The
Northwest Accreditation Commission (
NWAC), formerly named the
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, is an organization that
accredits a variety of schools, including
K-12,
elementary,
middle, and
high schools; schools offering
distance education; non-
degree-granting post-secondary institutions; and special purpose, supplementary education, travel education, and trans-regional schools in seven
states in the northwestern United States. Formerly an independent entity based in
Boise, Idaho, it is now a division of
AdvancED.