Accreditations & Partnerships

The Respiratory Care program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), CoARC #200107, awarding the AAS degree at the Tri-C Western Campus, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.

The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
264 Precision Blvd. Telford, TN 37690 USA

• Telephone: 817-283-2835
• Fax: 817-354-8519
• Email: WEBMASTER@COARC.COM
• Office hours: Monday - Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central Time

Accreditation valid until Nov. 30, 2034.

• Click here for information on student/graduate outcomes.
• Click here for CoARC programmatic outcomes data.

Our partnerships include our clinical affiliates listed below: 

• Cleveland Clinic (multiple sites)
• University Hospitals (multiple sites)
• MetroHealth Medical Center
• Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
• St. Augustine Health Campus
• Select Specialty Hospital

Specialty rotations include:

• Pediatrics
• Long-term Care
• Operating Room - Intubations
• Pulmonary Diagnostics