Accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities represents the Commission’s judgment that an institution is satisfactorily achieving its mission and educational purposes and that it meets or exceeds the Commission’s standards of quality and effectiveness.
The Commission values information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with the Standards of Accreditation and Commission policies and procedures. As a general rule, third-party comments are usually general comments of a substantive nature about a member institution.
Individuals should review the Public Notification and Third Party Comments Regarding Year Seven Evaluations Policy for more information on communicating comments on member institutions. If, after reviewing the policy, you have questions or are unsure of the procedures to follow in submitting a comment, please feel free to contact the Commission office.
The Commission hereby notifies students, employees and members of the public regarding the opportunity for third-party comments about the following member institutions with upcoming Year Seven, Initial Candidacy, Interim Candidacy, or Initial Accreditation evaluations. Third-party comments may be sent to the Commission office at:
Attn: Third Party Comment
8060 165th Ave NE, Ste 100
Redmond, WA 98052
PLEASE NOTE: Third Party Comments are not accepted for Mid-Cycle evaluations.
| Alaska Pacific University | Mid-Cycle |
| Brigham Young University | Mid-Cycle |
| Centralia College | Year Seven |
| Chemeketa Community College | Mid-Cycle |
| City University of Seattle | Year Seven |
| College of Southern Idaho | Mid-Cycle |
| Dawson Community College | Mid-Cycle |
| Eastern Washington University | Mid-Cycle |
| Great Falls College Montana State University | Mid-Cycle |
| Klamath Community College | Year Seven |
| Miles Community College | Mid-Cycle |
| Mount Angel Seminary | Mid-Cycle |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Year Seven |
| Peninsula College | Year Seven |
| Portland Community College | Mid-Cycle |
| Rocky Mountain College | Mid-Cycle |
| Seattle University | Year Seven |
| Skagit Valley College | Year Seven |
| **The Art Institute of Portland | Mid-Cycle |
| **Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities’ (NWCCU) institutional accreditation of The Art Institute of Portland (AIP) is currently under review as part of the pending change of ownership and control of AIP from Education Management Corporation (EDMC) to the Dream Center Foundation. | |
| **The Art Institute of Seattle | Year Seven |
| **Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities’ (NWCCU) institutional accreditation of The Art Institute of Seattle (AIS) is currently under review as part of the pending change of ownership and control of AIS from Education Management Corporation (EDMC) to the Dream Center Foundation. | |
| The University of Montana – Western | Year Seven |
| University of Idaho | Mid-Cycle |
| University of Providence | Year Seven |
| Utah State University | Year Seven |
| Washington State University | Year Seven |
| Western Nevada College | Year Seven |
| Whitworth University | Year Seven |
| Carroll College | Year Seven |
| Central Washington University | Year Seven |
| Clark College | Year Seven |
| College of Southern Nevada | MidCycle |
| Corban University | MidCycle |
| Eastern Oregon University | Year Seven |
| Fort Peck Community College | MidCycle |
| Lewis and Clark College | Year Seven |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Year Seven |
| Lower Columbia College | Year Seven |
| Montana State University – Billings | Year Seven |
| Olympic College | Year Seven |
| Oregon Health and Science University | MidCycle |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Year Seven |
| Peninsula College | MidCycle |
| Portland State University | MidCycle |
| Reed College | Year Seven |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Year Seven |
| The Evergreen State College | Year Seven |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Year Seven |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Year Seven |
| University of Utah | MidCycle |
| Walla Walla Community College | MidCycle |
| Bellevue College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Boise State University | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Chief Dull Knife College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Clackamas Community College | MidCycle |
| College of Eastern Idaho | MidCycle |
| Grays Harbor College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Heritage University | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Linfield College | MidCycle |
| Multnomah University | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| North Seattle College | MidCycle |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | MidCycle |
| Oregon State University | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Seattle Pacific University | MidCycle |
| Simon Fraser University | MidCycle |
| South Seattle College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Thompson Rivers University | Interim Candidacy |
| Umpqua Community College | MidCycle |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| University of Western States | MidCycle |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |
| Western Oregon University | MidCycle |
| Whatcom Community College | Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability |