Western
Governors
University
is the
only university
to have
received
simultaneous
accreditation
by four
regional
accrediting
commissions.
Currently,
WGU's
"home"
accrediting
commission
is the
Northwest
Commission
on Colleges
and Universities
(8060
165th
Avenue
N.E. Suite
100, Redmond,
WA 98052;
425-558-4224).
This is
the same
organization
that accredits
such leading
institutions
as the
University
of Washington,
University
of Oregon,
University
of Utah,
Brigham
Young
University,
and other
public
and private
colleges.
WGU is
also nationally
accredited
by the
DETC,
Distance
Education
and Training
Council
(1601
18th Street,
N.W.,
Washington,
D.C. 20009;
202-234-5100).
