The CoARC’s mission is to ensure that high quality educational programs prepare graduates to be competent respiratory therapists with proficiency in practice, education, research, and service.
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New Standards Release Date
We do not have a release date/an effective date as of now. We will release a notice after our December 5th Board meeting.
CoARC Call for Comments on Proposed Degree Advancement Programmatic Outcomes
At its July 2024 Board meeting, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) proposed to add Programmatic Outcomes to the Accreditation Standards for Degree
Report on Accreditation
The next Report based on the 2025 RCS, will be published in early 2026.
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The World Needs More RTs
Watch the videos below to hear voices from the front lines about the critically important work of respiratory therapy.