Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) is nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as an accrediting agency for the "accreditation of institutions and programs of nurse anesthesia at the post-master’s an post-doctoral certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree levels in the United States, and its territories, including programs offering distance education."

In addition to the accreditation activities identified in its recognized scope the COA accredits one clinical site at the Navy Hospital, Okinawa, Japan. It also accredits five Post-Graduate CRNA Fellowships located in the United States. These accreditation activities are not part of the COA’s USDE or CHEA-recognized scopes of accreditation.