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Accreditation Workshops   Travel Arrangements Participants make their own travel arrangements and hotel accommodations. The APTA Centennial Center is approximately one mile from the Ronald Reagan National Airport. Parking is available on-site at the APTA Centennial Center. Parking cost is $20 per day.

Accreditation is a voluntary process. Physical therapy education programs desiring accreditation status apply to CAPTE and must first achieve candidacy status before being considered for initial accreditation status.

Accreditation is a process used in the US to assure the quality of the education that students receive. It is a voluntary, nongovernmental, peer-review process that occurs on a regular basis.

View physical therapist assistant programs that are at various levels of the application for accreditation status. CAPTE recognizes three status levels: Candidates for Accreditation, Applicants for Candidacy, and Programs With a Full-Time Director. Select the status link to see listings of the programs

Upcoming CAPTE Meetings Fall CAPTE Panel Meetings (Virtual Meetings): Panel 1: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday September 24, 25, & 26 Panel 2: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, September 28, 29, & 30 Panel 3: Thursday, Friday & Saturday October 2, 3, &4 Fall CAPTE Board Meeting: Friday, October 31 through November

CAPTE meets twice a year to review PT and PTA education programs. Review CAPTE's most recent actions, including past actions, and reasons for these decisions.

Access commonly referred to CAPTE status and action definitions.

The Cadre of Program Reviewers consists of approximately 180 PTs, PTAs, and higher education administrators. Each member of the program review team, whether a document reviewer or on-site reviewer has completed hybrid training course to learn about CAPTE's expectations as well as how to conduct a program

View physical therapist programs that are at various levels of the application for accreditation status.  CAPTE recognizes three status levels: Candidates for Accreditation, Applicants for Candidacy, and Programs With a Full-Time Director. Click on the status link to see listings of the programs in each