Accreditations
Accreditations
Effective May 1, 2025: Gaston College Respiratory Program, CoARC #200703 – AAS Degree Entry into Respiratory Care Professional Practice Program, holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).
This status signifies that a program with an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the Standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR) and any other documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit), to be allowed to admit students. It is recognized as an accredited program by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), which provides enrolled students who complete the program with eligibility for the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until it achieves Continuing Accreditation.
CVCC’s Gaston Satellite Respiratory Program, CoARC #300039 – AAS Degree Entry into Respiratory Care Professional Practice Program, holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has a collaboration agreement with Gaston College of Dallas, NC to offer a satellite option per approval by the CoARC. While the degree is earned through CVCC, all students accepted into the program will take the entirety of their respiratory program courses at Gaston College’s Dallas campus.
CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.
ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
CoARC
264 Precision Blvd
Telford, TN 37690
USA
TELEPHONE: 817-283-2835
264 Precision Blvd
Telford, TN 37690
USA
TELEPHONE: 817-283-2835