Accreditation - Tacoma Fife

Tacoma Fife Campus

What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is a distinction granted to any institution meeting or exceeding the stated criteria of educational quality. The purposes of accreditation include:

• Assess and enhance the educational quality of an institution.
• Assure consistency in institutional operations.
• Promote institutional improvement.
• Provide for public accountability.

Why is it important to you?
Accreditation affects you by providing for the responsibility of an institution and assuring prospective and current students of the following:

• It is recognized as a qualified institution of higher learning with approved programs of study that meet recognized academic standards.
• It employs a professional staff.
• It has sufficient facilities and equipment.
• It is a stable and permanent fixture in the educational community.

This school voluntarily undergoes periodic accrediting evaluations by teams of qualified examiners including subject experts and specialists in occupational education and private school administration.

Licensed and Accredited By:
Accredited by the Accrediting Council For Continuing Education and Training and is licensed under Chapter 28c.10 RCW by the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. Approved by the Department of Education in Washington.

Approved By:

• Department of Education, Washington

Ashmead College Memberships:

• AMTA's Council of Schools
• Washington State Financial Aid Association
• Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
• Washington Federation of Private Career Schools and Colleges

5005 Pacific Hwy E., Suite 20
WA 98424