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Respiratory therapists have a minimum of an associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is the organization that accredits schools of respiratory therapy and they maintain a listing of accredited respiratory therapist programs on their website. To access a current list of accredited respiratory therapist programs, we suggest you download the CAAHEP web site instructions and then go to the listing of respiratory care schools on the CAAHEP web site. For your convenience, the AARC maintains this separate list of baccalaureate and masters level programs, that are also accredited by CAAHEP. Note: Although every attempt will be made to keep this list current, the status of these programs is not continuously updated. Therefore, the current accreditation status of these programs should always be verified using the CAAHEP website. Be sure the program you choose is accredited. To find out why this is important, view the brief video entitled “Spotlight on Accreditation” provided by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). To assure that you can legally practice respiratory therapy after graduation you should enroll only in an accredited program. Although the accreditation status of each program is constantly updated, accreditation status can be verified by contacting either of the following two agencies:
“Spotlight on Accreditation” was produced by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and may not be copied or used for commercial purposes. All rights are reserved by CAAHEP. For more information go to www.caahep.org. |
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CAAHEP, collaborates with its Committees on Accreditation in the
various health professions to review and accredit health science
occupations' educational programs. The Committee on Accreditation
for Respiratory Care (CoARC) is the CAAHEP committee on accreditation
for the respiratory therapy profession.The educational programs
listed here offer respiratory therapy as a major field of study.
Information is provided for each program and contains access to
the program and program director contact information, and current
accreditation status.
