Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) is an American nonprofit accreditation organization dedicated to respiratory care.

[1][2] CoARC accredits degree-granting programs in respiratory care that have undergone a rigorous process of voluntary peer review and have met or exceeded the minimum accreditation Standards as set by the professional association in cooperation with CoARC.

[2] These programs are granted accreditation status by CoARC, which provides public recognition of such achievement.

In 2009, there were over 300 accredited programs in the United States.

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