Accreditation and Affiliations

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College Affiliations

Westminster College is a member of:

  • American Association of Colleges, American Council on Education
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
  • Council for Independent Colleges (CIC)
  • Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  • Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs
  • Council on Education for Public Health
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
  • National Collegiate Honors Council
  • National League of Nursing
  • Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education

College-wide Accreditation

Westminster College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

Programs at Westminster College are approved for veterans’ benefits, and the college is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant students.

Submit an accreditation compaint to NWCCU.

School of Arts and Sciences Accreditation

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

School of Business Accreditation

The Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

The Aviation program is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration Air Agency.

The Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business is in the process of acquiring accreditation from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Federal Aviation Administration Air Agency

Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

School of Education Accreditation

The Teacher Education Programs are accredited by the Utah State Board of Education and by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and the Utah State Board of Education.

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

Utah State Board of Education

School of Nursing and Health Sciences Accreditation

The Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Accreditation for Nursing Anesthesia Program, and the Council on Education for Public Health. The Doctorate in Nursing Practice program has been approved by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities.

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Graduate

Undergraduate

Council on Accreditation for Nursing Anesthesia Programs (COA)

The Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia program has received full accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA). The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) can be contacted by the following means:

222 Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, Ill. 60068-4001
Main Number: 847.655.1160
Fax: 847.692.7137

Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)