Institutional Accreditation
Keiser University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificates and degrees at
the associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or
call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Keiser University.
Programmatic
Keiser University Center for Culinary Arts, Sarasota, Tallahassee and Melbourne campuses, are accredited by the American Culinary Federation Inc., 180
Center Place Way, St. Augustine, Florida 32095, (940) 824-4468, www.acfchefs.org.
Keiser University’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at the Daytona Beach (general concentration), Fort Lauderdale (general and vascular
concentrations) and Melbourne campuses (general concentration) are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727-210-2350) on recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (JRC-DMS).
Keiser University’s Coordinated Program (CP) in Dietetics and Nutrition at the Daytona Beach, Lakeland, Pembroke Pines and Port St. Lucie campuses is
currently granted candidacy for accreditation, by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 120
South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 312/899-0040 ext 5400. Students enrolled are considered graduates of an accredited program
on successful completion of the program.
Keiser University’s Histotechnology program, Orlando campus, is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5119, (773) 714-8880, (773) 714-8886 (fax), info@naacls.org, http://www.naacls.org.
Keiser University's Medical Assisting program, Ft. Lauderdale, Lakeland, Pembroke Pines, Tallahassee, Melbourne and Sarasota campuses are accredited by
the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314N, Falls Church, VA 22043, (703) 917-9503.
Keiser University’s Associate of Science degree in Medical Assisting, Daytona Beach campus, 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, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350.
Keiser University’s Medical Laboratory Technician program, Ft. Lauderdale campus, is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, 773-714-8880.
Keiser University’s Nursing program, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Kendall, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm
Beach campuses, have approval by the Florida Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252, (850) 245-4125, MQANursing@doh.state.fl.us.
Keiser University’s Nursing program, Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale, Kendall, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee and West Palm Beach
campuses, is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326,
1-866-747-9965 (toll free #), www.nlnac.org.
Keiser University's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One
Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120, (202) 887-6791, www.aacn.nche.edu. For more information about Keiser University’s RN to BSN
program, go to http://www.keiseruniversity.edu/BA_Nursing.htm
Keiser University's Occupational Therapy Assistant program, Ft. Lauderdale, Kendall, Melbourne, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Jacksonville and Daytona
campuses, are fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA). Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach campus have been granted “developing program status” during the year 2010-2011. ACOTE can be reached at
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 4720 Montgomery Lane, or P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, Maryland 20824-1220, (301) 652-AOTA
www.acoteonline.org.
Keiser University's Physical Therapist Assistant program, Ft. Lauderdale campus, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association. The APTA Department of Accreditation can be reached at Department of Accreditation for
Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (703) 684-2782.
Keiser University’s Physical Therapist Assistant program at Sarasota and Jacksonville campuses, have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by
the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA,
22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.
Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that
indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.
Keiser University’s Physician Assistant program, Fort Lauderdale campus, is provisionally accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on
Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), 12000 Findley Road, Suite 240, Johns Creek, GA 30097, (770) 476-1224, www.arc-pa.org
Provisional accreditation is the status awarded to new programs that meet the rigorous standards established by the ARC-PA.
Keiser University's Radiologic Technology program, Daytona, Ft. Lauderdale, Kendall, Lakeland, Melbourne and Sarasota campuses, is accredited by the
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182, (312) 704-5300,
www.jrcert.org.
Keiser University’s Surgical Technology program, Port St. Lucie campus, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, Phone 727-210-2350.
The Keiser University Respiratory Therapy program, Fort Lauderdale campus, holds a Letter of Review from the Commission on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244, (817) 283-2835.