Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Summary of Commission Actions January 12-14, 2011 Bellevue,

The Commission took action on 51 accreditation matters.

Reaffirm Accreditation on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation (7)

Blackfeet Community College, Browning, MT Centralia College, Centralia, WA , Longview, WA , Seattle, WA South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, OR Utah Valley University, Orem, UT

Reaffirm Accreditation on the Basis of a Year Seven Evaluation (4)

Carroll College, Helena, MT , Pasco, WA University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK , Wenatchee, WA

Grant Accreditation at the Master’s Level on the Basis of a Comprehensive Higher Degree Level Evaluation (1)

Utah Valley University, Orem, UT

Grant Accreditation at the Baccalaureate Level on the Basis of a Year Seven Higher Degree Level Evaluation (1)

Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA

Grant Initial Accreditation on the Basis of a Comprehensive Initial Accreditation Evaluation (2) Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT

Continue Candidacy on the Basis of a Comprehensive Interim Candidacy Evaluation (1) Capilano University, North Vacouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Continue Candidacy on the Basis of a Progress Report (1)

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR

Reaffirm Accreditation on the Basis of a Regular Interim Evaluation (5)

Portland State University, Portland, OR The Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV , Roseburg, OR Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, WA

Issue a Warning (1)

Continue a Warning (2)

Remove a Warning (1)

Reaffirm Accreditation on the Basis of a Focused Interim Evaluation (9)

Bates Technical College, Tacoma, WA Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR Dawson Community College, Glendive, MT Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR , Lakewood/Puyallup, WA , Renton, WA University of Nevada, Reno, NV Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Accept Progress Reports: Two-Year Institutions (5)

Cascadia Community College, Bothell, WA Eastern Idaho Technical College, Idaho Falls, ID Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR , Grants Pass, OR Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR

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Accept Progress Reports: Four-Year Institutions (8)

Lewis and , Portland, OR Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR Montana State University – Northern, Havre, MT Reed College, Portland, OR Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, WA Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT The , Olympia, WA

Receive But Not Accept Progress Report: Four-Year Institutions (3)

College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV , Spokane, WA Washington State University, Pullman, WA