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Click one of the following for Status Definitions: Applicant Candidate Accredited
Legend: A – Associate B – Baccalaureate M – Masters D – Doctorate
* Indicates the institution is a Candidate at this level while remaining accredited at the other level(s)

Institution

Institutional Control
Status (Year Granted)
Public Sanction
Degree Level
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle 
http://www.ais.edu/
Private (For-Profit)
Accredited (1999)
A,B
Bastyr University, Bothell    
http://www.bastyr.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1989)
B,M,D
Bates Technical College, Tacoma  
http://www.bates.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1988)
A
Bellevue Community College, Bellevue  
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/
Public
Accredited (1970)
A, B*
Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham  
http://www.btc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1999)
A
Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake   
http://www.bigbend.edu/
Public
Accredited (1965)
A
Cascadia Community College, Bothell 
http://www.cascadia.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (2006)
A
Central Washington University, Ellensburg 
http://www.cwu.edu/
Public
Accredited (1918)
B,M
Centralia College, Centralia  
http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
City University of Seattle, Bellevue  
http://www.cityu.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1978)
A,B,M
Clark College, Vancouver  
http://www.clark.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood  
http://www.cptc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1999)
A
Columbia Basin College, Pasco
http://www.columbiabasin.edu/
Public
Accredited (1960)
A
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle 
http://www.cornish.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1977)
B
Eastern Washington University, Cheney 
http://www.ewu.edu/
Public Accredited (1919)
B,M,D
Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood   
http://www.edcc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1973)
A
Everett Community College, Everett    
http://www.everettcc.edu
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
Gonzaga University, Spokane  
http://www.gonzaga.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1927)
B,M,D
Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen 
http://ghc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
Green River Community College, Auburn   
http://www.greenriver.edu/
Public
Accredited (1967)
A
Heritage University, Toppenish   
http://www.heritage.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1986)
A,B,M
Highline Community College, Des Moines  
http://www.highline.edu/
Public
Accredited (1965)
A
Lake Washington Technical College, Kirkland   
http://www.lwtc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1981)
A
Lower Columbia College, Longview
http://www.lcc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
Mars Hill Graduate School, Bothell
http://www.mhgs.edu
Private (Non-Profit) Applicant (2005) M
North Seattle Community College, Seattle   
http://www.northseattle.edu/
Public
Accredited (1973)
A
Northwest Indian College, Bellingham
http://www.nwic.edu/
Tribal
Accredited (1993)
A,B*
Northwest University, Kirkland   
http://www.northwestu.edu
Private
Accredited (1973)
A,B,M
Olympic College, Bremerton  
http://oc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A, B*
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma 
http://www.plu.edu/
Private (Non-Profit) Accredited (1936)
B,M
Peninsula College, Port Angeles   
http://www.pc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1965)
A, B*
Pierce College, Lakewood & Puyallup  
http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1972)
A
Renton Technical College, Renton 
http://www.renton-tc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1978)
A
Saint Martin's University, Lacey
http://www.stmartin.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1933)
A,B,M
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle
http://seattlecentral.org/
Public
Accredited (1970)
A
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle  
http://www.spu.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1933)
B,M,D
Seattle University, Seattle 
http://www.seattleu.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1935)
B,M,D
Shoreline Community College, Seattle
http://shoreline.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1966)
A
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon 
http://www.skagit.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia 
http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1975)
A
South Seattle Community College, Seattle
http://www.southseattle.edu/
Public
Accredited (1975)
A, B*
Spokane Community College, Spokane 
http://www.scc.spokane.edu/
Public
Accredited (1967)
A
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
http://www.sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us/           
Public
Accredited (1967)
A
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma  
http://www.tacomacc.edu
Public
Accredited (1967)
A
The Evergreen State College, Olympia 
http://www.evergreen.edu/
Public
Accredited (1974)
B,M
Trinity Lutheran College, Issaquah  
http://www.tlc.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1982)
A,B
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma 
http://www.ups.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1923)
B,M,D
University of Washington, Seattle 
http://www.washington.edu/
Public
Accredited (1918)
B,M,D
Walla Walla University, College Place 
http://www.wwc.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1932)
A,B,M
Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla 
http://www.wwcc.edu
Public
Accredited (1969)
A
Washington State University, Pullman  
http://www.wsu.edu/
Public
Accredited (1918)
B,M,D
Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee 
http://www.wvc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A
Western Washington University, Bellingham
http://www.wwu.edu/
Public
Accredited (1921)
B,M
Whatcom Community College, Bellingham
http://www.whatcom.ctc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1976)
A
Whitman College, Walla Walla 
http://www.whitman.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1918)
B
Whitworth University, Spokane 
http://www.whitworth.edu/
Private (Non-Profit)
Accredited (1933)
B,M
Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima
http://www.yvcc.edu/
Public
Accredited (1948)
A

Definitions of Institution Status
Applicant
An affiliate status indicating that an institution appears to meet the Commission's conditions of eligibility and that its Application for Consideration has been accepted. Recognition as an Applicant neither implies nor ensures an institution will attain Candidate or Accredited status with the Commission.
Candidate
An affiliate preaccreditation status indicating that an institution meets the Commission's Eligibility Requirements and is progressing toward accreditation. Recognition as a Candidate neither implies nor ensures an institution will attain Accredited status with NWCCU.
Accredited
An affiliate status indicating that an institution meets the Commission's established standards of educational quality and effectiveness. Accredited status indicates that the institution: 1) has clearly defined and appropriate educational objectives; 2) operates under conditions by which achievement of those educational objectives can reasonably be expected; 3) is substantially accomplishing its educational objectives; and 4) is organized, staffed, and supported to warrant confidence that it will continue to achieve its educational objectives in the foreseeable future.
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