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, at 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.

Nursing
The Associate of Science program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The program was initially accredited in 1985. It has been approved by the State of Ohio Board of Nursing since April 1966.

Physician assistant
The physician assistant program at Kettering College of Medical Arts is accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The program has been continually accredited since 1975.

Radiologic sciences and imaging
Opened in 1965 as the Kettering Memorial Hospital School of Radiologic Technology; has been approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association since July 1964.

Respiratory care
Accredited since 1973 by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association upon recommendation by the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education.

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.