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Revised Standards-Draft-5.0.pdf

NWCCU Evaluators:
Draft 5.0 of the revised standards for accreditation is available for review and comment. As an active NWCCU evaluator you have an opportunity to comment on the penultimate version of the proposed standards. The deadline for receipt of comments is October 16, 2009. Feedback may be emailed to: standards@nwccu.org or mailed to: Standards Review, NWCCU, 8060 165^th Avenue NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052. If you prefer, you may also respond by email directly to me at rbaker@nwccu.org.

Ron Baker NWCCU Standards Revision .ppt

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Regional accreditation of postsecondary institutions is a voluntary, non-governmental, self-regulatory process of quality assurance and institutional improvement. It recognizes higher education institutions for performance, integrity, and quality to merit the confidence of the educational community and the public. Accreditation or preaccreditation by a postsecondary regional accrediting agency qualifies institutions and enrolled students for access to federal funds to support teaching, research, and student financial aid.

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It fulfills its mission by establishing accreditation criteria and evaluation procedures by which institutions are reviewed.

The Commission oversees regional accreditation for 163 institutions. Its decision-making body consists of up to twenty-six Commissioners who represent the public and the diversity of higher education institutions within the Northwest region.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

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