Source: WGU — Accreditation Page

Summary

WGU's accreditation and recognition page — institutional accreditation through NWCCU, nationwide operating authority via NC-SARA, and specialized accreditations by school. The live URL redirects to /student-experience/how-you-learn/accreditation.html; the capture reflects the page content served on retrieval.

Useful Claims

• WGU is institutionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU); NWCCU's region includes WGU's headquarters of Utah.
• WGU is a participating NC-SARA institution, operating in multiple states/territories based on its approval in the State of Utah — WGU's own description of nationwide reach.
• CIQG (CHEA/International Quality Group) recognized WGU for outstanding performance in meeting the CIQG International Quality Principles, noting that the university uses a competency-based learning model with students working online.
• The CAHIIM entry on this page is expired on its face. WGU's own text says the health information management accreditation "has been reaffirmed through 2023" — three years before this capture, with no later reaffirmation stated. Anyone citing this page's accreditation list as current should exclude that line, and it is a reminder that a self-maintained accreditation page is a snapshot of what the institution has gotten around to updating.
• Program-level accreditations named include CAEP, AAQEP, CCNE, CAHIIM, ACBSP, and ABET for specific degree lines.

Verbatim

Western Governors University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) , an institutional accreditation body of colleges and universities in a seven-state region that includes WGU's headquarters of Utah. — "We're Institutionally Accredited"

Western Governors University is a participating institution of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA or SARA), allowing WGU to operate in a number of states/territories based on its approval in the State of Utah. — "Participating NC-SARA Institution"

WGU received the 2018 CIQG Quality Award from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation/International Quality Group. — "Awarded for Outstanding Performance"

The international organization recognized WGU for its "outstanding performance of higher education in meeting the CIQG International Quality Principles," noting that "the university, which uses a competency-based learning model with students working online, monitors its performance in key areas and works for continuous improvements and adjustments to improve the quality of students' educational experience." — "Awarded for Outstanding Performance", CIQG citation

WGU's accreditation comes from NWCCU because its region includes WGU's headquarters state of Utah. — FAQ, "Who accredits WGU?"

The College’s accreditation for the baccalaureate degree in health information management has been reaffirmed through 2023. — "CAHIIM accreditation"

Reliability Notes

Self-reported tier for institutional claims; third-party quotes (CIQG, USDLA, University Research & Review) are secondary attestations cited by WGU, not independent wiki captures. NWCCU accreditation itself should be confirmable at NWCCU's own registry — that primary check has not been run yet.

The URL originally cited here (wgu.edu/about/...) redirects: WGU moved these pages under /student-experience/. **URL:** now names the destination, which is where the capture and the quotes above actually came from, and Internet Archive snapshots exist under that address — the earlier report that none existed was an artifact of querying the pre-redirect URL. The resolver now prefers the captured final_url for exactly this reason.

Related Pages

• Western Governors University
• Source: Western Governors University Official Website — About
• Source: WGU — Competency-Based Education Page