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.

Filter by First Letter of Program Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
University of Missouri-Kansas City MS - Physician Assistant Kansas City MO
University of Nevada, Reno MS - Physician Assistant
University of Pittsburgh MS - Physician Assistant Pittsburgh PA
University of South Carolina - Columbia MS - Physician Assistant Columbia SC
University of South Florida MS - Physician Assistant Tampa FL
The University of Tampa MS - Physician Assistant
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville MS - Physician Assistant Memphis TN
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center MS - Physician Assistant Dallas TX
University of the Cumberlands MS - Physician Assistant Williamsburg KY
University of the Pacific MS - Physician Assistant San Francisco CA
University of Utah MS - Physician Assistant Salt Lake City UT
Valparaiso University MS - Physician Assistant
Wagner College MS - Physician Assistant Staten Island NY
Wake Forest University MS - Physician Assistant Winston-Salem NC
University of Washington MS - Physician Assistant Seattle WA
Wayne State University MS - Physician Assistant Detroit MI
West Liberty University MS - Physician Assistant West Liberty WV
Western Michigan University MS - Physician Assistant Kalamazoo MI
Western University of Health Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Pomona CA
Westfield State University MS - Physician Assistant
Wichita State University MS - Physician Assistant Wichita KS
Wingate University MS - Physician Assistant Wingate NC
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse MS - Physician Assistant La Crosse WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison MS - Physician Assistant Madison WI
Yale University MS - Physician Assistant New Haven CT
Yale University MS - Physician Assistant New Haven CT
York College of the City University of New York MS - Physician Assistant Jamaica NY

**Indicates Candidate only

***Indicates Applicant only