The American College of Apothecaries (ACA) is an international (United States and Canada) professional association in the field of independent community pharmacy practice.

[2] In 1977, the ACA helped establish the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) as a charter member.

The ACA recommended that community pharmacies be barred from having lunch counters and soda fountains in their stores.

[9] Courses are also offered at the ACA National Training Laboratory at their headquarters, such as "Compounding for Hormone Replacement Therapy," a 15-hour continuing education program aimed at helping pharmacists provide compounded hormone replacement therapy.

[8] The ACA is responsible for accrediting the "MichRx HIV Pharmacy Online Certification Training Program," a 5 credit-hour program aimed at training pharmacists to serve patients with HIV in their local communities.