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Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CAA-ASHA)

Profile of Accrediting Organization, 2020-2021

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Chief Accreditation Officer
 : Gretchen Ehret Hoshaw, MA, CCC-SLP, ICE-CCP, CAE
Phone : 800-498-2071
Address:
2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850

Profile of Accredited Programs, 2020-2021:
376 Accredited U.S. and non-U.S. Programs: 24,054 Students

376 Total Degree-Granting:

217 Public
93 Private Nonprofit
3 Private For-Profit
n/a Total Non-Degree-Granting:

n/a Public
n/a Private Nonprofit
n/a Private For-Profit

Recognition Status as of 2020-2021:
Recognized by: Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education

Range of Accreditation Activity:

Accreditation and preaccreditation (Accreditation Candidate) throughout the United States and its territories of graduate education programs at the master's or clinical doctoral degree level that provide entry-level professional preparation with a major emphasis in speech-language pathology and/or audiology.

Sponsoring Organization:

CAA is a semi-autonomous standing council of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); its independent functional relationship is articulated in the Memorandum of Agreement between the CAA and ASHA.

International Accreditation Activity:
0 Non-U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
0 U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
No Organization evaluates credentials or degrees from outside the U.S.

Operating Information for Accrediting Unit Only:
Budget:
$1,700,000

$998,000 Direct support from any sponsoring organization
$100,000 In-kind support from any sponsoring organization
Employees and Volunteers:
7 Full-time Employees
0 Part-time Employees
190 Volunteers - Served 2020-2021
Composition of Decision-Making Body
The CAA is composed of 18 members, including individuals representing CAA accredited programs, clinical practitioners who are employed full time in nonacademic settings, and 1 public member.

Profile of 2020-2021 Accreditation Activities :
Frequency of Comprehensive Reviews and Required Follow-Up: Every 5-6 years.

Frequency of Comprehensive Review of Accreditation Standards: Every 5 years.

Summary of 2020-2021 Formal Actions:
15 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Granted
0 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Denied
4 Initial Accreditation Granted
0 Initial Accreditation Denied
45 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review
22 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review with Required Follow-up
n/a Notice or Warning
4 Probation
1 Show Cause
0 Accreditation Terminated or Removed
0 Actions under Appeal
241 Other
Summary of Additional 2020-2021 Actions:
6 Substantive Changes Reviewed
56 Site Visits
1 Voluntary Discontinuance or Expiration of Accreditation