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Accredited Entry-level Programs
(updated 4.23.08)

The 141 ARC-PA accredited entry-level programs are listed below, alphabetically by state, along with information on their accreditation status and timing of next scheduled accreditation action. Clicking in the State column should open the program's or institution's web page. Specific address information for programs can be found on their individual web sites or from the Physician Assistant Education Association's listing of programs.

A listing of accredited clinical postgraduate programs is available on a separate page within this section.

State

Accredited Program

Date First accredited

Next ARC-PA Review
M= March
S= September
TBD=to be determined

AL

University Of South Alabama

4/1/1996

2010S

AL

University Of Alabama At Birmingham

9/1/1975

2009M

AR

Harding University

3/5/2005

2009S

AZ

Arizona School Of Health Sciences

10/1/1996

2010S

AZ

Midwestern University

10/1/1999

2011M

CA

Charles Drew University

9/1/1972

2010M

CA

Loma Linda University

10/1/2000

2009M

CA

Riverside Community College

4/1/1999

2012S

CA

Samuel Merritt College

4/1/1999

2011S

CA

San Joaquin Valley College

3/3/2003

2012M

CA

Stanford University

3/1/1976

2012M

CA

Touro University - California

9/2/2002

2011M

CA

University Of California-Davis

3/1/1974

2009S

CA

University Of Southern California  (LA)

10/1/1975

2011M

CA

Western University Of Health Sciences

5/1/1990

2010M

CO

Red Rocks Community College

10/1/1998

2009M

CO

University Of Colorado

2/1/1973

2009M

CT

Quinnipiac University

10/1/1995

2013S

CT

Yale University School Of Medicine

3/1/1975

2012S

DC

George Washington University

11/1/1972

2012M

DC

Howard University (**probation)

11/1/1973

2009M

FL

Barry University

10/1/1997

2009M

FL

Miami-Dade College

5/1/1998

2010S

FL

Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale

5/1/1994

2015M

FL

Nova Southeastern University, Naples

3/5/2005

2010S

FL Nova Southeastern University, Orlando (*provisional)
3/8/2007
2010M

FL

University Of Florida

2/1/1973

2011M

GA

Emory University

9/1/1972

2009M

GA

Medical College Of Georgia

11/1/1973

2011S

GA

Mercer College (*provisional)

9/7/07

2009M

GA

South University

10/1/1997

2008S

IA

Des Moines University

4/1/1983

2009S

IA

University Of Iowa

2/1/1973

2012M

ID

Idaho State University

4/1/1997

2009M

IL

John H. Stroger Hospital Of Cook County/Mal X

10/1/1992

2008S

IL

Midwestern University

5/1/1993

2013M

IL

Rosalind Franklin Univ Of Medicine (formerly Finch)

5/1/1993

2012S

IL

Southern Illinois University

4/1/1997

2009S

IN

Butler University/Clarian Health System

4/1/1996

2010M

IN

University Of St. Francis (Fort Wayne) (**probation)

4/1/1997

2009M

KS

Wichita State University

11/1/1973

2010M

KY

University Of Kentucky

11/1/1974

2010M

LA

Our Lady of the Lake (*provisional)

9/4/2005

2008S

LA

Louisiana State University

4/1/1996

2011M

MA

Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy

4/1/2000

2008S

MA

Northeastern University

9/1/1972

2008S

MA

Springfield College

4/1/1996

2009M

MD

Anne Arundel Community College

10/1/1996

2010S

MD

Towson University CCBC - Essex

9/1/1972

2010M

MD

University Of Maryland Eastern Shore

6/1/2001

2009S

ME

University Of New England

4/1/1996

2012M

MI

Central Michigan University

4/1/1996

2014M

MI

Grand Valley State University

10/1/1997

2010S

MI

University Of Detroit/Mercy

9/1/1972

2011S

MI

Wayne State University

4/1/1996

2012S

MI

Western Michigan University

9/1/1972

2010S

MN

Augsburg College

10/1/1996

2008S

MO

Saint Louis University

6/1/1973

2012M

MO

Missouri State University (formerly SWMS)

10/1/1999

2012M

MT

Rocky Mountain College

4/1/1996

2008S

NC

Duke University Medical Center

9/1/1972

2010S

NC

East Carolina University

10/1/1996

2009S

NC

Methodist College 

4/1/1996

2012S

NC

Wake Forest University (Bowman Gray)

9/1/1972

2012S

NC

Wingate (*provisional)

3/6/2008

TBD

ND

University Of North Dakota

12/1/1974

2009M

NE

Union College

10/1/1997

2009S

NE

University Of Nebraska

11/1/1974

2012M

NH

Mass College Of Pharmacy-Manchester

10/1/1998

2010S

NJ

Seton Hall University

3/1/01

2011S

NJ

UMDNJ  (Formerly UMDNJ/Rutgers University)

3/1/1976

2009S

NM

University Of New Mexico

4/1/1997

2011S

NM

University Of St. Francis

10/1/2000