The Seventh-day Adventist Board of Regents approved the opening of Kettering College of Medical Arts in September 1967. The Ohio Board of Regents authorized the degrees in March 1968. The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, (800) 621-7440, granted correspondent standing in July 1968, candidate standing in July 1970, and full accreditation in March 1974. The College has been approved by the respective U.S. government agencies for acceptance of foreign students and for student eligibility under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits and the U.S. Department of Education and Health and Human Services loans and grants. Individual professional curricula are approved as follows:

Medical sonography
The medical sonography program has been educating students since 1980 and is accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park St.,
Clearwater, FL 33756, upon recommendation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2025 Woodlane Dr., St. Paul, MN 55125-2998.

Nursing
The Associate of Science degree is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing, 17 S. High St.,
Suite 400, Columbus, OH 43215-7410. Both the Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion degrees are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006.

Physician assistant
The physician assistant degree at KCMA is accredited through the Accreditation Review
Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, 12000 Findley Road, Suite 240, Duluth,
GA 30097, and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The physician assistant
program is also an active member of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).

Radiologic sciences and imaging
Opened in 1965 as the Kettering Memorial Hospital School of Radiologic Technology, the
radiologic technology department has been accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, since that time.

The advanced imaging programs are accredited within the scope of the College’s regional
accreditation process. The nuclear medicine program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), 2000 W. Danforth Rd., Suite 130, No. 203, Edmond OK 73003; (405) 285-0546.

Respiratory care
The respiratory care department is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021-4244; (817) 283-2835.

CAAHEP
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field. In collaboration with its Committees on Accreditation, CAAHEP reviews and accredits more than 2000 educational programs in twenty (20) health science occupations.

updated 11/23/09