VCSU training gets accreditation

Vallley City  (CSI-VCSU) The athletic training program at Valley City State University has been granted a five-year initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

The program accreditation is the capstone of a multiyear process which began at VCSU in the 2011–12 academic year with the application for an athletic training major with the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. That application was approved in 2012, and VCSU began admitting students for the program for the 2012–13 academic year.

Preparation for accreditation required a Comprehensive Self-Study, which took place from 2012 to 2015. VCSU submitted its self-study report to the CAATE on June 30, 2015.