Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Summary of Commission Actions January 6-8, 2016 Bellevue, Washington

The Commission took action on 69 accreditation matters.

Accept Year One Report (6) Bellingham Technical College – Bellingham, Washington Blue Mountain Community College – Pendleton, Oregon Clover Park Technical College – Lakewood, Washington Lane Community College – Eugene, Oregon Salt Lake Community College – Salt Lake City, Utah Weber State University – Ogden, Utah

Accept Mid-Cycle Report (9) Big Bend Community College – Moses Lake, Washington Capilano University – North Vancouver, B.C., Canada Dixie State University – St. George, Utah LDS Business College – Salt Lake City, Utah Saint Martin’s University – Lacey, Washington Shoreline Community College – Seattle, Washington Snow College – Ephraim, Utah The College of Idaho – Caldwell, Idaho Western Seminary – Portland, Oregon

Reaffirm Accreditation on the Basis of a Year Seven Evaluation (9) College of Southern Nevada – Las Vegas, Nevada Corban University – Salem, Oregon Fort Peck Community College – Poplar, Montana Marylhurst University – Marylhurst, Oregon Oregon Health and Science University – Portland, Oregon Portland State University – Portland, Oregon Truckee Meadows Community College – Reno, Nevada University of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah Walla Walla Community College – Walla Walla, Washington

Defer Reaffirmation of Accreditation on the Basis of a Year Seven Evaluation (1) University of Western States – Portland, Oregon

Defer Reaffirmation of Accreditation on the Basis of a Special Report (1) The Art Institute of Portland – Portland, Oregon

Accept Application for Consideration for Candidacy (1) Oregon Coast Community College – Newport, Oregon

Accept Ad Hoc Report (31) Bastyr University – Kenmore, Washington Blackfeet Community College – Browning, Montana Centralia College – Centralia, Washington Clark College – Vancouver, Washington Concordia University – Portland, Oregon Eastern Washington University – Cheney, Washington George Fox University – Newberg, Oregon Green River College – Auburn, Washington Highline College – Des Moines, Washington Klamath Community College – Klamath Falls, Oregon Lake Washington Institute of Technology – Kirkland, Washington Lewis-Clark State College – Lewiston, Idaho Little Big Horn College – Crow Agency, Montana Montana State University - Northern – Havre, Montana North Seattle College – Seattle, Washington Olympic College – Bremerton, Washington Oregon College of Art and Craft – Portland, Oregon Oregon State University – Corvallis, Oregon Pacific Lutheran University – Tacoma, Washington Pierce College – Lakewood, Washington Portland Community College – Portland, Oregon Roseman University of Health Sciences – Henderson, Nevada Roseman University of Health Sciences – Henderson, Nevada Seattle Central College – Seattle, Washington South Seattle College – Seattle, Washington Southern Utah University – Cedar City, Utah Spokane Community College – Spokane, Washington The University of Montana – Western – Dillon, Montana Wenatchee Valley College – Wenatchee, Washington Whatcom Community College – Bellingham, Washington Yakima Valley Community College – Yakima, Washington

Defer Acceptance of Ad Hoc Report (7) Bates Technical College – Tacoma, Washington Clover Park Technical College – Lakewood, Washington Edmonds Community College – Edmonds, Washington Everett Community College – Everett, Washington Peninsula College – Port Angeles, Washington Renton Technical College – Renton, Washington Tacoma Community College – Tacoma, Washington

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Issue Warning (3) Dawson Community College - Glendive, Montana The Art Institute of Portland – Portland, Oregon University of Western States – Portland, Oregon

Remove Warning (1) Portland Community College – Portland, Oregon

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