Entry Level Continuing Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued is granted 1) when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the Standards, 2) in the case of a program holding Accreditation-Probation when the program has demonstrated that it is once again in compliance with the Standards, or 3) when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional demonstrates compliance with the Standards after completion of the provisional review process. Accreditation-continued status remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.
The ARC-PA revised the accreditation process in 2012. The continued accreditation process is ongoing in nature, with required reporting of data and analysis submitted to the ARC-PA annually and throughout the year. Validation visits are customized for each program, based on the program SSR, periodic reports and accreditation history. All programs have validation visits every ten years.
A program holding the status of Accreditation – Continued must maintain five consecutive years of Accreditation – Continued status before the ARC-PA will consider an application for expansion to a distant campus.
The process for expansion to a distant campus is presented here in flow sheet format.
If you are considering applying for a distant campus expansion, contact Accreditation Services (accreditationservices@arc-pa.org ) to address your questions and initiate the process.