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Summary of Actions Report June 24-25, 2020 Commission Meeting Meeting Review: Review Record Type Institution Action Type Ad Hoc Report Carroll College Accept the Report Clark College Accept the Report College of Southern Idaho Accept the Report Eastern Oregon University Accept the Report Lower Columbia College Accept the Report Miles Community College Accept the Report Mount Angel Seminary Accept the Report Bushnell University Accept the Report Olympic College Accept the Report Reed College Defer action The Evergreen State College Accept the Report University of Alaska Anchorage Accept the Report Whitman College Accept the Report Central Washington University Accept the Report Grays Harbor College Accept the Report Helena College University of Montana Accept the Report National University of Natural Medicine Accept the Report Oregon Health and Science University Accept the Report Pacific Northwest College of Art Accept the Report Rocky Mountain College Accept the Report Skagit Valley College Accept the Report Subtotal Count 21 Ad Hoc Report with Visit Montana State University - Billings Accept the Report Treasure Valley Community College Accept the Report University of Providence Accept the Report Subtotal Count 3 Candidacy Review Ameritech College of Healthcare Grant Candidacy Subtotal Count 1 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness Central Oregon Community College Reaffirm Accreditation Columbia Gorge Community College Reaffirm Accreditation Northwest University Reaffirm Accreditation Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Reaffirm Accreditation Rogue Community College Reaffirm Accreditation Warner Pacific University Reaffirm Accreditation Westminster College Reaffirm Accreditation Cascadia College Reaffirm Accreditation Southwestern Oregon Community College Reaffirm Accreditation Subtotal Count 9 Financial Resources Review Blackfeet Community College Accept the Report Sierra Nevada University Accept the Report Rocky Mountain College Accept the Report University of Providence Accept the Report Subtotal Count 4 Mid-Cycle Review Aaniiih Nakoda College Accept the Report Columbia Basin College Accept the Report Montana Technological University Accept the Report Bushnell University Accept the Report University of Oregon Accept the Report Western Washington University Accept the Report Whitman College Accept the Report Edmonds College Accept the Report Helena College University of Montana Accept the Report National University of Natural Medicine Accept the Report The University of Montana - Missoula Accept the Report Subtotal Count 11 Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability Flathead Valley Community College Reaffirm Accreditation Green River College Reaffirm Accreditation North Idaho College Reaffirm Accreditation Subtotal Count 3 Application for Consideration Neumont College of Computer Science Grant Applicant Status Subtotal Count 1 Special Report College of Southern Idaho Accept the Report Subtotal Count 1 Total Count 54.

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