# Source: WGU — Accreditation Page

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** official-page
**URL:** https://www.wgu.edu/student-experience/how-you-learn/accreditation.html
**Archive:** https://web.archive.org/web/20260716000753/https://www.wgu.edu/student-experience/how-you-learn/accreditation.html
**Archived:** 2026-07-16
**Publisher:** Western Governors University
**Raw:** raw/wgu-accreditation/2026-08-11-2639c6f6f510.txt
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Relates:** cites [Western Governors University](western-governors-university.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/western-governors-university.md · https://www.wgu.edu/about/accreditation.html

## 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](western-governors-university.md)
- [Source: Western Governors University Official Website — About](western-governors-university-official-website.md)
- [Source: WGU — Competency-Based Education Page](wgu-competency-based-education.md)