These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard II.B.2. As such, institutions and programs (as applicable) must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Institutions and programs should ensure that students are receiving the appropriate amount of education for which they are paying. Institutions and programs should neither under-award nor over-award hours and credits. Therefore, the following will be used to verify compliance with Standard II.B.2 in lieu of other regulations.…

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[Document Introduction] The Competency Table is made up of four columns. The first two columns identify the Competencies and the individual elements. The third column, “Teach,” is where the knowledge and skills that are taught within the curriculum are identified. The final column, “Assessment,” notes where in the program the Competency or element of the Competency is assessed. Prior to submitting the curriculum materials for the accreditation application or for the…

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The Competency Table is made up of four columns. The first two columns identify the Competencies and the individual elements. The third column, “Teach,” is where the knowledge and skills that are taught within the curriculum are identified. The final column, “Assessment,” notes where in the program the Competency or element of the Competency is assessed. Prior to submitting the curriculum materials for the accreditation application or for the self-study report…

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[Document Introduction] 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 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 download the Appendix C: Definition…

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[Document Introduction] 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 this form; 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…

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  To download the COMTA Accreditation Standards List handout, click here  

3332-1-17.2 The Ethical Code of Conduct for Student Solicitation For the complete information on the Ohio Revised Code, you can view the official LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules webpage on 3332-1-17.2 here. To review the codes, please click on the link above to read and become familiar with: Parts A and B Parts 1 – 14 Ohio Board of Career College and Schools The State Board of Career Colleges and Schools (f/k/a…

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To download the Handout regarding standards, completions, and surveys, click here.

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