Accreditation

Educational accreditation is a two-pronged process for continuous
improvement and evaluation of educational effectiveness based on
self evaluation followed by verification and validation. Accreditation
Standards represent minimum requirements and agreed upon
assessment methods to enable self-evaluation and assessment of
outcomes. The accreditation process is designed to empower an
educational program to achieve effective qualitative self-evaluation
and success followed by a rigorous assessment conducted by highly
qualified peers from the educational and professional communities.
Accreditation helps foster public confidence and creates a means by
which educational and governmental entities recognize and
understand one another.

The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) Commission on
Accreditation (COA) grants and renews accreditation through a
dynamic process of review and evaluation for compliance with the
Requirements for Accreditation as reflected in the current edition of
the Standards for Doctor of Chiropractic Programs and Requirements
for Institutional Status (Standards).

Normally, accreditation actions take place twice a year, at the Annual
COA Meeting in January and the Semi-Annual COA Meeting in July.
Please click on the links below to view the most recent actions by the
Commission. Questions should be directed to the CCE Executive Office.