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
South University MS - Physician Assistant Glen Allen VA
South University MS - Physician Assistant Savannah GA
South University MS - Physician Assistant Tampa FL
Southern California University of Health Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Whittier CA
University of Southern California MS - Physician Assistant Los Angeles CA
Southern Illinois University Carbondale MS - Physician Assistant Carbondale IL
Springfield College MS - Physician Assistant Springfield MA
University of St. Francis MS - Physician Assistant Albuquerque NM
Stanford University MS - Physician Assistant Stanford CA
The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University MS - Physician Assistant Brooklyn NY
SUNY Upstate Medical University MS - Physician Assistant Syracusse NY
Stephens College MS - Physician Assistant Columbia MO
SUNY at Stony Brook MS - Physician Assistant Stony Brook NY
Sullivan University MS - Physician Assistant Louisville KY
Temple University MS - Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio MS - Physician Assistant San Antonio TX
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston MS - Physician Assistant Galveston TX
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley MS - Physician Assistant Edinburg TX
Texas Tech University MS - Physician Assistant Lubbock TX
Thomas Jefferson University MS - Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA
Thomas Jefferson University MS - Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA
University of Toledo MS - Physician Assistant Toledo OH
Touro University MS - Physician Assistant Bay Shore NY
Touro University MS - Physician Assistant New York NY
Touro University MS - Physician Assistant Vallejo CA
Touro University California MS - Physician Assistant Henderson NV
Towson University MS - Physician Assistant Baltimore MD
Trevecca Nazarene University MS - Physician Assistant Nashville TN
Trine University MS - Physician Assistant
Tufts University MS - Physician Assistant Boston MA
Union Adventist University MS - Physician Assistant Lincoln NE
University of Dayton MS - Physician Assistant Dayton OH
University of Evansville MS - Physician Assistant Evansville IN
University of La Verne MS - Physician Assistant
University of Lynchburg MS - Physician Assistant Lynchburg VA

**Indicates Candidate only

***Indicates Applicant only