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Posted 12/09/2011

Revised Accreditation Policies Released

CoARC has revised its accreditation policies which take effect 
on March 24, 2012.

Click here for more information.

Posted

9/26/2011

CHEA Eligibility Statement

At its meeting on September 19-20, 2011, the CHEA Board of Directors reviewed the recommendation of the CHEA Committee on Recognition regarding the eligibility application submitted by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).  The board of directors determined that CoARC is eligible to undertake a recognition review.  CoARC will complete a self-evaluation providing evidence that it meets the CHEA recognition standards.  CHEA requires an observation visit to a decision-making meeting of the accrediting organization to observe decision-making activities as these relate to CHEA eligibility and recognition standards.  The CHEA Committee on Recognition will review the self-evaluation, the report of the observation visit and any third-party comment and make a recommendation to the CHEA Board of Directors.  The CHEA Board of Directors will make the final determination of recognition status.

Posted

8/16/2011

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Letter of Review to Provisional Accreditation

  

CoARC has approved replacing the accreditation status "Letter of Review" with "Provisional

  Accreditation".  These changes will take effect on March 24, 2012......Read more

 

 

Interpretive Guidelines for the 2010 Standards (Revised 7/19/2011)

Interpretive Guidelines are now available to provide programs with specific information to facilitate the self-study review and on-site visit process and to assist programs in demonstrating their compliance with the 2010 Accreditation Standards for the Profession of Respiratory Care.

(Revisions specifically made to Standards 2.06, 2.11, and 5.13.)

 

Posted

6/10/11

CoARC Communication to our Communities of Interest:

 

CLICK HERE to read CoARC's statement on the Degree Requirements for Entry into the Profession.

 

Please direct any comments or questions to Tom Smalling at tom@coarc.com or 817-283-2835 ext 101.

Posted

3/15/2011

 

 

Update from March, 2011 CoARC Meeting:

 

On-Time Graduation Data to be Collected:


The Annual Report due July 1, 2011 will require all programs to report their on-time graduation rate.  This will be calculated as the number of students who graduate with their enrollment cohort (i.e., from enrollment date to expected graduation date) divided by the total number of students who enrolled in that cohort minus the number of students who attrited from that enrollment cohort.  The enrollment date and the expected graduation date of each cohort are specified by the program.

 

Revised Definition of Graduate Survey Participation:

 

Graduation Survey Participation will be defined as the total number of program graduates employed in respiratory care who return their graduate survey.”

 

Posted

11/15/2010

CoARC Memorandum to Our Communities of Interest Regarding 2015 Recommendations

 

The third and final “Transitioning the Respiratory Therapist Workforce For 2015 and Beyond” conference was held in Marco Island in July 2010.  One of the ten recommendations was to request that the CoARC change Standard 1.01 to require a baccalaureate or graduate degree for entry into the profession.  CoARC was neither consulted, nor did it approve, the use of this Standard in the presentation of the 2015 recommendations.  Per CoARC Bylaws, only the Commission has the authority to change its Standards.

 

 The recommendation of the final conference of the 2015 and Beyond has generated intense concern in the Respiratory Care education community.  CoARC Standard 1.01 reads:

 

The sponsoring institution must be a post-secondary academic institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and must be authorized under applicable law or other acceptable authority to award graduates of the program an associate or higher degree at the completion of the program.

 

CoARC will continue accrediting and serving associate degree programs.  While the CoARC supports the development of academic advancement pathways for the associate degree graduate in gaining baccalaureate and graduate degrees, the members of the Commission continue to strongly support the associate degree as the minimum degree required for entry to the profession.

 

Posted 7/22/2010

 

Interpretive Guidelines for the 2010 Standards

Interpretive Guidelines are now available to provide programs with specific information to facilitate the self-study review and on-site visit process and to assist programs in demonstrating their compliance with the 2010 Accreditation Standards for the Profession of Respiratory Care.

Reposted 6/5/2010

 

New Standards Went Into Effect on June 1, 2010

The Accreditation Standards for the Profession of Respiratory Care have been approved by the Board of Commissioners at its meeting on November 13, 2009 and are available HERE.  These Standards have been adopted by the AARC, ACCP, ATS, and ASA.

 

Re-Posted

12/1/2010 

Revised Accreditation Policies Released

CoARC has revised its accreditation policies which went into effect 
on December 1, 2010.

Click here for more information.

 

Posted 4/16/2010

 

Why Will CoARC Use the CRT Exam as its Measure of Exam-Based Program Outcome?

[Position Statement Approved by the CoARC Board on March 13th, 2010]

 

CLICK HERE for an FAQ document related to exam-based outcomes.

Posted 3/31/2010

 

CoARC Becomes a Member of ASPA

On March 28th, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was accepted into membership in the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).

For more information on ASPA, CLICK HERE

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