Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. - (ARC-PA)

Programs preparing individuals for entry into physician assistant practice located in institutions in the United States that are accredited by recognized regional accrediting bodies. ARC-PA accredited programs are located in institutions offering, associate, baccalaureate or masters degrees in conjunction with the PA credential award.  (2015)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Sharon L. Luke EdD
Executive Director

3325 Paddocks Parkway
Suite 345
Suwanee, GA 30024
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of August 2019, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Idaho State University MS - Physician Assistant Pocatello ID
Indiana State University MS - Physician Assistant Terre Haute IN
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis MS - Physician Assistant Indianapolis IN
Interservice, Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) MS - Physician Assistant Fort Sam Houston TX
University of Iowa MS - Physician Assistant Iowa City IA
James Madison University MS - Physician Assistant Harrisonburg VA
Jefferson College of Health Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Roanoke VA
Johnson & Wales University MS - Physician Assistant Providence RI
Kean University MS - Physician Assistant Union NJ
University of Kentucky MS - Physician Assistant Lexington KY
Kettering College MS - Physician Assistant Kettering OH
King's College MS - Physician Assistant Wilkes-Barre PA
Lake Erie College MS - Physician Assistant Painesville OH
Le Moyne College MS - Physician Assistant Syracuse NY
Lincoln Memorial University MS - Physician Assistant Harrogate TN
Lipscomb University MS - Physician Assistant Nashville TN
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania MS - Physician Assistant Lock Haven PA
Loma Linda University MS - Physician Assistant Loma Linda CA
Long Island University MS - Physician Assistant Brooklyn NY
Louisiana State University in Shreveport MS - Physician Assistant Shreveport LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center MS - Physician Assistant New Orleans LA
Marietta College MS - Physician Assistant Marietta OH
Marist College MS - Physician Assistant Poughkeepsie NY
Marquette University MS - Physician Assistant Milwaukee WI
Marshall B. Ketchum University MS - Physician Assistant Fullerton CA
Mary Baldwin University MS - Physician Assistant Fishersville VA
Marywood University MS - Physician Assistant Scranton PA
MCPHS University MS - Physician Assistant Boston MA
MCPHS University MS - Physician Assistant Manchester NH
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science MS - Physician Assistant Rochester MN
Medical University of South Carolina MS - Physician Assistant Charleston SC
Meharry Medical College MS - Physician Assistant Nashville TN
Mercer University MS - Physician Assistant Atlanta GA
Mercy University MS - Physician Assistant Bronx NY
Mercyhurst University MS - Physician Assistant Erie PA

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