3/10/25- Clatsop Community College Accreditation Status Update
Clatsop Community College remains fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Based on the 2019 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness and the review of the 2024 Ad Hoc Report and Visit, NWCCU has issued a Sanction of Warning regarding the College’s institutional planning processes.
This designation does not impact CCC’s accreditation or ability to serve students. The College believes it has made significant progress in strengthening data collection and analysis to better support strategic decision-making and remains committed to continuous improvement.
Our next Ad Hoc Report with Visit is scheduled for Fall 2025, and we are confident that we will demonstrate significant progress toward meeting Commission standards.
For questions, please contact the Office of the President at jhogue@clatsopcc.edu
Clatsop Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality evaluated through a peer review process. An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation. Accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution. Inquiries regarding Clatsop Community College’s accredited status by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities should be directed to Teena Toyas, Accreditation Liaison Officer, ttoyas@clatsopcc.edu. Individuals may also contact: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 8060 165th Avenue N.E., Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 558-4224 www.nwccu.org
- Letter from NWCCU: Commission Letter, March 3, 2025 (PDF 122KB)
- Letter from NWCCU: Financial Resources Review, November 25, 2024 (PDF 190KB)
- Fall 2024 Ad Hoc Report and Visit (PDF 2.6MB)
- Letter from NWCCU: Formal Notification of Ad Hoc Report, July 28, 2023 (PDF 205KB)
- Ad Hoc Self-Evaluation Report, March 1, 2023 (PDF, 6.4 MB)
- Mid-Cycle Peer-Evaluation Report, November 17, 2022 (PDF, 212.4 KB)
- Mid-Cycle Evaluation Report, September 12, 2022 (PDF, 7MB)
- Letter from NWCCU: Formal Notification of Ad Hoc Report, Feb. 18, 2022, (PDF, 165 KB)
- Ad Hoc Peer-Evaluation Report, October 19, 2021 (PDF, 142 KB)
- Ad Hoc Report, September 9, 2021 (PDF, 648 KB)
- July 2021 NWCCU Response to Ad Hoc Reports (PDF, 175 KB)
- Response to Focused Ad Hoc Peer-Evaluation Report, May 24, 2021 (PDF, 614 KB)
- Focused Ad Hoc Peer-Evaluation Report, April 29, 2021 (PDF, 124 KB)
- Ad Hoc Report, March 17, 2021 (PDF, 1MB)
- Ad Hoc Report, March 1, 2021 (PDF, 4.2MB)
- February 2020 NWCCU Letter Reaffirming Accreditation (PDF, 196 KB)
- Final Mission Fulfillment and Sustainability Peer-Evaluation Report (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Fall 2019 Comprehensive Self-Study Report (PDF, 27.7 MB)
- Letter from NWCCU: Evaluation Calendar 2019-2026 (PDF, 418 KB)
- Letter from NWCCU; Year Three Action & Recommendations (PDF, 67 KB)
- Year Three Self-Evaluation Report, March 3, 2014 (PDF, 13.6 MB)
- Year One Self-Evaluation Report, March 1, 2012 (PDF, 179 KB)
- Letter from NWCCU Reaffirming Accreditation (PDF, 0.3 MB)
- Report of NWCCU Visit Spring 2011 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Spring 2011 Comprehensive Self-Study Report (PDF, 1 MB)
Clatsop Community College is scheduled for a site visit by The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) in conjunction with a comprehensive evaluation during its Year Seven Self-Study accreditation process. The visit will take place October 21-23, 2019.
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) explains that institutional self-studies are a part of “an ongoing process to understand, evaluate, and improve quality and effectiveness.” The goal of the process is to provide an evaluation of the overall quality of Clatsop’s educational programs with a specific focus on student learning outcomes.
Clatsop Community College has been accredited continuously by NWCCU since 1965, having most recently reaffirmed in 2011.
As part of the process, comments from the public are invited and considered with regard to Clatsop’s qualification for accreditation. Signed, written public comments should be submitted to NWCCU and will be forwarded, as received, to the institution, the evaluation committee, and the Commission. Comments are due to the Commission no later than September 20, 2019.
Mail comments to:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue NE Suite 100
Redmond WA 98052
(425) 558-4224
To obtain a copy of Commission Policy A-5, Public Notification and Third-Party Comments Regarding Full-Scale Evaluations, contact the NWCCU office (425-558-4224) or visit their website at www.nwccu.org.