Institutional Accreditation

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 3 14 North Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 533 2082

Approval Agency Information

State of New Mexico Veterans Service Commission P.O. Box 2324 Santa Fe, New Mexico 85703 (505) 248 6721

San Diego Workforce Partnership 1551 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 San Diego, California 92 101 (619) 23 8 1445

Committee on Dental Auxiliaries Board of Dental Examiners 1427 Howe Avenue, Suite 58, Sacramento, California 95825 (916) 263 2595

Department of Health Services Radiologic Health Branch PO Box 94732, WB 176 Sacramento, California 94234 7320 (916) 445 0931

Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Consumer Affairs 400 R Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Colorado State Approving Agency for Veterans Education and Training 9101 East Lowry Boulevard Denver, CO 80230

State of Arizona Department of Veterans' Services Education Division 3225 North Central Avenue, Suite 316 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 2407 (602) 255 5395

Arizona State Board of Nursing; 1651 E. Morten Ave., Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ 85020, (602) 889-5150: Pima Medical Institute has been granted a Provisional Approval for a multiple exit (LPN/RN) Nursing Program.

Licensure Information

Albuquerque, New Mexico State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 4295 (505) 827 7383

Chula Vista, California
Bureau for Private and Postsecondary Vocational Education 400 R Street, Suite 5000 Sacramento, California 95814 3517 (916) 445 3427

This institution has received a temporary approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. A temporary approval is merely an interim designation the Bureau can authorize pending a qualitative review and assessment of the institution. At the time it is issued, the Bureau has not yet conducted a site visit. It is issued if the Bureau determines the institution's operational plan satisfies the minimum standards listed in Education Code (CEC) 94900 or 94915, whichever is applicable. The temporary approval will remain in effect for at least 90 days, but no more than 360 days in order to enable the Bureau to conduct the site visit and inspection of the institution. After the visit, the Bureau will then determine whether the institution should be approved on a permanent basis. With respect to any advertisement the institution causes to be published in the print or electronic media, the following notice is required to be included per CCR 74320: This institution has received temporary approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in order to enable the Bureau to conduct a quality inspection of the institution.

Las Vegas, Nevada
Commission on Postsecondary Education State of Nevada 1820 East Sahara Ave., Suite I I I Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 486 7330

Mesa and Tucson, Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education 1400 West Washington, Suite 260 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 (602) 542 5709

Seattle, Washington
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board 128 Tenth Avenue SW Olympia, Washington 98504 3105 (360) 753 5673

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs P.O. Box 41150 10 11 Plum Street Olympia, Washington 98504 1150 (360) 725 2151

Programmatic Accreditation

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970 Chicago, Illinois 60601 2208 (312) 533 9355)

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 900 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 704 5300)

Committee on Accreditation for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (2025 Woodland Drive St. Paul, Minnesota 55125 2995 (800) 284 3937)

Denver, Colorado and Tucson, Arizona
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA  22314; phone; (703) 706-3245; accreditation@apta.org).

Mesa, AZ
Pima Medical Institute is seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association. The program has submitted an Application for Candidacy of a Physical Therapist Assistant Education Program, which is the formal application in the pre-accreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted candidate for accreditation status nor does it assure that the program will be granted initial accreditation.

Seattle, Washington
Pima Medical Institute has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.

Tucson, Arizona
The occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA. Once accreditation of the program has been obtained, its graduates 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 individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure in order 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.