The Trump administration ended the system of regional accreditation in 2019. That change is now fueling some updates at higher ed’s top accreditors.
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A long-standing member is leaving the Council on Recognized Accrediting Commissions, a group that represents institutional accreditors. It’s the latest shift showing that accreditors are rethinking how they work with their peers and identify themselves.
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities announced Friday it is breaking away from C-RAC. Officials said in a news release the move is intended “to focus on” NWCCU’s “national engagement where it can have the greatest impact for the institutions it serves.”
NWCCU is one of the seven institutional accreditors that comprise C-RAC’s membership. (All seven were once considered regional accreditors before the Trump administration did away with geographic boundaries in 2019.)
