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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 09/02/2010

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Name State Status
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American Indian College of the Assemblies of God* AZAccredited
*Name change: American Indian Bible Institute to American Indian Bible College (1983) to American Indian College of the Assemblies of God (5/16/94)
Arizona College of the Bible**AZInactive
**Withdrew from candidacy status in 1993
Arizona International Campus of the University of Arizona**AZMerged
**Application for separate accreditation withdrawn 10/31/97. Arizona International Campus continues to function as a college within the University of Arizona structure.
Arizona State University* AZAccredited
*Name change: Arizona State Teachers College to Arizona State College at Tempe to Arizona State University (1959)
Arizona State University at the West Campus**AZMerged
**Prior to 8/7/92 included in the accreditation of Arizona State University; separately accredited 8/7/92 to 5/11/06; as of 5/11/06 included in the accreditation of Arizona State University.
Arizona Western CollegeAZAccredited
Art Center Design College, TheAZAccredited
Central Arizona College* AZAccredited
*Name change: Pinal County Community College District to Central Arizona College (7/1/79)
Cochise CollegeAZAccredited
Coconino County Community CollegeAZAccredited
College of Del Rey**AZInactive
**Closed 1973
College of Ganado**AZInactive
**Closed in 1986.
Diné College* AZAccredited
*Name change: Navajo Community College to Diné College (5/17/97)
Eastern Arizona College* AZAccredited
*Name change: Eastern Arizona Junior College to Eastern Arizona College
Everest College - Phoenix* AZAccredited (Probation)
*Name change: Academy of Business College to Rhodes College (8/29/00) to Everest College (4/1/02)
Frank Lloyd Wright School of ArchitectureAZAccredited
Grand Canyon University* AZAccredited
*Name change: Grand Canyon College to Grand Canyon University (1989)
Maricopa Community Colleges-Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community College* AZAccredited
*Name change: Maricopa County CC-Maricopa Technical CC to Maricopa County CC-GateWay CC (5/1/87)
Maricopa Community Colleges-Glendale Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Mesa Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Paradise Valley Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Rio Salado Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-Scottsdale Community CollegeAZAccredited
Maricopa Community Colleges-South Mountain Community CollegeAZAccredited
Mohave Community CollegeAZAccredited
Northcentral UniversityAZAccredited
Northern Arizona University* AZAccredited
*Name change: Arizona State College to Northern Arizona University (1966)
Northland Pioneer CollegeAZAccredited
Phoenix SeminaryAZCandidate
Pima County Community College DistrictAZAccredited
Prescott College* AZAccredited
*Name change: Prescott Center College to Prescott College (1982)
Prescott College (closed 1975)**AZInactive
**Institution closed in 1975.
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health SciencesAZAccredited
Southwestern CollegeAZAccredited
Thunderbird School of Global Management* AZAccredited
*Name change: American Institute for Foreign Trade to Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management (1969) to American Graduate School of International Management-Thunderbird Campus (1979) to Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management (6/16/04) to Thunderbird School of Global Management (2/2/07).
Tohono O'odham Community CollegeAZAccredited
U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca**AZInactive
**Institution withdrew its affiliation with the Commission effective June 30, 1995.
University of Advancing TechnologyAZAccredited
University of ArizonaAZAccredited
University of Phoenix* AZAccredited
*Name change: Institute for Professional Development to University of Phoenix (1978)
Western International University**AZAccredited
**NOTE: Western International University, AZ, is not affiliated with entities of the same or similar name in Canada or Pakistan.
Yavapai CollegeAZAccredited