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 October 2024, 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
Pennsylvania College of Technology MS - Physician Assistant Williamsport PA
Pfeiffer University MS - Physician Assistant
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine MS - Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA
Point Loma Nazarene University MS - Physician Assistant
Presbyterian College MS - Physician Assistant Clinton SC
Quinnipiac University MS - Physician Assistant Hamden CT
Jefferson College of Health Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Roanoke VA
Randolph-Macon College MS - Physician Assistant
Red Rocks Community College MS - Physician Assistant Arvada CO
Rochester Institute of Technology MS - Physician Assistant Rochester NY
Rocky Mountain College MS - Physician Assistant Billings MT
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions MS - Physician Assistant Provo UT
Rocky Vista University MS - Physician Assistant Englewood CO
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science MS - Physician Assistant North Chicago IL
Rush University MS - Physician Assistant Chicago IL
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey MS - Physician Assistant Piscataway NJ
Sacred Heart University MS - Physician Assistant Fairfield CT
Saint Francis University MS - Physician Assistant Loretto PA
University of the Sciences MS - Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA
University of Saint Joseph MS - Physician Assistant West Hartford CT
Saint Louis University MS - Physician Assistant St. Louis MO
Salus University MS - Physician Assistant Elkins Park PA
Samford University MS - Physician Assistant Birmingham AL
Samuel Merritt University MS - Physician Assistant Oakland CA
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine MS - Physician Assistant
George Washington University, The MS - Physician Assistant Washington DC
Seton Hall University MS - Physician Assistant Nutley NJ
Seton Hill University MS - Physician Assistant Greensburg PA
Shenandoah University MS - Physician Assistant Winchester VA
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania MS - Physician Assistant Slippery Rock PA
University of South Alabama MS - Physician Assistant Mobile AL
South College Asheville MS - Physician Assistant
South College MS - Physician Assistant Knoxville TN
South College MS - Physician Assistant
University of South Dakota MS - Physician Assistant Vermillion SD

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***Indicates Applicant only