NWCCU Institutions S

Directory of Institutions S — U

Click one of the following for Status Definitions:		Applicant	Candidate	Accredited
Legend:	A – Associate	B – Baccalaureate	M – Masters	D – Doctorate
* Indicates the institution is a Candidate at this level while remaining accredited at the other level(s)

Institution	Institutional Control	Status (Year Granted) Public Sanction	Most Recent Evaluation	Next Evaluation	Degree Level
Saint Martin's University, Lacey, WA http://www.stmartin.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1933)	Fall 2013 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year Three Evaluation	A,B,M
Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT http://www.skc.edu/	Tribal	Accredited (1984)	Fall 2014 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2016 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	A,B
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT http://www.slcc.edu/	Public	Accredited (1969)	Fall 2014 Year Seven Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year One Evaluation	A
Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA http://seattlecentral.org/	Public	Accredited (1970)	Spring 2015 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A,B
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA http://www.spu.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1933)	Spring 2014 Special Report	Spring 2016 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Seattle, WA http://theseattleschool.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Applicant (2015)	n/a	Not Yet Scheduled	M
Seattle University, Seattle, WA http://www.seattleu.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1935)	Fall 2013 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Spring 2018 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA http://shoreline.ctc.edu/	Public	Accredited (1966)	Fall 2013 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year Three Evaluation	A
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV http://www.sierranevada.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1977)	Spring 2015 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	Fall 2019 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada http://www.sfu.ca/	Public	Candidate (2012)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2016 Initial Accreditation Evaluation	A,B,M,D
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA http://www.skagit.edu/	Public	Accredited (1948)	Fall 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2016 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A,B*
Snow College, Ephraim, UT http://www.snow.edu/	Public	Accredited (1953)	Fall 2013 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	A,B*
South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/	Public	Accredited (1975)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2018 Year Seven Evaluation	A
South Seattle College, Seattle, WA http://www.southseattle.edu/	Public	Accredited (1975)	Fall 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A, B
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR http://www.sou.edu/	Public	Accredited (1928)	Spring 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2016 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT http://www.suu.edu/	Public	Accredited (1933)	Spring 2015 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A,B,M
Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR http://www.socc.edu/	Public	Accredited (1966)	Spring 2015 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	Spring 2020 Year Seven Evaluation	A
Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA http://www.scc.spokane.edu/	Public	Accredited (1967)	Fall 2014 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA http://www.spokanefalls.edu/	Public	Accredited (1967)	Fall 2014 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A,B*
Stone Child College, Box Elder, MT http://www.montana.edu/wwwscc/	Tribal	Accredited (1993)	Spring 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA http://www.tacomacc.edu	Public	Accredited (1967)	Spring 2015 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A
The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID http://www.collegeofidaho.edu	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1922)	Fall 2013 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2015 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	B, M
The Evergreen State College, Olympia http://www.evergreen.edu/	Public	Accredited (1974)	Fall 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2018 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M
The University of Montana – Missoula, Missoula, MT http://www.umt.edu/	Public	Accredited (1932)	Spring 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
The University of Montana – Western, Dillon, MT http://www.umwestern.edu/	Public	Accredited (1932)	Spring 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	A,B
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada http://www.tru.ca	Public	Applicant (2014)	n/a	Spring 2016 Initial Candidacy Evaluation	A,B,M
Tillamook Bay Community College, Tillamook, OR http://www.tbcc.cc.or.us	Public	Accredited (2013)	Fall 2014 Year One Evaluation	Fall 2016 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	A
Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, OR http://www.tvcc.cc.or.us/	Public	Accredited (1966)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2018 Year Seven Evaluation	A
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Trinity Lutheran College, Everett, WA http://www.tlc.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1982)	Spring 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV http://www.tmcc.edu/	Public	Accredited (1980)	Fall 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year Seven Evaluation	A
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR http://www.umpqua.edu	Public	Accredited (1970)	Fall 2012 Year Three Evaluation	TBD	A
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/	Public	Accredited (1974)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK http://www.uaf.edu/	Public	Accredited (1934)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2019 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK http://www.uas.alaska.edu/	Public	Accredited (1983)	Fall 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2019 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M
University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT http://www.ugf.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1935)	Spring 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Spring 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID http://www.uidaho.edu/	Public	Accredited (1918)	Spring 2015 Year Seven Evaluation	Spring 2016 Year One Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV http://www.unlv.edu/	Public	Accredited (1964)	Spring 2015 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV http://www.unr.edu/	Public	Accredited (1938)	Fall 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2016 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR http://www.uoregon.edu/	Public	Accredited (1918)	Spring 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Portland, Portland, OR http://www.up.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1931)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2019 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA http://www.ups.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1923)	Spring 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Spring 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT http://www.utah.edu/	Public	Accredited (1933)	Fall 2014 Ad Hoc Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
University of Washington, Seattle, WA http://www.washington.edu/	Public	Accredited (1918)	Spring 2015 Year One Evaluation	Spring 2017 Mid-Cycle Evaluation	B,M,D
University of Western States, Portland, OR http://www.uws.edu/	Private (Non-Profit)	Accredited (1986)	Fall 2012 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2015 Year Seven Evaluation	B,M,D
Utah State University, Logan, UT http://www.usu.edu/	Public	Accredited (1924)	Fall 2013 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2016 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M,D
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT http://www.uvu.edu/	Public	Accredited (1969)	Fall 2014 Year Three Evaluation	Fall 2017 Year Seven Evaluation	A,B,M

Definitions of Institution Status

Applicant

An affiliate status indicating that an institution appears to meet the Commission's conditions of eligibility and that its Application for Consideration has been accepted. Recognition as an Applicant neither implies nor ensures an institution will attain Candidate or Accredited status with the Commission.

Candidate

An affiliate preaccreditation status indicating that an institution meets the Commission's Eligibility Requirements and is progressing toward accreditation. Recognition as a Candidate neither implies nor ensures an institution will attain Accredited status with NWCCU.

Accredited

An affiliate status indicating that an institution meets the Commission's established standards of educational quality and effectiveness. Accredited status indicates that the institution: 1) has clearly defined and appropriate educational objectives; 2) operates under conditions by which achievement of those educational objectives can reasonably be expected; 3) is substantially accomplishing its educational objectives; and 4) is organized, staffed, and supported to warrant confidence that it will continue to achieve its educational objectives in the foreseeable future.

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