Associate Degree Nursing

  • The Associate Degree Nursing Program is accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN): 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400,  Atlanta, Georgia 30326

         Phone: 404-975-5000 Fax: 404-975-5020          Email: info@acenursing.org Web: www.acenursing.org

Dental Assisting

  • Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (404)

Dental Hygiene

  • Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (404)

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

  • The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 9355 – 113th St. N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org
  • DMS Program Effectiveness

Medical Assisting

The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158 Clearwater, FL 33763 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org

The medical assisting program at Columbus Technical College has a five-year retention rate of 88.52% for the years 2018-2022

Paramedicine

The Columbus Technical College (CTC) Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP ExecutiveOffice). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status.

It is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation Standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the NREMT’s Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.

To contact the CoAEMSP Executive office:

8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312 Rowlett, TX 75088 214-703-8445 Fax: 214-703-8992 www.coaemsp.org

Program Effectiveness

CAAHEP Standard V.A.4: “The sponsor must maintain, and make available to the public, current and consistent summary information about student/graduate achievement that includes the results of one or more of the outcomes assessments required in the CAAHEP Standards.”

CTC’s 2020 Paramedicine Program Outcomes:

CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs and CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

CTC’s most current CoAEMSP Annual Report was for the calendar year 2021. “The Paramedic program did not have any students graduate in 2021.”

The most recent success rate for the National Registry of EMT Paramedic/State Cognitive exam was ____%.

The most recent positive placement rate for graduates was ____%.

Positive placement is defined by the CoAEMSP as ‘Employed full or part-time in a related field and/or continuing his/her education and/or serving in the military’. Positive placement is measured at completion of the program.

The most recent retention rate was ____%.

Data obtained from the CoAEMSP Annual Report submitted April 2023

Patient Care Assisting

Pharmacy Technology

  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists “ASHP” 4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900, Bethesda, MD 20814.  Web: http://www.ashp.org   
  • Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education “ACPE”.  190 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2850 Chicago, Illinois 60603-3499  |  Phone: (312) 664-3575  |  Fax: (866)-228-2631  |  info@acpe-accredit.org 

Practical Nursing

Radiologic Technology

Respiratory Care

  • The Columbus Technical College Respiratory Care Program (Applied Science Degree) in Columbus, GA is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
  • Program number 200526
  • 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.
  • Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com) 264 Precision Blvd. Telford, TN 37690 Phone:(817)-283-2835
  • The program was awarded Continuing Accreditation status, which will expire on March 31, 2029.
  • CoARC Programmatic Outcomes Data

Surgical Technology

  • The Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs on the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. The Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater Fl 33756, (727) 210-2350, www.caahep.org<http://www.caahep.org>. The Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, 19751 Mainstreet #339, Parker, Co. 80138, (303) 694-9262, www.arcstsa.org<http://www.arcstsa.org/>

 

  • Program Effectiveness Data: On the 2022 Annual Report, 10 of 10 students took the Certified Surgical Technologist Exam. Administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting for a 100% participation rate, 7 of 10 passed on the first attempt for a first-time pass rate of 70%

  • Surgical Technology Program Manual

 

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