[Document Introduction] These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standards XIV.B and XV.E. As such, institutions must demonstrate compliance with both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Those institutions wishing to establish or maintain eligibility to administer United States Title IV financial aid programs are required to use more specific criteria for their SAP policies. These guidelines are intended to assist the school in maintaining compliance with both COMTA and the USDE. However, institutions…

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[Document Introduction] Enrollment Agreements are required for schools which are institutionally accredited with COMTA, per Standard XIII.D. An enrollment agreement is a contract between the school and the enrolling student. The agreement should be carefully constructed so it may be easily read and understood. The school Enrollment Agreement should consist of the following information at minimum, but not necessarily in this order. (NOTE: Additional requirements may be required by certain jurisdictions.…

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[Document Introduction] NOTE: This document is now only required for Institutionally Accredited schools. Prior to selecting a school or program, potential students are entitled to detailed information about the educational experience being offered. The catalog of a COMTA accredited institution, whether printed or in electronic format will present an accurate description of the field(s) of massage therapy and/or esthetics and the education offered. The school catalog must be provided to students…

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[Document Introduction] These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard XIII.A. As such, institutions programs must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Institutions must use ethical recruitment and enrollment practices, and ensure that all recruitment and enrollment practices comply with applicable regulations. “Recruiting practices” include all activities designed to attract students and lead to student enrollment. These include but are not limited to advertising, public outreach and…

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[Document Introduction] These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard XII.B.3. As such, institutions must demonstrate compliance to both. Standard XII.B.3: Student Finance & Tuition Policies The tuition and refund policies are published, easy to understand, applied equitably, and comply with the COMTA Cancellation and Refund Policy.   To view and download the complete COMTA Cancellation and Refund Policy handout, click here.

[Document Introduction] These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard XII. As such, institutions must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: All new institutional applicants for accreditation, applicants for reaccreditation, and applicants for change of ownership must provide a financial statement prepared by an outside accountant, together with full disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP). A fully audited or reviewed financial report is required by the Commission.…

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  To download the COMTA Appendix D8 Administrative Staff Personnel Form handout, click here.

[Document Introduction] The combination of massage/esthetics education and bodywork vocabulary and accreditation vocabulary results in many instances of special usage for otherwise common terms. Definitions have been developed by COMTA after studying terms used by other accrediting bodies and the United States Department of Education. The purpose of this glossary is to provide commonly accepted definitions and to meet the needs of those affected by COMTA.   To view the complete…

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[Document Excerpt] The term accreditation implies a generally accepted process by which a school or program is evaluated. Schools with accreditation may, therefore, be said to have achieved a minimum level of excellence, based on an accepted set of standards. The benefit of accreditation to a profession lies in the fact the public to whom the profession is rendering a service is assured of a certain standard of quality from the…

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The COMTA Self-Study Report (SSR) is to be completed and submitted in the online Accreditation Management System (AMS), EDvera (https://comta.edvera.com), available after the approval of the application form. You will not be submitting the form below; it is only provided as a working document. To assist in timely completion and to ensure all schools have back-up copies of their information, please write SSR narratives in a Word document and save on…

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