Q: When would students of a newly accredited veterinary program be considered graduates of an AVMA COE accredited school? Is accreditation retroactive…

What does accreditation of veterinary colleges mean? How does it serve students, schools, veterinarians and the public?

The flowchart below shows, on a basic level, the process of accreditation of new U.S. and Canadian veterinary schools - from the initial decision to…

The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) accredits veterinary technology programs. All AVMA CVTEA-accredited…

Q:  Who initiates the accreditation process, the COE or the school?A:  Accreditation is voluntary; the COE does not solicit applications. To initiate…

Q: I recently heard someone say that she graduated from a veterinary school that was "fully accredited." Isn't accreditation an "all or…

Accredited Veterinary Colleges

Beginning in 2006, all U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine that are accredited by the AVMA Council on Education will be charged a

Accreditation is a dynamic quality assurance process that closely monitors and responds to ongoing changes at accredited colleges.

 COE accreditation logo To help recognize achieving accreditation by the AVMA Council on Education (COE), veterinary medical colleges accredited by…

VI. Accreditation standards and guidelines for interpretation - Last update to this section: August 2022

The basic elements of the accreditation process differ little among all professional accreditors, including the COE and LCME.

Veterinarians who want to keep their government accreditation will need to apply under one of two newly created accreditation

CVTEA accreditation logo To help recognize achieving accreditation by the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA),…

AVMA Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation concluded that foreign accreditation benefits U.S. and foreign practitioners alike.

The American Animal Hospital Association has begun to accredit veterinary practices internationally. Daktari Animal Hospital in Tokyo became the first…

In late May, Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine received a letter of reasonable assurance of accreditation from the AVMA Council on…

A crowd of about 500 students, faculty, and staff at the St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine gathered Sept. 19 to hear some greatly…

The term “provisional accreditation” has been replaced by the term “initial accreditation.”

TAKE NOTICE Changes in accreditation standards drafted Proposed changes to the Standards of…

VII. Classification of Accreditation - Last update to this section: August 2022

Q:  What does it mean for a veterinary medical college to be fully accredited?

XII. Procedure for request for reconsideration of probationary accreditation - Last update to this section: August 2022

The Executive Board approved changes to one of the 11 AVMA accreditation standards.

The AVMA Council on Education, which accredits veterinary colleges, has received renewed recognition from the Council for Higher Education…