Warner Pacific University is accredited by The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

What is Accreditation?

“Accreditation is a process of recognizing educational institutions for performance, integrity, and quality that entitles them to the confidence of the educational community and the public. In the United States this recognition is extended largely through nongovernmental, voluntary membership associations that establish accreditation criteria, evaluate institutions against that criteria, and approve institutions that meet the criteria.”

NWCCU 2020 STANDARDS
Standard One – Student Success and Institutional Mission and Effectiveness
Standard Two – Governance, Resources, and Capacity

Accreditation Updates

• March 01, 2024: Financial Resources Review
• July 12, 2024: NWCCU Decision on FRR (hyperlink the attached letter):
  Warner Pacific University is a member institution with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Warner Pacific University’s accreditation status is Continued as Non-Compliant with a sanction of Warning. NWCCU’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on July 12, 2024 was to warn the institution.
  NWCCU is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

  The Commission recommends that Warner Pacific University:
  Recommendation 2: Spring 2020 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness – Demonstrate short and long-term financial health and stability by strategically growing enrollment, controlling expenses, and becoming less dependent on unrestricted giving to cover operating deficits. (2020 Standard(s) 2.E.1;2.E.2)

Imminent Reports (Spring 2025)

• Ad Hoc Report Spring 2025
  Recommendation 1: Spring 2020 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness

• Financial Resources Review Spring 2025
  Recommendation 2: Spring 2020 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness

Currently Scheduled Future Reports and Visits in Current Cycle

• Annual Reports
• Year 6 – Standard 2 – Policies, Regulations, and Financial Review Spring 2026
• Year 7 – Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness Spring 2027

Institutional Reports

Institutional Reports submitted in the 2022-23 academic year
NWCCU Decision Letters
Notification Letter 2024
Notification Letter 2023
Notification Letter 2022
Notification Letter 2021
Reaffirmation Letter 2020

Related Documents
WPU Mission Statement
WPU Core Themes
WPU Values
Catalog (2023-24)

Program Accreditation

• • • Education
      • Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) – https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspx
      • Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) – https://aaqep.org/
      • Part One-AAQEP Annual Report for 2022
      • AAQEP Accreditation Letter December 2021
      • AAQEP Annual Report for 2023
    • Nursing
      • Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) – https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx
      • The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Warner Pacific University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
        
    • Social Work
      • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) – https://www.cswe.org/
      • CSWE Reaffirmation Letter October 2022
    • Social Science
      • National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) – Certificate – https://www.ncfr.org/

Contact

Vandana Nandakumar
Director of Accreditation and Planning
Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
vnandakumar@warnerpacific.edu