Self-Study at Edmonds Community College

Through the Looking Glass: Accreditation 2008

Reflect • Examine • Explore

What is accreditation?

Edmonds Community College chooses to be a member of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and to regularly reaffirm its accreditation to better serve its students, employees and community. The college's accreditation status was reaffirmed in July of 2008 after an intensive self-study and an evaluation by the NWCCU in April 2008. The 2008 Self-Study Report and Appendices are available for download here.

Accreditation status reflects an external assessment of a college, providing assurance to students and the community that the college adheres to established standards for a high quality education. The intensive self-study that is required every 10 years for reaffirmation of accreditation gives the entire college community an opportunity to take a comprehensive look at how it operates as an institution. This process promotes cross-campus communication and information for ongoing improvement and future planning.

Edmonds Community College demonstrates its adherence to the NWCCU's standards through ongoing self-evaluation. We continuously seek to understand what is going well at the college and to better understand the challenges we face as an institution, in order to take actions that more effectively help our students succeed.