Northwest Accreditation Commission
University accreditation organization in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), formerly named the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, is a non-governmental organization that provides accreditation to educational institutions in the Northwestern United States.[1] The Commission accredits K–12, elementary, middle, and high schools; those offering distance education; non- degree-granting postsecondary institutions; and special purpose, supplementary education, travel education, and trans-regional schools in seven states in the northwestern United States. Formerly an independent entity based in Boise, Idaho, it is now a division of AdvancED.
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Abbreviation | NWAC |
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Formation | April 5, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-04-05) |
Type | Non-governmental organization |
Purpose | Educational accreditation |
Headquarters | Boise, Idaho |
Region served | Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington |
Website | www |
The commission operates in seven states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Now it operates in India also in collaboration with SERI India. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which also serves this geographic territory, operates as the postsecondary equivalent of the NWAC.