ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH SCHOOLS 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314 N. · Falls Church, Virginia 22043 Tel. 703/917.9503 · Fax 703/917.4109 · E-Mail: [email protected]

MEMORANDUM

To: Recognized Accrediting Agencies State Regulatory Agencies Herman Bounds, U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Education Regional Offices ABHES-Accredited Institutions and Programs Interested Parties

From: Florence Tate, Executive Director Accrediting Bureau of Schools (ABHES)

Date: November 9, 2016

Subject: Notice of Schools/Programs to Be Considered at the January 2017 Commission Meeting

The institutions and programs identified below will be considered by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) at the Commission’s January 8-9, 2017, meeting. The parties listed above and the general publics are invited to submit to ABHES written comments concerning the schools/programs by December 9, 2016. Comments received will be forwarded to the school/program for a response. The comments and school/program’s responses will be considered by the Commission in its deliberation of accreditation action during its January 2017 meeting. Comments are to be directed to [email protected] or by mail or facsimile to the ABHES office.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE SHOW CAUSE American Career College Los Angeles CA American Career College Anaheim CA American Career College Long Beach CA Ameritech College of Healthcare Draper UT Ameritech College of Healthcare Provo UT Nightingale College Ogden UT Porter & Chester Institute of Branford Branford CT St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis MO St. Louis College of Health Careers Fenton MO

TELECONFERENCE SHOW CAUSE Central School of Practical Independence OH Globe Woodbury MN The College of Professions Northwest Mall Houston TX The College of Health Care Professions Houston TX January 2017 Commission Considerations November 9, 2016 Page 2

The College of Health Care Professions San Antonio TX The College of Health Care Professions Fort Worth TX The College of Health Care Professions McAllen TX

APPEARANCE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC WARNING Med-Life Institute Kissimmee FL

SHOW CAUSE Allied Medical & Health Services Glendale CA Allied Medical & Health Services, Inc. Glendale CA Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido CA Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Laguna Hills CA Med-Life Institute Lauderdale Lakes FL Vatterott College - Des Moines Des Moines IA

FINANCIAL SHOW CAUSE American Institute of Medical Technology Tulsa OK Ibero American College W. Valley City UT Orlando Medical Institute Orlando FL Preferred College of Nursing Van Nuys CA

OUTCOMES SHOW CAUSE Broadview University W. Jordan UT Globe University Rothschild WI Globe University Sioux Falls SD Globe University Woodbury MN Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Mateo CA Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Concord CA Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Fresno CA Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Modesto CA Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs CA Midwest Institute Fenton MO Midwest Institute Earth City MO Trinity School of Health Gardena CA

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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PROGRAM -SPECIFIC WARNING Ameritech College of Healthcare Draper UT Casa Loma College Van Nuys CA Fortis College Baton Rouge LA Fortis College Columbia SC Fortis College Symrna GA Fortis Institute Lawrenceville NJ Fortis Institute Nashville TN Healing Touch Career College Hattiesburg MS Med-Life Institute Kissimme FL Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas NV Ross Medical Education Center Brighton MI Ross Medical Education Center Madison Heights MI Woodruff Medical Training & Testing Gainesville GA

DEFERRAL-INSTITUTIONAL Americare Technical School Park Ridge IL Antilles College of Health San Juan PR Dialysis Training Institute, LLC La Palma CA Fortis College - Mobile (Pleasant Valley Road) Mobile AL Fortis Institute Pensacola FL Fortis College (Atlanta Hwy) Montgomery AL Fortis College - Montgomery (Eastdale) Montgomery AL Med-Assist School of Honolulu HI Medical Career Institute Ocean Township NJ Med-Life Naples Naples FL Med-Life Institute Kissimmee FL Med-Life Institute - Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes FL New York Methodist Brooklyn NY Regional Center for Border Health Yuma AZ Tri-County Allied Health School Corona CA

DEFERRAL-SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Branford Hall Career Institute North Brunswick NJ

DEFERRAL-MEDICAL ASSISTANT Fortis College Indianapolis IN Fox College Bedford Park IL

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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DEFERRAL-Initial Applicants Carleen Home Health Schools, Inc. Lauderhill FL Carleen Home Health Schools, Inc. Palm Bay FL Carleen Home Health Schools, Inc. West Palm Beach FL Cephas Center for Health Sciences Dallas TX Glen Oaks College Riverside CA School for Allied Health Professionals Arlington TX

DEFERRAL-Initial Surgical Technology North Central Michigan College Petoskey MI

OUTSTANDING ISSUES-Location Change

American Harbor Orange CA

OUTSTANDING ISSUES - Program Verification American Medical Academy Miami FL Southwest University at El Paso El Paso TX

OUTSTANDING ISSUES-Unannounced California Career College Canoga Park CA Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Weslaco TX Wizard Medical Education Peoria AZ

FOCUS VISITS American College of Healthcare Riverside CA Americare Technical School Park Ridge IL Fox College Bedford IL Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido CA Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Laguna Hills CA

RENEWAL Angeles College Los Angeles CA Angeles College City of Industry CA Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills CA Casa Loma College Van Nuys CA

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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Casa Loma College Anaheim CA Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs CA Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills CA Mercy Hospital College of Nursing Miami FL Woodruff Medical Training & Testing Tucker GA Professional Skills Institute Maumee OH Cardiotech Ultrasound School Houston TX Dallas Nursing Institute Dallas TX Valley Grande Institute Weslaco TX Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services Spring TX Pima Medical Institute Tucson AZ Pima Medical Institute Mesa AZ Pima Medical Institute Mesa (East Valley) AZ Pima Medical Institute Chula Vista CA Pima Medical Institute Denver CO Pima Medical Institute Colorado Springs CO Pima Medical Institute Albuquerque NM Pima Medical Institute Las Vegas NV Pima Medical Institute Houston TX Pima Medical Institute (non-main inclusion) El Paso TX Pima Medical Institute Seattle WA Pima Medical Institute Renton WA

RENEWAL MEDICAL ASSISTING Penn Foster College Scottsdale AZ Erwin Technical College Tampa FL Globe University Woodbury MN Rasmussen College Eagan MN Rasmussen College Mankato MN Rasmussen College Bloomington MN Rasmussen College Brooklyn Park MN Rasmussen College Saint Cloud MN ECPI University Greensboro NC

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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ECPI University North Charleston SC ECPI University Manassas VA ECPI University Richmond VA ECPI University Virginia Beach VA Everest College Tacoma WA

RENEWAL SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY City College, Inc. Fort Lauderdale FL City College, Inc. Altamonte Springs FL Southern Technical College Fort Myers FL Brown Mackie College Bedford TX

INITIAL INSTITUTIONAL Premiere Career College Irwindale CA St. Vincent College of Health Professions Indianapolis IN Stone Academy West Haven CT Stone Academy East Hartford CT Stone Academy Waterbury CT Sumner College Portland OR Sumner College Portland OR

INITIAL MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAMMATIC Florida Technical College Cutler Bay FL Porter & Chester Waterbury CT South Hills School of Business & Technology Lewistown PA Stratford University Alexandria VA Stratford University Virginia Beach VA

INITIAL SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMATIC California Healing Art College Carson CA Pima Medical Institute Denver CO Midwest Institute Earth City MO Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee WI National American University Tulsa OK

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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National American University Overland Park KS National American University Wichita KS

NON-MAIN Ross Medical Education Center Midland MI Ross Medical Education Center Elyria OH Ross Medical Education Center Knoxville TN East-West Healing Arts Institute Milwaukee Wauwatosa WI

DEGREE VERIFICATION Baptist School of Health Professions San Antonio TX Baptist Health Schools Little Rock AR Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento CA Trinity School of Health and Allied Sciences Gardena CA Ross Medical Education Center Fort Wayne IN Meridian Institute of Surgical Technology Nashville TN Cardiotech Ultrasound School Houston TX Dallas Nursing Institute Dallas TX

DEGREE VERIFICATION & DISTANCE EDUCATION Gurnick Academy Ultrasound Tech Fresno CA

DISTANCE ED VERIFICATION Carrington College Mesa AZ Carrington College Phoenix AZ Carrington College Tucson AZ Carrington College Boise ID Carrington College Spokane WA Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Mateo CA

DISTANCE ED Expansion Carrington College Phoenix AZ

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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NON-ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAM Angeles College Los Angeles CA Angeles College City of Industry CA

PROGRAM REVIEW American College of Healthcare Huntington Park CA Universal College of Healing Arts Omaha NE

NEW PROGRAM ECPI University, College of Health Science Medical Care Institute Newport News VA ECPI University, College of Health Science Medical Care Institute Virginia Beach VA Southwest University at El Paso El Paso TX

TEACHOUT VERIFICATION Southeastern College Jacksonville FL

LOCATION CHANGE American Institute of Massage Santa Ana CA Casa Loma College Anaheim CA Southeastern College Jacksonville FL Holistic Massage Training Institute Baltimore MD Orion College Lauderdale Lakes FL

NON-MAIN VERIFICATION Ross Medical Education Center Kalamazoo MI Ross Medical Education Center Grand Rapids MI

SEPARATE CLASSROOMS Carrington College Phoenix AZ Southern Maine Community College South Portland ME

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

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UNANNOUNCED American Career College Lynwood CA CAAN Academy of Nursing Matteson IL Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood CA Healing Touch Career College Hattiesburg MS Homestead Schools, Inc. Torrance CA Medical Career & Technical College Richmond KY San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork San Francisco CA

OUTCOMES FOCUS VISITS The College of Health Care Professions - N Loop West Houston TX American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana CA Holistic Massage Training Institute Baltimore MD Ultimate Medical Academy Tampa FL Fortis College - Columbus Westerville OH Fortis College - Smyrna Smyrna GA Stone Academy - East Hartford East Hartford CT

Nationally Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education