Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities - (NWCCU)
The accreditation and preaccreditation (Candidacy status) of postsecondary degree-granting educational institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and internationally, and the accreditation of programs offered via distance education within these institutions.
Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)
Recognized by
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
8060 165th Avenue, NE
Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
United States
The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of February 2025, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.
- Utah State University - Logan, UT
- Utah Tech University - St. George, UT
- Utah Valley University - Orem, UT
- Walla Walla Community College - Walla Walla, WA
- Walla Walla University - College Place, WA
- Warner Pacific University - Portland, OR
- Washington State University - Pullman, WA
- Weber State University - Ogden, UT
- Wenatchee Valley College - Wenatchee, WA
- Western Governors University - Salt Lake City, UT
- Western Nevada College - Carson City, NV
- Western Oregon University - Monmouth, OR
- Western Seminary - Portland, OR
- Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA
- Westminster University - Salt Lake City, UT
- Whatcom Community College - Bellingham, WA
- Whitman College - Walla Walla, WA
- Whitworth University - Spokane, WA
- Willamette University - Salem, OR
- Yakima Valley College - Yakima, WA