The programs listed below were previously accredited by CAHEA, CAAHEP or the ARC-PA, but have either closed, or transferred sponsorship as indicated below.
| Closed or Transferred Programs | Opened | Closed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Medex University of Alabama-Birmingham | Jun-73 | Aug-76 |
| AZ | Community Health Medic | Sep-72 | 1983 |
| AZ | Emergency Nurse Practitioner-Maricopa County General Hospital | Oct-80 | Apr-82 |
| CA | Charles Drew University | Sep-72 | Mar-10 |
| CA | Loma Linda University (Reaccredited in 10/00) | Oct-79 | Oct-81 |
| CA | United States Navy * | Apr-80 | Aug-82 |
| CA | United States Navy * | Apr-89 | May-06 |
| CO | University of Colorado (Ob-Gyn Associate) | Mar-75 | Jun-77 |
| FL | Santa Fe Community College | Jun-73 | Jan-78 |
| IN | Indiana University | Nov-73 | Aug-77 |
| LA | Our Lady of the Lake College (Reaccredited in September 2010) | Sept. 05 | Sept. 09 |
| MD | The John Hopkins University | Nov-74 | Jun-79 |
| MO | Stephens College | Dec-76 | Oct-78 |
| MS | University of Mississippi | Sep-72 | Jan-75 |
| NC | Catawba Valley Technical College | Apr-78 | Nov-80 |
| NC | University of North Carolina (Surgeon's Assistant) | Oct-78 | Aug-81 |
| ND | Medex University of North Dakota | Nov-74 | Apr-75 |
| NH | Dartmouth Medical School | Feb-73 | Jan-76 |
| NJ | University of Dentistry & Medicine of New Jersey (Students transferred to UMDNJ ,formerly UMDNJ/Rutgers University) | Mar-03 | Dec-03 |
| NJ | Seton Hall University/ UMDNJ | Apr-97 | Sep-03 |
| NM | Gallup Indian Medical Center | Nov-73 | Aug-83 |
| NY | Bayley Seton Hospital Program (this program became the St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center program, which has now become the current St. John's program) | Nov-72 | Oct-95 | NY | Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center | Apr-96 | Dec-05 |
| NY | St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center (Bayley Seton Hospital); this became the current St. John's program | Nov-72 | July-05 |
| NY | Touro University - Bayshore (Reaccredited in March 1991) | Jun-73 | Sep-90 |
| OH | Cincinnati Technical College | Nov-74 | Oct-79 |
| OH | Cuyahoga Community College SA Program ** | April-79 | 2005 ** |
| OH | Lake Erie College | Mar-77 | Jul-87 |
| PA | Community College of Allegheny County | Apr-80 | Aug-85 |
| PA | Pennsylvania State University (Hershey Medical Center) | Mar-74 | Sep-86 |
| SC | Medical University of South Carolina (Reaccredited in 1994) | Nov-73 | Jun-83 |
| TN | Bethel College (Reaccredited in 2008) | Mar-01 | Dec-06 |
| TX | United States Air Force Sheppard AFB * | Sep-72 | Jun-85 |
| TX | United States Air Force Sheppard AFB * | Oct-91 | Jun-97 |
| TX | United States Army *** | Jun-73 | Aug-77**** |
| VA | US Navy * | Apr-80 | Aug-86 |
| WI | Marshfield Clinic Foundation | Mar-74 | Oct-81 |
| WV | Alderson Broaddus College (Reaccredited in 1996) | Sep-73 | Mar-95 |
| WV | Alderson Broaddus College (Reaccredited in September 2010) | Mar-96 | Sep-09 |
* Military branch programs are now combined into the Interservice Program in Texas
** Cuyahoga Community College combined its PA and SA programs into one PA program in the Spring of 2005.
***
The Army program was first accredited in June, 1973. It closed in August, 1977 and was accredited again in September 1980 under the name US Army Academy of Health Sciences. Accreditation continued under the name of Army Medical Center and School AMEDDC&S (Academy of Health Sciences). In May, 1996 the ARC-PA accepted the transfer of the program's accreditation to what is now called the Interservice Physician Assistant Program Academy of Health Sciences.