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Accredited child care and social services programs in Washington

31 accredited schools in Washington offer child care and social services programs approved for WIOA funding

These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Washington has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 235 of the 243 child care and social services programs on the state's list.

The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.

WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.

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Accredited early childhood programs in Washington

All 30 schools with early childhood programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer all 175 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 20 accredited schools

  • Everett Community College

    Everett

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2031

    7 programs

  • Grays Harbor College

    Aberdeen

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2026

    7 programs

  • Highline College

    Des Moines

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1965, next review 2027

    7 programs

  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Kirkland

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1981, next review 2026

    7 programs

  • Peninsula College

    Port Angeles

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1965, next review 2032

    7 programs

  • Wenatchee Valley College

    Wenatchee

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2033

    7 programs

  • Lower Columbia College

    Longview

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2032

    6 programs

  • North Seattle College

    Seattle, listed as North Seattle Community College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1973, next review 2030

    6 programs

  • Clark College

    Vancouver

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2032

    5 programs

  • Big Bend Community College

    Moses Lake

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1965, next review 2027

    4 programs

  • Renton Technical College

    Renton

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1978, next review 2027

    4 programs

  • Yakima Valley College

    Yakima, listed as Yakima Valley Community College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2026

    4 programs

  • Bates Technical College

    Tacoma

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1988, next review 2030

    3 programs

  • Tacoma Community College

    Tacoma

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1967, next review 2028

    3 programs

  • Clover Park Technical College

    Lakewood

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1999, next review 2028

    2 programs

  • Pierce College

    Lakewood

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1972, next review 2030

    2 programs

  • Seattle Central College

    Seattle

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1970, next review 2026

    2 programs

  • Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, listed as Shoreline College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1966, next review 2027

    2 programs

  • Community Colleges of Spokane

    Spokane, listed as Spokane Community College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1967, next review 2027

    1 program

  • Walla Walla Community College

    Walla Walla

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1969, next review 2029

    1 program

Accredited addiction counseling programs in Washington

18 of the 19 schools with addiction counseling programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer 27 of the 28 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 8 accredited schools

  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Kirkland

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1981, next review 2026

    1 program

  • Lower Columbia College

    Longview

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2032

    1 program

  • Pierce College

    Lakewood

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1972, next review 2030

    1 program

  • Seattle Central College

    Seattle

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1970, next review 2026

    1 program

  • Spokane Falls Community College

    Spokane

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1967, next review 2028

    1 program

  • Tacoma Community College

    Tacoma

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1967, next review 2028

    1 program

  • Wenatchee Valley College

    Wenatchee

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2033

    1 program

  • Yakima Valley College

    Yakima, listed as Yakima Valley Community College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2026

    1 program

Accredited teacher assistant programs in Washington

11 of the 12 schools with teacher assistant programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer 20 of the 23 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 1 accredited school

  • Yakima Valley College

    Yakima, listed as Yakima Valley Community College

    Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitiessince 1948, next review 2026

    1 program

Accredited human services programs in Washington

All 7 schools with human services programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer all 10 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited mental health technician programs in Washington

2 of the 6 schools with mental health technician programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer 2 of the 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited community health worker programs in Washington

All 1 schools with community health worker programs on Washington's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results

How we matched Washington's schools to the accreditation list

Which schools are counted?

Schools with programs Washington approved for WIOA funding in education and social services, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.

How current is the accreditation?

We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.

Sources for the accreditation facts about Washington

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  1. US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
  2. 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
  3. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List