NIC remains accredited

Accreditor extends show cause sanction

North Idaho College remains accredited though it will continue to operate under a show cause sanction.

North Idaho College awaits accreditation decision

The fate of North Idaho College is in the hands of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities as the commission deliberates whether NIC will retain accreditation.

NIC trustees split on acknowledging no confidence votes

Banducci opposes and gives lengthy response

North Idaho College trustees cast a split vote Wednesday night to adopt a statement publicly acknowledging the 13 votes of no confidence passed by students, faculty and staff in the last two years.

NIC trustee asks State Board of Ed to intervene

With a decision about North Idaho College’s accreditation on the horizon and board dysfunction continuing, one trustee has asked the Idaho State Board of Education to intervene in the hopes of saving NIC.

Rezoning idea floated for NIC

A new idea to protect North Idaho College’s campus from development has emerged. Public records show that some officials with the city of Coeur d’Alene have floated the idea of working with NIC trustees to rezone the campus, forming a “university district.”

‘No additional chances’: After show cause sanction, North Idaho College admin meet with accreditors

After show cause sanction, North Idaho College admin meet with accreditors

NIC receives show cause letter from accrediting agency

North Idaho College received an action letter of “show cause” late Thursday from its accrediting organization, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. NIC has until March 13 to submit a report explaining why its accreditation should not be terminated.

Many have invested in NIC

Accreditation loss could lead to multitude of legal complications

Tony Stewart knows more than most about thorny property issues in Coeur d’Alene. In the 1970s, Stewart led the fight to prevent the construction of condos on Yap-Keehn-Um Beach, the 3,400-foot stretch of waterfront adjacent to the North Idaho College campus. He was a political science instructor at NIC then, the right person in the right place when reporters from the student newspaper showed him the construction plans. He organized an enormous effort to push back.