Accreditation Notices
Public Notification of Accreditation Withdraws
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) is the only accrediting agency for predoctoral dental, allied dental, post-doctoral and advanced specialty dental education programs recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE). In accordance with the USDE regulations for post-secondary accrediting agencies, CODA makes available the following public information concerning the accreditation withdrawn from the Dental Hygiene (DH) program sponsored by the Institute of Medical Education (IME) in San Jose, CA, the Dental Assisting (DA) program sponsored by the Concorde Career College in San Antonio, TX, the DA program sponsored by the Concorde Career College in Dallas, TX, as well as the DA program sponsored by Concorde Career College in Portland, OR.
Please download information regarding each program below:
Dental Hygiene Program
Institute for Medical Education, San Jose, CA (PDF)
Dental Assisting Programs
Concorde Career College, Dallas, TX (PDF)
Concorde Career College, San Antonio, TX (PDF)
Disclosure Statement from Concorde Career College, San Antonio, TX (PDF)
Disclosure Statement from Concorde Career College, Portland, OR (PDF)
For more information regarding the Commission’s accreditation documents, practices and policies, consult the Commission website or contact the Commission at 800-621-8900.
Discontinued Programs
Accreditation was discontinued from the following programs in February 2013:
Dental Assisting Programs
- Sanford-Brown Institute, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Sanford-Brown Institute, Jacksonville, FL
- Fortis Institute, Towson, MD
- Kaplan Career Institute, Detroit, MI
- Concorde Career College, Kansas City, MO
General Practice Residency Program:
- Rush University, Chicago, IL
Accreditation was discontinued from the following programs in August 2012:
Dental Assisting Programs:
- Sanford-Brown Dallas, TX
- All-State Career Healthcare Division, Baltimore, MD
- Kaplan Career Institute, Boston, MA
- Commonwealth Technical Institute, Johnstown, PA
- Centura College, Norfolk, VA
