Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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nonprofit organization regional accrediting agency

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of higher education institutions in the northwestern states.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities canonical	40
Western Association of Schools and Colleges	2
NWCCU	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ regional accrediting agency ⓘ
accreditationType	regional accreditation ⓘ
accredits	colleges ⓘ community colleges ⓘ specialized higher education institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ
affiliation	United States higher education accreditation system ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
evaluates	academic programs and curricula ⓘ assessment of student achievement ⓘ financial resources and planning ⓘ governance structures ⓘ institutional integrity ⓘ institutional planning and effectiveness ⓘ library and information resources ⓘ mission fulfillment of institutions ⓘ physical and technological infrastructure ⓘ student support services ⓘ
function	certifies educational standards of colleges and universities ⓘ evaluates quality of higher education institutions ⓘ
goal	ensure quality assurance in higher education ⓘ promote continuous improvement of institutions ⓘ
hasMethod	ongoing monitoring of accredited institutions ⓘ peer-based accreditation review ⓘ
hasRole	gatekeeper for federal financial aid eligibility ⓘ
industry	higher education accreditation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
objective	assure accountability of higher education institutions ⓘ foster educational effectiveness ⓘ protect interests of students and the public ⓘ
process	peer review evaluation ⓘ periodic reaffirmation of accreditation ⓘ self-evaluation by institutions ⓘ site visits to institutions ⓘ
purpose	accreditation of higher education institutions ⓘ
regionServed	Pacific Northwest ⓘ surface form: Northwestern United States
regulates	accreditation standards compliance ⓘ eligibility requirements for member institutions ⓘ
scope	institutional accreditation ⓘ
sector	postsecondary education ⓘ
standard	academic quality ⓘ financial stability ⓘ governance and administration ⓘ institutional effectiveness ⓘ resources and support services ⓘ student learning outcomes ⓘ
typeOfAccreditation	voluntary, nongovernmental accreditation ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oregon State University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Portland → academicAffiliation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Portland → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Washington → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Oregon → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Oregon Institute of Technology → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Western Oregon University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Southern Oregon University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Eastern Oregon University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Alaska Anchorage → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Seattle Pacific University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Pacific Lutheran University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Fresno City College → accreditationBody → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Willamette University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Evergreen State College → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

WASC Senior College and University Commission → partOf → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Association of Schools and Colleges

University of Idaho → academicAffiliation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

this entity surface form: NWCCU

Lane Community College → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Gonzaga University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Whitman College → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

DigiPen Institute of Technology → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Chemeketa Community College → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Corban University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Utah State University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

George Fox University → regionallyAccreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Linfield University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Weber State University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Renton Technical College → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Oregon State University–Cascades → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

School of Theology and Ministry → hasAccreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

University of Montana → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

WSU Global Campus → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Everett Community College → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Olympic College → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Montana State University Billings → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Bellingham Technical College → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

College of Education → accreditedBy → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

subject surface form: College of Education (Washington State University)

Lake Washington Institute of Technology → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Lower Columbia College → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Western Washington University → accredits → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Central Washington University → accreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Clackamas Community College → accredits → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ

Linn–Benton Community College → hasAccreditation → Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ