Many member schools of PCSA are accredited by one of the national accrediting commissions. Accredited schools and their accrediting agencies are indicated in this book in the following manner:
*	Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools
**	Accrediting Commission of Career Schools/Colleges of Technology
***	Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
****	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
*****	Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools