Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care - (CoARC)

The CoARC accredits Entry into Professional Practice respiratory care programs at the Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degree levels, as well as post-professional Degree Advancement respiratory care programs at the Baccalaureate and Master's degree levels and Advanced Practice respiratory care programs at the graduate level. The CoARC also accredits certificate programs that train sleep disorders specialists offered by any of its accredited respiratory care programs. CoARC accreditation is limited to programs physically located in the United States and its territories. (2020)

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Thomas Smalling
Executive Director

264 Precision Blvd.
Telford, TN 37690
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of October 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
Andrew College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Cuthbert GA
Antillean Adventist University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Mayagez PR
Arkansas State University Mid-South AAS Degree - Respiratory Care West Memphis AR
Augusta University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Augusta GA
Bellarmine University MS Degree - Respiratory Care Louisville KY
Boise State University MS Degree - Respiratory Care Boise ID
Cameron University AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Lawton OK
Carlow University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Pittsburgh PA
Carrington College - Sacramento Campus AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Phoenix AZ
University of Mary BS Degree - Respiratory Care Bismarck ND
University of Mary MS Degree - Respiratory Care Bismarck ND
Clarion University of Pennsylvania AS Degree - Respiratory Care Oil City PA
Clarion University of Pennsylvania BS Degree - Respiratory Care Oil City PA
Eastern Florida State College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Melbourne FL
Eastern Oklahoma State College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care McAlester OK
Ferris State University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Big Rapids MI
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Thibodaux LA
Florence-Darlington Technical College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Florence SC
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Tallahassee FL
Florida National University AS Degree - Respiratory Care Hialeah FL
Florida National University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Hialeah FL
Florida SouthWestern State College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Ft. Myers FL
Florida State College at Jacksonville AS Degree - Respiratory Care Jacksonville FL
Foothill College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Los Altos Hills CA
Forsyth Technical Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Winston-Salem NC
Francis Tuttle Technology Center AS Degree - Respiratory Care Oklahoma City OK
Northshore Technical Community College - Branch Campus BS Degree - Respiratory Care Baton Rouge LA
Frederick Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Frederick MD
Fresno City College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Fresno CA
Gannon University AS Degree - Respiratory Care Erie PA
Gannon University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Erie PA
Gannon University Polysomnography Certificate Erie PA
CT State Community College - Gateway Campus AS Degree - Respiratory Care Phoenix AZ
Genesee Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Batavia NY
Georgia Northwestern Technical College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Rome GA

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