Accreditation and Approvals
The creative spirit has shaped, designed, and created much of what we value in our visual world. Become the artist you know you can be at Northwest College of Art.

Accreditation and Approvals

Northwest College of Art is an independent, degree-granting college that is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). NCA is authorized by ACCSC to confer a Baccalaureate of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), 134 semester credit double major degree in Visual Communication.

Northwest College of Art’s academic program of study is approved by a Washington State Approving Agency for enrollment of those eligible for benefits under Title 38 and Title 10, U.S. Code.

The NCA programs are approved by the Department of Education. Northwest College of Art is also certified by the Department of Labor and Industries and is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.