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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Institution Accredited Program Concentration City State / Territory / Province Country
Gannon University MS - Physician Assistant US
Gardner-Webb University MS - Physician Assistant Boiling Springs NC US
George Washington University, The MS - Physician Assistant Washington DC US
Grand Valley State University MS - Physician Assistant Grand Rapids MI US
Hardin-Simmons University MS - Physician Assistant Abilene TX US
Harding University MS - Physician Assistant Searcy AR US
High Point University MS - Physician Assistant High Point NC US
Hofstra University MS - Physician Assistant Hempstead NY US
Howard University MS - Physician Assistant Washington DC US
Idaho State University MS - Physician Assistant Pocatello ID US
Indiana State University MS - Physician Assistant Terre Haute IN US
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis MS - Physician Assistant Indianapolis IN US
Interservice, Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) MS - Physician Assistant Fort Sam Houston TX US
University of Iowa MS - Physician Assistant Iowa City IA US
James Madison University MS - Physician Assistant Harrisonburg VA US
Jefferson College of Health Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Roanoke VA US
Johnson & Wales University MS - Physician Assistant Providence RI US
Kean University MS - Physician Assistant Union NJ US
University of Kentucky MS - Physician Assistant Lexington KY US
Kettering College MS - Physician Assistant Kettering OH US
King's College MS - Physician Assistant Wilkes-Barre PA US
Lake Erie College MS - Physician Assistant Painesville OH US
Le Moyne College MS - Physician Assistant Syracuse NY US
Lincoln Memorial University MS - Physician Assistant Harrogate TN US
Lipscomb University MS - Physician Assistant Nashville TN US
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania MS - Physician Assistant Lock Haven PA US
Loma Linda University MS - Physician Assistant Loma Linda CA US
Long Island University MS - Physician Assistant Brooklyn NY US
Louisiana State University in Shreveport MS - Physician Assistant Shreveport LA US
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center MS - Physician Assistant New Orleans LA US
Marietta College MS - Physician Assistant Marietta OH US
Marist College MS - Physician Assistant Poughkeepsie NY US
Marquette University MS - Physician Assistant Milwaukee WI US
Marshall B. Ketchum University MS - Physician Assistant Fullerton CA US
Mary Baldwin University MS - Physician Assistant Fishersville VA US

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***Indicates Applicant only