Northwest Indian College undergoes full-scale evaluation for four-year accreditation

The public is invited to submit third party comments in writing concerning the institution’s qualifications for candidacy or accreditation by March 31, 2010. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities will be evaluating NWIC from April 26-28.

Northwest Indian College is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution chartered by the Lummi Nation. Its primary goal is to serve the educational and training needs of the Pacific Northwest tribes and their people. Its main branch is on the Lummi Reservation near Bellingham, Washington, with sites and learning centers situated throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Indian College is currently engaged in a comprehensive self-study review process as a 4-year degree granting institution.  The comprehensive evaluation is a voluntary process by which institutional accreditation is granted by a regional accrediting agency within a scope of authority by the U.S. Department of Education.  Institutional accreditation applies to the college as a whole, not individual programs or units within the institution.
 

Northwest Indian College (NWIC) was granted accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges effective September 1993.  On May 2, 2007 the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities granted Northwest Indian College candidacy status at the baccalaureate level and reaffirmed accreditation at the associate degree level in January 2009.

The comprehensive full-scale evaluation of Northwest Indian College is scheduled for April 26-28, 2010.

Public comments must be submitted directly to the commission and received by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities no later than March 31, 2010.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue N.E., Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052-3981
Phone: (425) 558-4224

For information on Northwest Indian College, visit our Web site at www.nwic.edu.