| In carrying out its responsibility to the veterinary profession and the public, the COE announces accreditation decisions to the educational institutions, veterinary community and the public.
Within 24 hours of the final decision regarding the accreditation status of a college, or an adverse action brought against a college, the COE will notify the public of its decision via the AVMA website. The COE will notify the appropriate State and other accrediting agencies of its withdrawal of accreditation or provisional accreditation from a college under that agencies specific domain. Further, within 30 days of receiving notification, the COE will inform the public through the AVMA website, or other means, if a program withdraws voluntarily from accreditation or preaccreditation; or if a program lets its accreditation or preaccreditation lapse.
Information related to currently accredited veterinary medical colleges and schools, the accreditation status, and the date of the next accreditation or preaccreditation site visit is published annually in the AVMA House of Delegates Report, the AVMA Directory, and on the AVMA website (at www.avma.org) in the public access area.
Each college of veterinary medicine must notify the public of its performance in educating veterinarians by providing 1) the accreditor (AVMA COE), accreditation status of the college, and the date of the next site visit; 2) an explanation of the reasons for non-compliance if limited accreditation has been assigned and the college must provide an evaluation of the impact of non-compliance on the enrolled students; 3) the NAVLE pass rate for the college compared to the pass rate required by the COE standard for Outcomes Assessment (currently 80%); and 4) any other outcomes information that the college feels would educate the public regarding the quality of education at the specific institution. The information released to the public must be sent to the COE for verification in the annual report of each college.
The COE does not provide the AVMA with non-public information regarding accreditation decisions, except to the extent such information constitutes privileged legal information.
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