Institutional Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission Accreditation

Western Michigan University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission an institutional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the United States. HLC is is an institutional accreditor, accrediting the institution as a whole.

HLC Criteria for Accreditation