Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) is a non-profit
accreditation
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national agency recognized by
Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the
US Department of Education
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It was established in 1932 as the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and was renamed as the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in 2003.
ACPE is based in
Chicago
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and accredits and pre-accredits schools offering PharmD degrees and providers of continuing pharmacy education. The accrediting body is made up of professionals from the
American Council on Education
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, the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the
American Pharmacists Association
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, and the
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
See also
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List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
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Higher education accreditation in the United States
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List of pharmacy schools in the United States
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List of pharmacy schools
References
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Pharmacy organizations in the United States
School accreditors in Chicago
Non-profit organizations based in Chicago
Organizations established in 1932
Councils
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