3/16/2018 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 3/16/2018 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 program was found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2018. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the consent agenda. Ridley-Lowell Business and Technical Institute-Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie, NY (Diploma) occur no later than 2023. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the Anesthesiologist Assistant University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO Cardiovascular Technology Eastwick College, Ramsey, NJ (Adult Echocardiography, Associate) Eastwick College, Ramsey, NJ (Noninvasive Vascular Study, Associate) Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI (Adult Echocardiography, Baccalaureate) Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI (Noninvasive Vascular Study, Baccalaureate) Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI (Pediatric Echocardiography, Baccalaureate) Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, GA (Adult Echocardiography, Associate) Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, GA (Invasive Cardiovascular Technology, Associate) Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, MI (Adult Echocardiography, Associate) Jackson College, Jackson, MI (Cardiac) Jackson College, Jackson, MI (Vascular) Labette Community College, Parsons, KS (General) Labette Community College, Parsons, KS (Vascular) Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD City of Memphis Division of Fire Services, Memphis, TN Delaware County Community College, Media, PA East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City, AR Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL Gaston College, Dallas, NC Huron Valley Ambulance, Ann Arbor, MI
Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo, Kokomo, IN Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute, Terre Haute, IN Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA Malcolm X College, Chicago, IL Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, IA Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, Reading, PA Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH St. Charles County Ambulance District, St. Peters, MO Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, TX Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX Neurodiagnostic Technology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Specialist Blood Bank Technology/Transfusion Medicine National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD The following program was found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2025. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the consent agenda. Anesthesiologist Assistant University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO occur no later than 2027. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the Akron Campus of Herzing University, Akron, OH (Diploma) Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD (Certificate) Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA (Certificate) Ivy Tech Community College-Evansville, Evansville, IN (Certificate) Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, KY (Diploma) King's College, Charlotte, NC (Diploma) King's College, Charlotte, NC (Associate) Plaza College, Forest Hills, NY (Associate) University of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, OH (Associate) occur no later than 2028. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI (General) Jackson College, Jackson, MI (General)
Exercise Science Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Longwood University, Farmville, VA accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023. Albany State University, Albany, GA All-State Career School, Essington, PA Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX Capital Community College, Hartford, CT Cecil College, North East, MD Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA Houston Community College System, Houston, TX Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY McCook Community College/Mid-Plains Community College, McCook, NE Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA Midland College, Midland, TX Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN Odessa College, Odessa, TX South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, AR Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR St. John's University, Fresh Meadows, NY Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg, SC (Diploma) accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2027. Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ (Associate) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, OH (Certificate) Metropolitan Community College-Omaha, Omaha, NE (Certificate) Orange Technical College-Winter Park, Winter Park, FL (Certificate) Portland Community College, Portland, OR (Certificate) Zane State College, Zanesville, OH (Associate) accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2028.
Exercise Science Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN Neurodiagnostic Technology Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, NC 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 State Fair Community College, Sedalia, MO (General) State Fair Community College, Sedalia, MO (Cardiac) State Fair Community College, Sedalia, MO (Vascular) Arizona Partnership for Paramedic Training, Mesa, AZ Central Carolina Community College-Sanford, Sanford, NC Chipola College, Marianna, FL CMTI/Tufts Medical Center Consortium For Paramedic Education, Weymouth, MA Cypress Creek EMS, Spring, TX Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights, IL Oak Hill Hospital/Nature Coast Emergency Medical Institute Consortium, Lecanto, FL University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Orange Technical College - Westside Campus, Winter Garden, FL (Certificate) to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years. Columbus Fire & EMS Academy, Columbus, GA EmergyCare-UPMC-CEM Paramedic Training Consortium, Erie, PA Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, Frederick, MD Hillyard Technical Center, St. Joseph, MO Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC (Associate) Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC (Certificate) Kirksville Area Technical Center, Kirksville, MO Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, MI Life EMS Ambulance Education Centre/Metro Health Hospital Consortium, Grand Rapids, MI Massachusetts Bay Community College, Framingham, MA Mobile Medical Response Education, Saginaw, MI Surry Community College, Dobson, NC Brunswick Community College, Bolivia, NC (Associate)
Neurodiagnostic Technology University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT 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 2020. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the IHM Academy of EMS, St. Louis, MO The following program was 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. Perfusion Rush University, Chicago, IL Standards: II.B.; III.A.; III.B.1.a.; III.B.2.a.; III.C.1.; and IV.A.1. Progress Report Due: May 31, 2018