Columbia Basin College Accreditation
Columbia Basin College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue N.E.
Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052

Accreditation Pilot Project
CBC is one of four colleges/universities that are piloting the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) new accreditation standards and the new accreditation process. As part of the pilot project, CBC will use the new standards and condense the new seven-year model into two years. CBC’s portion of the pilot will culminate with an interim accreditation visit in October 2009 that will be followed by a full accreditation visit in October 2010.  

Current Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Accreditation (NWCCU) Pilot Accreditation Report

• September 2009 Report
• Accreditation Visit Supporting Materials  
• Response to NWCCU March 19, 2009
• Year Three Evaulation Report

Annual Washington State Status Report

This annual status report on CBC’s accreditation process satisfies the requirements of RCW 43.17.390: Quality management, accountability, and performance system — Independent assessment. These reports are based on annual planning and accomplishments as related to Northwest Commission on College and University accreditation recommendations and are also posted on the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges’ website.

• 2009 Report

Previous NWCCU Accreditation Reports

• Fifth-Year Interim Report (2004)
• Interim Focused Report (2001)
• Ten Year Self Study (1999)  Split into three parts due to file size.
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3

CBC Accreditation Committee