Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
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The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is a recognized higher education accreditation organization in the United States specializing in the institutional accreditation
of private, postsecondary institutions that offer allied health education programs, and the programmatic accreditation of programs leading to associate degrees or certificates in the medical assistant, medical laboratory
technician and surgical technology fields.
The organization is based in Falls Church, Virginia
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Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
of private, postsecondary institutions that offer allied health education programs, and the programmatic accreditation of programs leading to associate degrees or certificates in the medical assistant, medical laboratory
Medical laboratory
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.-Departments:...
technician and surgical technology fields.
The organization is based in Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
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Competitors
- National Healthcareer Association
- National Phlebotomy Association
- National Center for Competency Training
- National Association For Health Professionals
- American Medical Technologists
ABHES Accredited Schools
- ACT CollegeACT CollegeACT College, is a private career college specializing in Allied Health career training and serving the healthcare workforce of the Washington, DC metro area...
- American Career CollegeAmerican Career CollegeAmerican Career College is a privately held vocational college that specializes in health care training programs. American Career College offers both Diploma and Associate Degree programs through three campuses in the Los Angeles metro area....
- Heritage College & Heritage InstituteHeritage College & Heritage InstituteHeritage College was established in Denver, Colorado in 1986. The college trains adults for careers in healthcare related fields...
- Pima Medical Institute