
| Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges | www.cocnasc.org |
| North Central Association of Colleges and Schools | www.ncacihe.org |
| New England Association of Schools and Colleges | www.neasc.org |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: Commission on Colleges | www.sacscoc.org |
| Western Association of Schools and Colleges | www.wascweb.org |
Specialized Accreditors
| AAFCS-CFA: Council for Accreditation: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences | www.aafcs.org |
| ABHES: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools | www.abhes.org |
| ADA-CADE: Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education | www.eatright.org/cade |
| ADA-CDA: Commission on Dental Accreditation: American Dental Association | www.ada.org |
| ACEHSA: Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration | www.acehsa.org |
| ACOTE: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education | www.aota.org |
| ACPE: American Council on Pharmaceutical Education | www.acpe-accredit.org |
| APA-CoA: Committee on Accreditation: American Psychological Association | www.apa.org/ed/accred.html |
| ARC-PA: Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant |
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| ASHA-CAA: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology | www.asha.org |
| CAAHEP: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs | www.caahep.org |
| CACREP: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs | www.counseling.org/CACREP |
| CAPTE: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education | www.apta.org |
| CCNE: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education | www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation |
| CEPH: Council on Education for Public Health | www.ceph.org |
| COAMFTE: Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education | www.aamft.org |
| COA-NA: Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs | www.aana.com |
| COMTA: Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation | www.amtamassage.org |
| CORE: Commission on Standards and Accreditation: Council on Rehabilitation Education | www.core-rehab.org |
| CSWE: Division of Standards and Accreditation: Council on Social Work | www.cswe.org |
| JRCERT: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | www.jrcert.org |
| JRCNMT: Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology | www.jrcnmt.org |
| NAACLS: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences | www.naacls.org |
| NEHA: National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council | www.neha.org/accredcouncil.html |
| NLNAC: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission | www.nlnac.org |
| Physician Assistant Accreditation | www.arc-pa.org/ |