At its May 2024 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Program Resources and Student Capacity” policy and Application for Increasing Class Size proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee. The proposed revisions were made in order to comply with U.S. Department of Education guidelines and impact the COA’s procedures for monitoring and approving programs’ increases in class size. If approved, the proposed policy and application revisions will change the circumstances in which programs are required to seek approval for increases in first-year student enrollment.
To obtain feedback from the community of interest, the COA has developed two Call for Comments surveys. Please refer to the mark-ups of the “Program Resources and Student Capacity” policy [PDF mark-up] and related Application for Increasing Class Size [PDF mark-up] before completing the Call for Comments survey below:
Program Resources and Student Capacity Survey
Application for Increasing Class Size Survey
Please note that the confidentiality of individual Call for Comments survey responses will be maintained; the results of the survey will be presented for COA review in aggregate.
The Call for Comments will remain open until September 27, 2024. Should you have any questions regarding the Call for Comments, please contact the COA at 224-275-9130 or by e-mail at accreditation@coacrna.org.
