Accreditation - Tigard

Tigard 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:
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, and is licensed under Chapter 28c.10 RCW by the State of Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, 128 10th Ave., S.W., P.O. Box 43105, Olympia, WA 98504-3105, 1-360-753-5662. Licensed by the Oregon Department of Education, 225 Capitol Street N.E., Salem, OR 97310-0203, 503-378-3569.

Approved By:
  • Washington State Board of Massage
  • Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists

Everest Institute Memberships:
  • Northwest Career Colleges Federation
  • Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administration
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Career Colleges Association

9600 SW Oak Street, 4th Floor
OR 97223