Nationally Recognized Regional Accreditation

"Regional accreditation assures transferability of credits among other regionally accredited schools."
from Northwest Association of Schools brochure

Will My Credits Transfer to another school? "Generally Yes. Northwest Association of Accredited Schools along with the other five regional accreditation agencies participates in reciprocity of credits between regions and states." from the Northwest Association's Frequently Asked Questions.

What is Regional Accreditation? Regional accreditation means membership in one of the six regional, nationally recognized associations that accredit schools in the 50 states and in many foreign countries. The six regional associations are the recognized accrediting bodies for public schools throughout the country.

• The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS) was founded in 1917 and has grown to over 1,900 member schools in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia)
• Middle States Association Secondary(Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, D of C)
• New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges (California and Hawaii)
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

What is a Credit? A credit is often defined as a unit of credit awarded for successful completion of a course. The Carnegie credit is a standardized unit that our school uses and represents not less than 120 hours of instruction or its equivalent per year. (60 hours for a half-credit)