Ohio Campuses

Programs of Study-Ohio

All Ohio Campuses are authorized by the state of Ohio to confer Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees. These degrees are also approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

The Medical Assisting Associate Degree programs at the Akron, Solon and Parma campuses are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) www.caahep.org, on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

The Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma program offered at the Akron, Parma and Solon campuses has approval by the Ohio Board of Nursing.  The Ohio Board of Nursing views Akron as a stand-alone program and the Parma and Solon campuses as one program.  The Akron, Parma and Solon LPN nursing programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

The ADN programs offered at the Solon and Parma campuses are viewed as one program by the Ohio Board of Nursing and have provisional approval. Solon and Parma campuses are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

The Akron campus ADN nursing program is viewed as a separate program by the Ohio Board of Nursing, has full Board of Nursing approval and is accredited by ACEN.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
Telephone: 404-975-5000
www.acenursing.org

Students are notified of new policies or changes to existing nursing program policies and procedures from the Nursing Program Director. Students also receive updates to the Nursing Handbook and Official Catalog each semester.

The baccalaureate degree in nursing program at the Parma campus is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW Suite 750 Washington, D.C. 20001 202-887-6791. The BSN Generalist program at the Parma campus has approval by the Ohio Board of Nursing.

The occupational therapy assistant program at Solon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). ACOTE’s most recent action on the program offered at the Solon Campus was to change the accreditation status to probationary, effective December 2, 2023.  Graduates of the Solon program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the graduate will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT certification examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Telephone: 301-652-6611
www.acoteonline.org

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (NBCOT)
One Bank Street, Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Telephone: 301-990-7979
www.nbcot.org