Current accreditation documents are provided below. An archive of accreditation documents, including information on Columbia Basin College's activities as a pilot institution with the new NWCCU standards, is provided at the bottom of this page.
Current Accreditation Cycle Documents
CBC NWCCU Year 1 Report, Standard 1 (9-15-2011)
NWCCU Year 1 Peer Response
NWCCU Letter of Continuing Accreditation 2-22-12
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 the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation recommendations and are also posted on the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges’ website.
2013 Report
2012 Report
2011 Report
2010 Report
2009 Report
Strategic Planning Documents
Strategic Planning Research
Accreditation Documents Archive
Below are the documents associated with CBC's participation in the NWCCU pilot for updated standards. CBC was one of four schools to participate in the condensed two-year process.
CBC NWCCU Year 1 Report, Standard 1 (3-1-2009)
NWCCU Year 1 Response
CBC NWCCU Year 3 Report, Standards 1-2 (9-1-2009)
NWCCU Year 3 Peer Response
CBC NWCCU Year 5 Report, Standards 1-4 (3-17-2010)
NWCCU Letter of Continuing Accreditation 4-9-10
CBC NWCCU Year 7 Report, Standards 1-5 (9-1-2010)
NWCCU Year 7 Peer Response
NWCCU Letter of Continuing Accreditation (2-3-2011)
Previous NWCCU Accreditation Reports
2004 - Fifth-Year Interim Report
2001 - Interim Focused Report
1999 - Ten Year Self Study (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)