ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS 7777 Leesburg Pike Suite 314 N Falls Church, Virginia 22043 Tel. 703/917.9503 Fax 703/917.4109 E-Mail info@abhes.org MEMORANDUM To: From: ABHES-Accredited Institutions and Programs Recognized Accrediting Agencies State Departments of Education U.S. Department of Education Interested Parties Florence Tate, Executive Director Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Date: Subject: Final Commission Actions At its meeting in July 2017, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) took the following actions. More specific information on each applicant identified below, including contact information and grant length, can be found at www.abhes.org. INITIAL INSTITUTIONAL GRANT City College, Inc., Altamonte Springs, FL Ohio Valley College of Technology, East Liverpool, OH Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology, Mount Braddock, PA Sentara College of Health Sciences, Chesapeake, VA Stone Academy, East Hartford, CT Stone Academy, Waterbury, CT Stone Academy, West Haven, CT West Virginia Junior College, Bridgeport, WV West Virginia Junior College, Charlestown, WV West Virginia Junior College, Morgantown, WV INITIAL INSTITUTIONAL GRANT SUBJECT TO Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, School of Radiologic Technology, Beaumont, TX City College, Fort Lauderdale, FL City College, Gainesville, FL City College, Hollywood, FL City College, Miami, FL Harrison College, Anderson, IN Harrison College, Columbus, IN Harrison College, Evansville, IN Harrison College, Fort Wayne, IN Harrison College, Grove City, OH Harrison College, Indianapolis, IN (Brookville Road) Harrison College, Indianapolis, IN (Technology Center Drive) Harrison College, Indianapolis, IN (Washington Street) Harrison College, Lafayette, IN Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Page 2 Harrison College, Terre Haute, IN The Chef's Academy, Morrisville, NC INITIAL MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAMMATIC GRANT Everest Institute, Gahanna, OH Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL Stratford University, Alexandria, VA INITIAL SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMATIC GRANT National American University, Overland Park, KS RENEWED INSTITUTIONAL GRANT American Institute of Medical Technology, Tulsa, OK Angeles College, City of Industry, CA Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA Antilles College of Health, San Juan, PR CAAN Academy of Nursing, Matteson, IL California Career College, Canoga Park, CA Medical Allied Career Center, Santa Fe Springs, CA Medical Career & Technical College, Richmond, KY St. Louis College of Health Careers, Fenton, MO St. Louis College of Health Careers, St. Louis, MO Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, Weslaco, TX Wizard Medical Education, Peoria, AZ RENEWED INSTITUTIONAL GRANT SUBJECT TO Med-Life Institute, Lauderdale Lakes, FL Regional Center for Border Health, Yuma, AZ San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork, San Francisco, CA Valley College of Medical Careers, West Hills, CA RENEWED MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMMATIC GRANT Carrington College, Mesa, AZ Carrington College, Tucson, AZ Coyne College, Chicago, IL Everest College, Tacoma, WA ECPI University, the School of Health Science, Medical Careers Institute, Columbia, SC ECPI University, the School of Health Science, Medical Careers Institute, Richmond, VA Porter and Chester Institute of Branford, Branford, CT Porter and Chester Institute, Canton, MA Rasmussen College, Bloomington, MN South Hills School of Business & Technology, Altoona, PA Virginia College, Greensboro, NC RENEWED MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMMATIC GRANT SUBJECT TO
Page 3 RENEWED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMATIC GRANT Herzing University, Kenner, LA Herzing University, Toledo, OH Southern Technical College, Fort Myers, FL DEFERRAL Aguilas International Technical Institute, Tampa, FL Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, Richmond, VA Brightwood College, Indianapolis, IN EDIC College, Caguas, PR EDIC College, Carolina, PR ECPI University, the School of Health Science, Medical Careers Institute, Greensboro, NC Glendale Career College, Glendale, CA Hester School of Dental Assisting, Inc., DeLand, FL Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School, Houston, TX Healing Touch Career College, Hattiesburg, MS Healing Touch Career College, Jackson, MS Nevada Career Institute, Las Vegas, NV Nightingale College, Ogden, UT North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI Pittsburgh Career Institute, Pittsburgh, PA Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR Spencerian College, Lexington, KY Spencerian College, Louisville, KY Universal Technology College, Aguadilla, PR Universal Technology College, Camuy, PR PROGRAM SPECIFIC WARNING Med-Life Institute, Kissimmee, FL Ross Medical Education Center, Brighton, MI Ross Medical Education Center, Madison Heights, MI Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences, Gardena, CA SHOW CAUSE Azure College, Fort Lauderdale, FL Casa Loma College, Van Nuys, CA Fortis College, Cincinnati, OH Fortis College, Columbia, SC Fortis College, Smyrna, GA Fortis College, Westerville, OH Fortis Institute, Towson, MD Med-Assist School of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Virginia College, Columbia, SC DENIAL OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION (Appealable to an Outside Appeals Panel) New Life Business Institute, Jamaica, NY
Page 4 AFFIRMATION OF CHANGE OF LOCATION Azure College, Fort Lauderdale, FL Caris College, Jeffersonville, IN Coyne College, Chicago, IL Dialysis Training Institute, LLC, Buena Park, CA Fortis College, Smyrna, GA Med-Life Institute, Kissimmee, FL MedQuest College, Lexington, KY MedQuest College, Louisville, KY Xavier College, Stockton, CA AFFIRMATION OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP Emergency Education Institute, LLC, Coral Springs, FL AFFIRMATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION VERIFICATION American Medical Academy, Miami, FL Carrington College, Boise, ID Carrington College, Spokane, WA AFFIRMATION OF NEW PROGRAM American Medical Academy, Miami, FL Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord, CA Ross Medical Education Center, Morgantown, WV Southwest University at El Paso, El Paso, TX The College of Health Care Professions, Austin, TX The College of Health Care Professions, McAllen, TX AFFIRMATION OF NON-MAIN CAMPUS INCLUSION Arizona College, Las Vegas, NV East-West Healing Arts, Milwaukee, WI Healing Hands School of Holistic Health, Laguna Hills, CA Pima Medical Institute, Dillon, MT Pima Medical Institute, Phoenix, AZ AFFIRMATION OF NON-MAIN VERIFICATION Ross College, Bettendorf, IA Ross College, Hopkinsville, KY Ross College, Canton, OH AFFIRMATION OF NON-ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAM Angeles College, City of Industry, CA Institute of Medical and Business Careers, Erie, PA AFFIRMATION OF SEPARATE CLASSROOM INCLUSION National Career College, Panorama City, CA
Page 5 AFFIRMATION OF UNANNOUNCED VISITATION REPORT American College of Healthcare, Riverside, CA Medical Prep Institute, Tampa, FL Sacramento Ultrasound Institute, Sacramento, CA