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Washington |
| 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) |
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Institution |
Institutional Control |
Status (Year Granted)
Public Sanction |
Degree Level |
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle
http://www.ais.edu/ |
Private (For-Profit) |
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A,B |
Bastyr University, Bothell
http://www.bastyr.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Bates Technical College, Tacoma
http://www.bates.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Bellevue College, Bellevue
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ |
Public |
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Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham
http://www.btc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake
http://www.bigbend.edu/ |
Public |
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Cascadia Community College, Bothell
http://www.cascadia.edu/ |
Public |
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Central Washington University, Ellensburg
http://www.cwu.edu/ |
Public |
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Centralia College, Centralia
http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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City University of Seattle, Bellevue
http://www.cityu.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Clark College, Vancouver
http://www.clark.edu/ |
Public |
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Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood
http://www.cptc.edu/ |
Public |
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Columbia Basin College, Pasco
http://www.columbiabasin.edu/ |
Public |
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Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle
http://www.cornish.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Eastern Washington University, Cheney
http://www.ewu.edu/ |
Public |
Accredited (1919) |
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Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood
http://www.edcc.edu/ |
Public |
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Everett Community College, Everett
http://www.everettcc.edu |
Public |
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Gonzaga University, Spokane
http://www.gonzaga.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
http://ghc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Green River Community College, Auburn
http://www.greenriver.edu/ |
Public |
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Heritage University, Toppenish
http://www.heritage.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Highline Community College, Des Moines
http://www.highline.edu/ |
Public |
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland
http://www.lwtech.edu/ |
Public |
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Lower Columbia College, Longview
http://www.lcc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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North Seattle Community College, Seattle
http://www.northseattle.edu/ |
Public |
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Northwest Indian College, Bellingham
http://www.nwic.edu/ |
Tribal |
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Northwest University, Kirkland
http://www.northwestu.edu |
Private |
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Olympic College, Bremerton
http://olympic.edu/ |
Public |
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Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma
http://www.plu.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
Accredited (1936) |
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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima
http://www.pnwu.org/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
Applicant (2009) |
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Peninsula College, Port Angeles
http://www.pc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Pierce College,
Lakewood & Puyallup
http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Renton Technical College, Renton
http://www.renton-tc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Saint Martin's University, Lacey
http://www.stmartin.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Seattle Central Community College, Seattle
http://seattlecentral.org/ |
Public |
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Seattle Pacific University, Seattle
http://www.spu.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Seattle University, Seattle
http://www.seattleu.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Shoreline Community College, Seattle
http://shoreline.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon
http://www.skagit.edu/ |
Public |
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South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia
http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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South Seattle Community College, Seattle
http://www.southseattle.edu/ |
Public |
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Spokane Community College, Spokane
http://www.scc.spokane.edu/ |
Public |
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Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
http://www.spokanefalls.edu/ |
Public |
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Tacoma Community College, Tacoma
http://www.tacomacc.edu |
Public |
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The Evergreen State College, Olympia
http://www.evergreen.edu/ |
Public |
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Trinity Lutheran College, Everett
http://www.tlc.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
http://www.ups.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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University of Washington, Seattle
http://www.washington.edu/ |
Public |
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Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla
http://www.wwcc.edu |
Public |
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Walla Walla University, College Place
http://www.wallawalla.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Washington State University, Pullman
http://www.wsu.edu/ |
Public |
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Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee
http://www.wvc.edu/ |
Public |
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Western Washington University, Bellingham
http://www.wwu.edu/ |
Public |
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Whatcom Community College, Bellingham
http://www.whatcom.ctc.edu/ |
Public |
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Whitman College, Walla Walla
http://www.whitman.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Whitworth University, Spokane
http://www.whitworth.edu/ |
Private (Non-Profit) |
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Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima
http://www.yvcc.edu/ |
Public |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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