Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.

Overview

Established in 1971 and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) is an independent non-profit organization that accredits physician assistant (PA) educational programs in the United States.
ARC-PA's mission is to ensure the quality of physician assistant education and training and to promote excellence in the profession. It does this by setting standards for educational quality and institutional effectiveness and by evaluating programs against those standards.

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant accreditation is based on a comprehensive review of the institution's programs, faculty, facilities and administrative practices. ARC-PA accredits both entry-level and postgraduate physician assistant programs.
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant accreditation is voluntary, but is often a requirement for licensure and credentialing in the field of physician assistantship.

In addition to accreditation, ARC-PA provides support and resources to its accredited programs, including professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, access to educational research and best practices and advocacy on behalf of the physician assistant profession.

General Information


Organization Name



Acronym

ARC-PA

Address

12000 Findley Road, Suite 275
Johns Creek
30097 Minnesota United States

Phone

+1 (770) 476 1224

Fax

+1 (770) 476 1738

Year of Establishment

1971

Control Type

Private

Entity Type

Non-Profit

Geo Focus and Coverage

National

Recognized by

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Affiliations and Memberships

Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

Number of Member Universities or Accredited Institutions

300

Members or Accredited Institutions

Institutions with ARC-PA accredited programs (March 2023)
Please visit the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) website for an up-to-date list of institutions with accredited programs. This list includes only institutions with fully accredited programs and does not includes institutions with provisional accreditation or accreditation on probabtion.

1) AdventHealth University, FL
2) Albany Medical College, NY
3) Alderson-Broaddus University, WV
4) Arcadia University, PA
5) Arizona School of Health Sciences, AZ
6) Army Medical Center of Excellence, TX
7) Augsburg University, MN
8) Augusta University, GA
9) Baldwin Wallace University, OH
10) Barry University, FL
11) Bay Path University, MA
12) Baylor College of Medicine, TX
13) Bethel University, MN
14) Bethel University, TN
15) Boston University School of Medicine PA Program, MA
16) Bryant University, RI
17) Butler University, IN
18) California Baptist University, CA
19) Campbell University, NC
20) Carroll University, WI
21) Case Western Reserve University, OH
22) Central Michigan University, MI
23) Chapman University, CA
24) Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, CA
25) Charleston Southern University, SC
26) Chatham University, PA
27) Clarkson University, NY
28) College of Saint Mary, NE
29) College of St. Scholastica, MN
30) CUNY York College, NY
31) Daemen College, NY
32) Des Moines University, IA
33) DeSales University, PA
34) Dominican University, IL
35) Dominican University of California, CA
36) Drexel University, PA
37) Duke University Medical Center, NC
38) Duquesne University, PA
39) East Carolina University, NC
40) Eastern Michigan University, MI
41) Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
42) Elon University, NC
43) Emory & Henry College, VA
44) Emory University, GA
45) Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
46) Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University(Our Lady of the Lake College), LA
47) Franklin Pierce University, NH
48) Gannon University, PA
49) Gardner Webb University, NC
50) George Washington University, DC
51) Grand Valley State University, MI
52) Harding University, AR
53) Hardin-Simmons University, TX
54) High Point University, NC
55) Hofstra University, NY
56) Idaho State University, ID
57) Indiana State University, IN
58) Indiana University School of Health & Human Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program (IUPUI), IN
59) James Madison University, VA
60) Johnson & Wales University, RI
61) Kettering College, OH
62) King’s College, PA
63) Lake Erie College, OH
64) Le Moyne College, NY
65) Lincoln Memorial University, TN
66) Lock Haven University, PA
67) Loma Linda University, CA
68) Long Island University, NY
69) Louisiana State University – New Orleans, LA
70) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, LA
71) Marietta College, OH
72) Marist College, NY
73) Marquette University, WI
74) Marshall B. Ketchum University, CA
75) Mary Baldwin University (Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences), VA
76) Marywood University, PA
77) MCPHS University (Boston), MA
78) MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester), NH
79) Medical University of South Carolina, SC
80) Mercer University, GA
81) Mercy College, NY
82) Mercyhurst University, PA
83) Methodist University, NC
84) MGH Institute of Health Professions, MA
85) Miami-Dade College, FL
86) Midwestern University (Downers Grove), IL
87) Midwestern University (Glendale), AZ
88) Milligan University, TN
89) Misericordia University, PA
90) Mississippi College, MS
91) Missouri State University (formerly SWMS), MO
92) Monmouth University, NJ
93) Mount St. Joseph University, OH
94) New York Institute of Technology, NY
95) North Greenville University, SC
96) Northeastern University, MA
97) Northern Arizona University, AZ
98) Northwestern University, IL
99) Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
100) Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers, FL
101) Nova Southeastern University, Orlando, FL
102) Ohio Dominican University, OH
103) Ohio University, OH
104) Oklahoma City University, OK
105) Oregon Health & Science University, OR
106) Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC, NY
107) Pacific University, OR
108) Penn State University, PA
109) Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA
110) Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
111) Quinnipiac University, CT
112) Radford University, VA
113) Red Rocks Community College, CO
114) Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
115) Rocky Mountain College, MT
116) Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, UT
117) Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine (formerly Finch), IL
118) Rush University, IL
119) Rutgers University, NJ
120) Sacred Heart University, CT
121) Saint Catherine University, MN
122) Saint Francis University, PA
123) Saint Louis University, MO
124) Salus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry), PA
125) Samuel Merritt University, CA
126) Seton Hall University, NJ
127) Seton Hill University, PA
128) Shenandoah University, VA
129) Slippery Rock University, PA
130) South College – Knoxville, TN
131) South University in Savannah, GA
132) South University, Richmond, VA
133) South University, Tampa, FL
134) Southern California University of Health Sciences, CA
135) Southern Illinois University, IL
136) Springfield College, MA
137) St. Ambrose University, IA
138) St. John’s University (formerly SVCMC), NY
139) Stanford University, CA
140) Stephens College, MO
141) Stony Brook University, NY
142) Sullivan University, KY
143) SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY
144) SUNY Upstate Medical Center, NY
145) Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, PA
146) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX
147) The CUNY School of Medicine (formerly CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education), NY
148) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern School of Health Professions, TX
149) Thomas Jefferson University, Center City Campus, PA
150) Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus, PA
151) Touro College (Long Island), NY
152) Touro College (Manhattan), NY
153) Touro University California, CA
154) Touro University Nevada, NV
155) Towson University CCBC – Essex, MD
156) Trevecca Nazarene University, TN
157) Tufts University, MA
158) Union College, NE
159) University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
160) University of Arkansas, AR
161) University of Bridgeport, CT
162) University of California-Davis, CA
163) University of Charleston, WV
164) University of Colorado, CO
165) University of Dayton, OH
166) University of Detroit Mercy, MI
167) University of Dubuque, IA
168) University of Evansville, IN
169) University of Findlay, OH
170) University of Florida, FL
171) University of Iowa, IA
172) University of Kentucky, KY
173) University of Lynchburg, VA
174) University of Maryland Baltimore (Anne Arundel Community College), MD
175) University of Missouri – Kansas City, MO
176) University of Mount Union, OH
177) University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
178) University of New England, ME
179) University of New Mexico, NM
180) University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC
181) University of North Dakota, ND
182) University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth, TX
183) University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
184) University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK
185) University of Pittsburgh, PA
186) University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne), IN
187) University of Saint Joseph, CT
188) University of South Alabama, AL
189) University of South Carolina, SOM, SC
190) University of South Dakota, SD
191) University of South Florida, FL
192) University of Southern California (LA), CA
193) University of St. Francis, NM
194) University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis), TN
195) University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio, TX
196) University of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston, TX
197) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, TX
198) University of the Cumberlands, KY
199) University of the Pacific, CA
200) University of Toledo, OH
201) University of Utah, UT
202) University of Washington, WA
203) University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, WI
204) University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
205) Valparaiso University, IN
206) Wagner College, NY
207) Wake Forest University (Bowman Gray), NC
208) Wayne State University, MI
209) Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NY
210) West Liberty University, WV
211) Western University of Health Sciences, CA
212) Westfield State University, MA
213) Wichita State University, KS
214) Wingate University, NC
215) Yale University Physician Associate Program, CT

Members or Accredited Institutions listing source

List of Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.'s members or accredited institutions


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