Colorado School of Healing Arts receives School of Excellence Award
We have exciting news! On July 17th, we received the news from our accrediting agency, ACCSC, that we have been named a School of Excellence for the 2024-2025 award year. The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), is a recognized institutional accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
Details of the award per letter to CSHA- The ACCSC School of Excellence Award is intended to recognize ACCSC-accredited institutions that have demonstrated a commitment to the expectations and rigors of accreditation as well as efforts in maintaining high levels of achievement among their students. In order to be eligible for this award, an institution, minimally, must go through the accreditation process without issue, pay all fees and submit all reports on time and complete, and a majority of the school’s graduation and employment rates from all programs offered must meet or exceed the average rates of graduation and employment among all ACCSC-accredited institutions.
How many schools are considered and selected for this award?
All schools that received accreditation (with ACCSC) between July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025, are considered eligible for the award, then the list goes through a thorough review of the last accreditation cycle. This year, over 265 applications for initial and renewal of accreditation were reviewed. Of these, 19 schools received the ACCSC School of Excellence award.
We are very proud of this distinction and will continue to work hard for our students and community!