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PVCC 2020-2021 College Catalog 
    
PVCC 2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accreditation and Recognition


Piedmont Virginia Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Piedmont Virginia Community College.

PVCC is an agency member of the Association of Surgical Technologists (6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031, phone 303.694.9130) and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, phone 727.210.2350);

The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) (1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 233756, phone 727.210.2350) upon the recommendation by the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARCSTSA) (6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031, phone 303.694.9130)

The Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, phone 404.975.5000).

The EMS Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org To contact CoAEMSP: 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312 Rowlett, TX 75088 Phone: 214.703.8445, Fax: 214.703.8992 www.coaemsp.org;

The Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org To contact CoAEMSP: 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312 Rowlett, TX 75088 Phone: 214.703.8445, Fax: 214.703.8992 www.coaemsp.org;

The Pharmacy Technician Program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): 4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone: 1.866.279.0681 www.ashp.org.

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS). Committee on Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756, 727.210.2350 www.caahep.org.To contact JRC-DMS: 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 443.973.3251 Fax: 866.738.3444 jrcdms.org.

The Radiography Technology Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) www.jrcert.org. To contact JRCERT: 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-3182 Phone: 312, 704.5300 Fax: 312.704.5304.

The college is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for various federal funding programs and by the State Department of Education for the payment of veterans’ benefits.