In the fall of 2024, the CAA fielded its triennial Accreditation Customer Feedback Survey (CFS) to just over 6,000 program directors, academic faculty, and clinical faculty at CAA-accredited and candidate programs. This survey gave faculty the opportunity to provide feedback about:
A total of 890 individuals (14.8%) of those invited to participate responded to the 2024 survey, providing over 2,500 individual comments in response to open-ended questions in several categories.
In terms of overall satisfaction with CAA’s accreditation program, 77% of respondents indicated that they were somewhat or very satisfied, continuing the upward trend from 74% and 65% of respondents satisfied with the CAA’s accreditation program in 2017 and 2013, respectively. Open-ended comments under the satisfaction category were grouped into several areas for further analysis and for the CAA to identify common themes and suggest targeted improvements.
In terms of the CAA meeting its vision and purpose, respondents noted the following:
For its core values, the CAA received its highest ratings for accountability and credibility (80% of respondents feel that the CAA is somewhat or very successful at meeting those two values); creativity and innovation garnered the lowest ratings (54% of respondents feel the CAA is somewhat or very successful at meeting those two values).
The CAA thanks all academic faculty, clinical faculty, and program directors who provided feedback via the 2024 CFS and assures stakeholders that their voices have been heard. The CAA greatly values suggestions for improvements from those who are most familiar with the process and the accreditation program itself.
The CAA used the data to drive its work in making improvements to existing processes, developing new initiatives and resources, and developing its 2023–2026 Strategic Plan. For more details about the planned improvements and efficiencies resulting from the 2024 Accreditation CFS, view the areas of future focus. Programs are welcome to provide feedback at any time to the CAA through accreditation@asha.org.