Welcome to the UNLV's NWCCU Accreditation Site!
UNLV’s NWCCU (Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities) accreditation was reaffirmed in August 2011. Read the reaffirmation letter.
The NWCCU accreditation process has changed and is now a 7-year process. This is UNLV’s new schedule:
- March 1, 2011 - Standard 1 report due.
- Spring 2013 – Standard 2 report is due and will include any updates to Standard 1 and there is a visit.
- Spring 2015 – Standards 3 & 4 reports are due and will include any updates to previous reports.
- Spring 2017 – Standard 5 report is due and there is a visit.
- Spring 2018 – process begins again with Standard 1 report.
Effective January 2010, the NWCCU standards for accreditation were revised. Read the revised standards.
Did You Know?
UNLV is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities (NWCCU).
Regional accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental, catalytic process of analytic self reflection and peer review that assures educational quality and encourages purposeful improvement through evaluations based on institutional mission, accepted standards of quality, and expectations of the public.
Regional accreditation applies to the institution as a whole; not units or individual educational programs.
Accredited institutions are expected to:
- Engage in ongoing planning that leads to accomplishment of identified outcomes;
- Evaluate how and how well outcomes are achieved; and
- Use assessment results for improvement.