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Posted
8/16/2011
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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
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Posted
3/17/2011
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Revised Site Visitor Manual Released
CoARC revised its Site Visitor Manual March 2011.
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Posted
12/1/2010
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Revised Accreditation Policies Released
CoARC revised its accreditation policies which went into effect on December 1, 2010.
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Posted
12/1/2010
UPDATED
5/17/11
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Updates from November, 2011 CoARC Meeting:
New Annual report Due Date:
The 2011 Report of Current Status due date has been changed from April 15, 2011 to July 1, 2011 and the three year averages will use the cohorts from 2008, 2009, and 2010 for comparison to the threshold. In fact, July 1st will remain the reporting date for future Reports of Current Status. You will receive further updates for reporting once the CoARC Annual Report of Current Status is available. If you have questions or need further clarification regarding Annual Reports of Current Status (RCS), please contact Jana Anderson (jana@coarc.com or 817-283-2835 ext. 103).
Revisions to 2011 Outcomes Thresholds:
1. Attrition Threshold
Please keep in mind, as of the next Report of Current Status submission (July 1, 2011), the attrition threshold will change from 30% to 40%. The attrition rate for students as defined by CoARC (students formally enrolled in a respiratory care program that began fundamental (non-survey) respiratory care core coursework and have left for academic or non-academic reasons. Students who leave the program with a full tuition refund, and those students transferring to satellites are not included in program attrition).
2. Job Placement Definition Changes
Original Definition- Defined as a graduate who within ten (10) months after graduation is: a. employed full- or part-time in respiratory care, or b. enrolled full- or part-time in another degree program, or c. serving in the military, or d. employed full- or part-time in the polysomnography field (for graduates of the polysomnography option of programs offering the same).
Revised Definition - Defined as a graduate who within ten (10) months after graduation is: a. employed in respiratory care (i.e. full- or part-time , per diem, etc.), or b. enrolled full- or part-time in another degree program, or c. serving in the military, or d. employed in the polysomnography field (i.e. full- or part-time , per diem, etc. for graduates of the polysomnography option of programs offering the same).
3. Graduate and Employer Survey Data
Beginning with 2010 reporting year, CoARC will be collecting graduate and employer survey data on the “overall” satisfaction rating on the program. CoARC will not take accreditation actions on graduate and employer satisfaction outcomes until 2013 when programs have produced three years of reporting data. Graduation Survey Participation is defined as the total number of program graduates employed in respiratory care who return their graduate survey. Satisfaction is defined as at least 80% of returned graduate and employer surveys rating overall satisfaction 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale.
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Posted
6/1/2010
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Future Changes to Attrition Threshold
The CoARC outcomes threshold for attrition will increase from 30% to 40% beginning with the Annual Report due July 1, 2011. CoARC will focus exclusively on programmatic attrition, i.e., students who leave the program for academic or non‐academic reasons. This decision was based on a review of the 2009 Annual Report data.
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UPDATED
3/15/2011
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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.
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Posted
6/1/2010
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Use of Program Scheduling Options Eliminated
As of June 1, 2010, CoARC will no longer issue approval for scheduling options (the time of day and/or days of the week when the curriculum is offered). All programs that currently have a separate CoARC program number for their scheduling option(s) will be required to report their outcomes data under the base program number beginning with the next Annual Report due July 1, 2011.
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Posted
6/1/2010
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Change in Definition of Satellite Option
As of June 1, 2010 no applications will be accepted for satellites with greater than 20 students (maximum aggregate enrollment). On or before January 1, 2015, sponsors with satellites with more than twenty (20) students (aggregate enrollment) must either: (1) Reduce maximum aggregate enrollments to twenty (20) or fewer students; or (2) Apply for accreditation of the satellite as a base program (see Policy 2.02) and submit a Voluntary Withdrawal of Accreditation of the satellite program (see Policy 1.057).
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Re-Posted
6/1/2010
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Update on Phase out of 100‐level (CRT‐preparation programs)
As of July 1, 2010, no new students shall be admitted into 100‐level programs. Students enrolled in a 100‐ level program must graduate by December 31, 2012, to be recognized as graduates of a CoARC‐accredited program. All 100‐level programs that remain non‐compliant with the new standards must voluntarily withdraw effective December 31, 2012. Failure to do so by this date will result in a COARC action to withdraw accreditation.
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Re-Posted
12/1/2010
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Revised Accreditation Policies Released
CoARC revised its accreditation policies which went into effect on December 1, 2010.
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Posted 4/16/2010
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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.
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Posted 4/16/2010
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CoARC Fee Schedule Changes for 2011 Announced
At its March Board meeting, the CoARC Board approved an increase in its fees for certain accreditation services. These fee changes will be in effect as of January 1, 2011 and will be reflected in invoices scheduled for distribution in November 2010.
For more information, CLICK HERE
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