Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Organization Name

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Acronym

NWCCU

Address

8060 165th Avenue, NE, Suite 100
Redmond
98052 Washington United States

Phone

+1 (425) 558-4224

Fax

+1 (205) 525-9848

Year of Establishment

1917

Control Type

Private

Entity Type

Non-Profit

Geo Focus and Coverage

Local or Regional

Recognized by

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); U.S. Department of Education

Affiliations and Memberships

n.a.

Number of Member Universities or Accredited Institutions

162

Members or Accredited Institutions

NWCCU Accredited Institutions (March 2023) Please visit the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) website for an up-to-date list of accredited institutions. 1) Aaniiih Nakoda College Accredited (1993 - present) Tribal 2) Alaska Pacific University Accredited (1981 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 3) Bastyr University Accredited (1989 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 4) Bates Technical College Accredited (1988 - present) Public 5) Bellevue College Accredited (1970 - present) Public 6) Bellingham Technical College Accredited (1999 - present) Public 7) Big Bend Community College Accredited (1965 - present) Public 8) Blackfeet Community College Accredited (1985 - present) Tribal 9) Blue Mountain Community College Accredited (1968 - present) Public 10) Boise State University Accredited (1941 - present) Public 11) Brigham Young University Accredited (1923 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 12) Brigham Young University – Idaho Accredited (1936 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 13) Bushnell University Accredited (1962 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 14) Capilano University Accredited (2012 - present) Public 15) Carroll College Accredited (1949 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 16) Cascadia College Accredited (2006 - present) Public 17) Central Oregon Community College Accredited (1966 - present) Public 18) Central Washington University Accredited (1918 - present) Public 19) Centralia College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 20) Chemeketa Community College Accredited (1972 - present) Public 21) Chief Dull Knife College Accredited (1996 - present) Tribal 22) City University of Seattle Accredited (1978 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 23) Clackamas Community College Accredited (1971 - present) Public 24) Clark College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 25) Clatsop Community College Accredited (1965 - present) Public 26) Clover Park Technical College Accredited (1999 - present) Public 27) College of Eastern Idaho Accredited (1982 - present) Public 28) College of Southern Idaho Accredited (1968 - present) Public 29) College of Southern Nevada Accredited (1975 - present) Public 30) College of Western Idaho Accredited (2016 - present) Public 31) Columbia Basin College Accredited (1960 - present) Public 32) Columbia Gorge Community College Accredited (2012 - present) Public 33) Corban University Accredited (1971 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 34) Cornish College of the Arts Accredited (1977 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 35) Dawson Community College Accredited (1969 - present) Public 36) Eastern Oregon University Accredited (1931 - present) Public 37) Eastern Washington University Accredited (1919 - present) Public 38) Edmonds College Accredited (1973 - present) Public 39) Ensign College Accredited (1977 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 40) Everett Community College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 41) Flathead Valley Community College Accredited (1970 - present) Public 42) Fort Peck Community College Accredited (1991 - present) Tribal 43) George Fox University Accredited (1959 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 44) Gonzaga University Accredited (1927 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 45) Grays Harbor College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 46) Great Basin College Accredited (1974 - present) Public 47) Great Falls College Montana State University Accredited (1979 - present) Public 48) Great Northern University Applicant (2019 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 49) Green River College Accredited (1967 - present) Public 50) Helena College University of Montana Accredited (1977 - present) Public 51) Heritage University Accredited (1986 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 52) Highline College Accredited (1965 - present) Public 53) Idaho State University Accredited (1918 - present) Public 54) Ilisagvik College Accredited (2002 - present) Tribal 55) Joyce University of Nursing & Health Sciences Accredited (2021 - present) Private (For-Profit) 56) Klamath Community College Accredited (2004 - present) Public 57) Lake Washington Institute of Technology Accredited (1981 - present) Public 58) Lane Community College Accredited (1968 - present) Public 59) Lewis and Clark College Accredited (1943 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 60) Lewis-Clark State College Accredited (1964 - present) Public 61) Linfield University Accredited (1928 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 62) Linn-Benton Community College Accredited (1972 - present) Public 63) Little Big Horn College Accredited (1989 - present) Tribal 64) Lower Columbia College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 65) Miles Community College Accredited (1971 - present) Public 66) Montana State University – Billings Accredited (1932 - present) Public 67) Montana State University – Bozeman Accredited (1932 - present) Public 68) Montana State University – Northern Accredited (1932 - present) Public 69) Montana Technological University Accredited (1932 - present) Public 70) Mount Angel Seminary Accredited (1929 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 71) Mt. Hood Community College Accredited (1972 - present) Public 72) Multnomah University Accredited (2005 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 73) National University of Natural Medicine Accredited (2004 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 74) Neumont College of Computer Science Accredited (2022 - present) Private (For-Profit) 75) Nevada State College Accredited (2010 - present) Public 76) New Saint Andrews College Applicant (2021 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 77) Nightingale College Accredited (2023 - present) Private (For-Profit) 78) North Idaho College Accredited (1947 - present) Public 79) North Seattle College Accredited (1973 - present) Public 80) Northwest Indian College Accredited (1993 - present) Tribal 81) Northwest Nazarene University Accredited (1930 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 82) Northwest University Accredited (1973 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 83) Olympic College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 84) Oregon Coast Community College Accredited (2020 - present) Public 85) Oregon Health and Science University Accredited (1980 - present) Public 86) Oregon Institute of Technology Accredited (1962 - present) Public 87) Oregon State University Accredited (1924 - present) Public 88) Pacific Lutheran University Accredited (1936 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 89) Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Accredited (2017 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 90) Pacific University Accredited (1929 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 91) Peninsula College Accredited (1965 - present) Public 92) Pierce College Accredited (1972 - present) Public 93) Portland Community College Accredited (1970 - present) Public 94) Portland State University Accredited (1955 - present) Public 95) Reed College Accredited (1920 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 96) Renton Technical College Accredited (1978 - present) Public 97) Rocky Mountain College Accredited (1949 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 98) Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Accredited (2010 - present) Private (For-Profit) 99) Rogue Community College Accredited (1976 - present) Public 100) Roseman University of Health Sciences Accredited (2008 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 101) Saint Martin’s University Accredited (1933 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 102) Salish Kootenai College Accredited (1984 - present) Tribal 103) Salt Lake Community College Accredited (1969 - present) Public 104) Seattle Central College Accredited (1970 - present) Public 105) Seattle Pacific University Accredited (1933 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 106) Seattle University Accredited (1935 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 107) Shoreline Community College Accredited (1966 - present) Public 108) Simon Fraser University Accredited (2015 - present) Public 109) Skagit Valley College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 110) Snow College Accredited (1953 - present) Public 111) South Puget Sound Community College Accredited (1975 - present) Public 112) South Seattle College Accredited (1975 - present) Public 113) Southern Oregon University Accredited (1928 - present) Public 114) Southern Utah University Accredited (1933 - present) Public 115) Southwestern Oregon Community College Accredited (1966 - present) Public 116) Spokane Community College Accredited (1967 - present) Public 117) Spokane Falls Community College Accredited (1967 - present) Public 118) Stone Child College Accredited (1993 - present) Tribal 119) Tacoma Community College Accredited (1967 - present) Public 120) The College of Idaho Accredited (1922 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 121) The Evergreen State College Accredited (1974 - present) Public 122) The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology Accredited (2020 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 123) The University of Montana – Missoula Accredited (1932 - present) Public 124) The University of Montana – Western Accredited (1932 - present) Public 125) Thompson Rivers University Accredited (2018 - present) Public 126) Tillamook Bay Community College Accredited (2013 - present) Public 127) Treasure Valley Community College Accredited (1966 - present) Public 128) Truckee Meadows Community College Accredited (1980 - present) Public 129) Umpqua Community College Accredited (1970 - present) Public 130) University of Alaska Anchorage Accredited (1974 - present) Public 131) University of Alaska Fairbanks Accredited (1934 - present) Public 132) University of Alaska Southeast Accredited (1983 - present) Public 133) University of Idaho Accredited (1918 - present) Public 134) University of Nevada, Las Vegas Accredited (1964 - present) Public 135) University of Nevada, Reno Accredited (1938 - present) Public 136) University of Oregon Accredited (1918 - present) Public 137) University of Portland Accredited (1931 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 138) University of Providence Accredited (1935 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 139) University of Puget Sound Accredited (1923 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 140) University of Utah Accredited (1933 - present) Public 141) University of Washington Accredited (1918 - present) Public 142) University of Western States Accredited (1986 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 143) Utah State University Accredited (1924 - present) Public 144) Utah Tech University Accredited (1945 - present) Public 145) Utah Valley University Accredited (1969 - present) Public 146) Walla Walla Community College Accredited (1969 - present) Public 147) Walla Walla University Accredited (1932 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 148) Warner Pacific University Accredited (1961 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 149) Washington State University Accredited (1918 - present) Public 150) Weber State University Accredited (1932 - present) Public 151) Wenatchee Valley College Accredited (1948 - present) Public 152) Western Governors University Accredited (2003 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 153) Western Nevada College Accredited (1975 - present) Public 154) Western Oregon University Accredited (1924 - present) Public 155) Western Seminary Accredited (1969 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 156) Western Washington University Accredited (1921 - present) Public 157) Westminster College Accredited (1936 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 158) Whatcom Community College Accredited (1976 - present) Public 159) Whitman College Accredited (1918 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 160) Whitworth University Accredited (1933 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 161) Willamette University Accredited (1924 - present) Private (Non-Profit) 162) Yakima Valley College Accredited (1948 - present) Public

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