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
Texas State University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Round Rock TX
Ohio State University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Columbus OH
University of Akron BS Degree - Respiratory Care Akron OH
Tidewater Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Virginia Beach VA
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Montgomery AL
Trident Technical College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Charleston SC
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Rock Island IL
Tulsa Community College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Tulsa OK
Tyler Junior College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Tyler TX
Tyler Junior College Polysomnography Certificate Tyler TX
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte BS Degree - Respiratory Care Charlotte NC
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte MS Degree - Respiratory Care Charlotte NC
Union College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Plainfield NJ
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care North Little Rock AR
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BS Degree - Respiratory Care Little Rock AR
University of the District of Columbia AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Washington DC
University of Hartford BS Degree - Respiratory Care West Hartford CT
University of Kansas BS Degree - Respiratory Care Kansas City KS
University of Michigan-Flint BS Degree - Respiratory Care Flint MI
University of Missouri-Columbia BS Degree - Respiratory Care St. Louis MO
University of Missouri-Columbia BS Degree - Respiratory Care Columbia MO
The University of Montana Missoula AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Missoula MT
University of Pittsburgh AS Degree - Respiratory Care Johnstown PA
University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Rio Grande OH
University of South Alabama BS Degree - Respiratory Care Mobile AL
University of Southern Indiana BS Degree - Respiratory Care Evansville IN
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio BS Degree - Respiratory Care San Antonio TX
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio MS Degree - Respiratory Care San Antonio TX
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BS Degree - Respiratory Care Galveston TX
University of Toledo BS Degree - Respiratory Care Toledo OH
Utah Valley University BS Degree - Respiratory Care Orem UT
Valencia College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Orlando FL
Vermont State University AS Degree - Respiratory Care Williston VT
Victor Valley College AS Degree - Respiratory Care Victorville CA
Victoria College AAS Degree - Respiratory Care Victoria TX

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