NOTICES
The ABHES Commission is responsible for the process of establishing the adequacy and relevance of its policies, procedures, and evaluation standards to achieve its mission. The policies, procedures, and evaluation standards used to evaluate institutions and programs are published in the Accreditation Manual. The Accreditation Manual is reviewed using a five-year cycle by which time a substantive review of each standard is complete.
In its review, participation and input from appropriate constituents, including accredited institutions and programs, students, graduates, employers, and industry leaders is sought. Those with an interest in commenting on the Commissions Proposed Revisions to the Accreditation Manual are asked to respond via the instructions within the written notice.
At this time, the ABHES Commission completed its review of Chapters VI and IX of the Accreditation Manual and final revisions to the Accreditation Manual have been posted to the ABHES website. The Commission will be seeking input following the May 2020 Commission Meeting on Chapter VIII of the Accreditation Manual.
Call for ABHES Commissioner Nominations 2020
Commissioner Position Description_2020
Nomination_Form
ABHES publishes a list of institutions and programs to be considered at its Commission meeting and requests comments pertaining to any institution or program listed on the Institutions/Programs to be Considered List. Comments must include information that assists the Commission in making a decision regarding pending applications. All comments received will be forwarded to the institution for an opportunity to submit a response to the comments. Anonymous comments will not be accepted.
Those wishing to provide comments to be considered at the next Commission Meeting must submit comments to Amy Rowe, Associate Executive Director of Membership Services at arowe@abhes.org.
Click here to review the Institutions/Programs to be Considered List for the July 2020 Commission Meeting.
In accordance with Chapter III, Section D, Subsection 2 of the Accreditation Manual and 34 CFR §602.26(a)(1)&(2), ABHES provides written notice of accreditation decisions to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, the appropriate state licensing or authorizing agencies, the appropriate accrediting agencies, and the public.
To view recent actions please click on the Final Actions Memo and/or Statistical Summary below. The Final Actions Memo includes the Institution Name, City, and State by action type and the Statistical Summary provides an overview of the actions taken per meeting.
Please see below actions taken by the ABHES Commission.
2020
Final Commission Actions 52020
Final Commission Actions 12020
2019
2018
January 2018 Commission Actions
January 2018 Summary of Actions
2017
November 2017 Commission Actions
November 2017 Summary of Actions
January 2017 Commission Actions
January 2017 Summary of Actions
2016
September 2016 Commission Actions
January 2016 Commission Actions
January 2016 Summary of Actions
2015
January 2015 Commission Actions
January 2015 Summary of Actions
2014
January 2014 Commission Actions
January 2014 Summary of Actions
2013
January 2013 Commission Actions
January 2013 Summary of Actions
2012
2011
December 2011 Commission Actions
December 2011 Summary of Actions
2010
December 2010 Statistical Summary
December 2010 Commission Actions
January 2010 (Attachment A, Attachment B, Attachment C, Attachment D, Attachment E, Attachment F)
2009
In accordance with Chapter III, Section D, Subsection 2 of the Accreditation Manual and 34 CFR §602.26(a)(1)&(2), ABHES provides written notice of relinquishments to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, the appropriate state licensing or authorizing agencies, the appropriate accrediting agencies, and the public.
The below institutions relinquished accreditation in 2020.
- Hester School of Dental Assisting – Institutional
1045 Williamsburg Road
DeLand, FL 32720
Effective January 6, 2020 - Woodruff Medical Training & Testing – Institutional
675 E.E. Butler Parkway, Suite K
Gainesville, GA 30501
Effective February 10, 2020 - Woodruff Medical Training & Testing – Institutional
2131 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 125
Duluth, GA 30096
Effective February 10, 2020 - Fortis College – Institutional
3470 Eastdale Circle
Montgomery, AL 36117
Effective February 13, 2020 - Med-Life Institute – Institutional
1368 E. Vine Street
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Effective February 26, 2020 - Liberty Technical Institute – Institutional
1160 South Semoran Boulevard, Suite F
Orlando, FL 32807
Effective February 28, 2020 - National American University – Programmatic
7309 E 21st Street, Suite G40
Wichita, KS 67206
Effective May 1, 2020
In accordance with Chapter III, Section D, Subsection 2 of the Accreditation Manual and 34 CFR §602.26(a)(1)&(2), ABHES provides written notice of a final decision to deny or withdraw the accreditation of an institution or program (appeal rights exhausted) to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, the appropriate state licensing or authorizing agency, and the appropriate accrediting agencies at the same time ABHES notifies the institution or program of the decision, but no later than 30 days after it reaches the decision. ABHES provides written notice to the public of these decisions within 24 hours of its notice to the institution or program through listing the on the ABHES website.
For any final decision to deny or withdraw accreditation, ABHES makes available to the Secretary, the appropriate state licensing or authorizing agency, and the public, no later than 60 days after the decision, a brief statement summarizing the reasons for the agency’s decision and the official comments, if any, that the affected institution or program may make with regard to that decision, or evidence that the affected institution has been offered the opportunity to provide official comment.