State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)
Cuyahoga Community College offers courses, associate degree and certificate programs that may lead to professional licensure and/or certification. Successful completion of the programs listed below may potentially lead to professional licensure, registration or certification. Licensure, registration or certification may be global, national, or state-specific. The following programs meet requirements for the State of Ohio. Requirements for other states may vary. If you currently live in a state other than Ohio or intend to move to a state other than Ohio and use the education completed at Cuyahoga Community College to sit for such an exam, be aware there may be additional requirements. Please contact the appropriate administering body and/or the Office of Academic Counseling to discuss your intentions.
Determination of Student Location
Federal and state regulations require institutions of higher education to determine the state in which a student is located at the time of the student’s initial enrollment and/or upon formal receipt of a change of location from the student. The College must determine student location in order to disclose to the student state-specific professional licensure/certification information for their state of location and discuss whether the educational programs and curriculum at Cuyahoga Community College, which satisfy licensure/certification in the state of Ohio, meet the requirements for the student’s state of location.
Cuyahoga Community College is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which permits the College to enroll out-of-state students in online educational programs. Acceptance into an educational program or enrollment in course(s) is based on where the student is physically located while taking the course(s). Policy 3357:15-18-13 applies to all students taking credit-bearing courses at Cuyahoga Community College including in-person, online, and military students.
Cuyahoga Community College recognizes the student address on file in the student information system (SIS) as the student’s physical location. A student’s physical location is recorded in the SIS at the time of enrollment and will remain in effect unless and until the student provides official notification of change to the College.
Program Licensure and Certification Disclosures
- Automotive Services Educational Program (ASEP - General Motors)
- Automotive Student Services Educational Training Program (ASSET - Ford)
- Automotive Technology ASE Educational Foundation
- Basic Police Academy - Ohio Peace Officer
- Captioning & Court Reporting
- Cancer Registrar PDC - Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)
- CDL Truck Driver Training - Commercial Driver's License Class A and B
- Community Health Worker - Certified Community Health Worker
- Dental Assistant Radiography - Dental Assistant Radiographer
- Dental Hygiene AAS-Dental Hygienist
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Cardiac
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) General
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Vascular
- Dietary Managers Training Program (Short-term)
- Dietetic Technology
- Early Childhood Education
- Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (END)
- Electroneurodiagnostic Technology with Concentration in Polysomnography
- Emergency Medical Technology Certificate (Paramedic and Intermediate)
- Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
- Engineering - Electrical Electronic Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Engineering - Electrical Electronic Engineering Technology Bio-Medical (AAS)
- Engineering - Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Technology
- Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Fire Training Academy-Firefighter
- Health Information Management Technology AAS - Registered Health Information Technician
- Hospitality Management - Culinary Arts
- Hospitality Management
- Human Services AAS-Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II
- Human Services AAS-Registered Social Work Assistant
- Information Technology
- Laboratory Phlebotomy
- Mammography STC-Mammographer
- Massage Therapy
- Medical Assisting AAS & COP - Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Nuclear Medicine AAS - Nuclear Medicine Technologist License
- Nursing AAS - ADN
- Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP)
- Nursing (Practical)
- Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS - Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Optical Technology - AAS
- Paralegal Studies
- Paramedic - National Registered Paramedic
- Pharmacy Technology
- Physical Therapist Assisting Technology AAS
- Plant Science and Landscape Technology
- Radiography AAS - Radiologic Technologist
- Respiratory Care AAS
- State Tested Nursing Assistant
- Sterile Processing and Distribution Technology COP - Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician Certification
- Surgical Technology AAS - Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Veterinary Technology AAS - Registered Veterinary Technician