Statement of Accreditation Status
National Defense University
- CEO: Lt. Gen. Michael Plehn, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Kathleen Kuehn
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Terence Peavy, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions » Exclusively graduate/professional
- Control: Public
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Non-Compliance Warning
- Accreditation Granted: 1997
- Last Reaffirmation: 2013
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2022-2023
- November 16, 2023
To note that the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on July 17, 2023. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023. - June 22, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the on-site evaluation visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at Bldg 62-Marshall Hall, Fort McNair, DC 20319 on March 12-15, 2023. To note the following branch campus was visited: 7800 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23511. To note the following additional location was visited: 2175 Reilly Road Stop A CISA Program, Fort Bragg, NC 28310. To warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To note further that federal regulations limit the period during which an institution may be in non-compliance, which starts June 22, 2023. To request a monitoring report due January 16, 2024, demonstrating evidence that the institution has achieved and can sustain ongoing compliance with Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment), including but not limited to (1) student learning programs that are characterized by appropriate assessment of student achievement throughout its educational offerings, at both institutional and program levels, with evidence that faculty and appropriate institutional stakeholders have considered and used assessment results to improve teaching and learning (Standard V) and (2) assessment of student learning and achievement that demonstrates that students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their programs of study (Standard V). To request that the monitoring report also include further evidence of (1) compliance with all applicable federal, state and Commission policies and regulations (Standard II) and (2) the implementation of organized and systematic assessments that evaluate institutional effectiveness (Standard VI). To direct a follow-up team visit following submission of the monitoring report. To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. Upon reaffirmation of accreditation, the next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031. - March 5, 2020
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023. - June 22, 2016
To rescind the substantive change action of January 4, 2016. To note the institution's decision to not operate the site at at the Joint Forces Staff College, 1141 Stewart Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80914 as an additional location. - January 4, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at the Joint Forces Staff College, 1141 Stewart Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80914 provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of the commencement of operations at this location. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2018. - June 25, 2015
To accept the progress report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2018. - November 21, 2013
To accept the monitoring report and to note the visit by the Commission's representatives. To remove the warning and reaffirm accreditation because the institution is now in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) and Standard 5 (Administration). To request a progress report, due April 1, 2015, providing further evidence that (1) due consideration is granted to the role of the chief information officer in making decisions about the allocation of institutional resources (Standard 3); (2) administrative leaders in the area of information technology are selected with appropriate consideration to continuity of service, and have the skills, degrees and training to carry out their responsibilities and functions (Standard 5); (3) adequate resources are allocated to the institutional research office so that data are collected, managed, archived and used to ensure effective decision-making (Standard 7); and (4) institutional assessment results are used to renew strategic planning, to support resource allocation, and to achieve documented improvements in programs, services, and processes (Standard 7). The Periodic Review Report is now due June 1, 2018. - June 27, 2013
To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional location at the Joint Forces Staff College, 6701 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa FL 33621 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) and Standard 5 (Administration). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To remind the institution of the monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting (1) a comprehensive technology acquisition, replacement, and operations plan, including provision for current and future technology needs and with qualified staffing for the office of technology, as appropriate to the institution's complexity, educational programs, and support services (Standards 3 and 5). To further request that the monitoring report provide evidence of the implementation of (2) goals and objectives that are clearly linked to the institution's new mission (Standard 2); (3) a multi-year budgeting process aligned with the institution's new goals and objectives (Standard 3); and (4) the use of assessment results to inform planning and resource allocation (Standard 7). A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed. - January 2, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Joint Forces Staff College, 6701 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa FL 33621, provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of commencing operations. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at this site do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To remind the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) and Standard 5 (Administration). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To remind the institution of the monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting (1) a comprehensive technology acquisition, replacement, and operations plan, including provision for current and future technology needs and with qualified staffing for the office of technology, as appropriate to the institution's complexity, educational programs, and support services (Standards 3 and 5). To further request that the monitoring report provide evidence of the implementation of (2) goals and objectives that are clearly linked to the institution's new mission (Standard 2); (3) a multi-year budgeting process aligned with the institution's new goals and objectives (Standard 3); and (4) the use of assessment results to inform planning and resource allocation (Standard 7). A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed. - November 15, 2012
To note the visit by the Commission's representative. To remind the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) and Standard 5 (Administration). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To remind the institution of the monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting (1) a comprehensive technology acquisition, replacement, and operations plan, including provision for current and future technology needs and with qualified staffing for the office of technology, as appropriate to the institution's complexity, educational programs, and support services (Standards 3 and 5). To further request that the monitoring report provide evidence of the implementation of (2) goals and objectives that are clearly linked to the institution's new mission (Standard 2); (3) a multi-year budgeting process aligned with the institution's new goals and objectives (Standard 3); and (4) the use of assessment results to inform planning and resource allocation (Standard 7). A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed. - June 28, 2012
To warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) and Standard 5 (Administration). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To request a monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting (1) a comprehensive technology acquisition, replacement, and operations plan, including provision for current and future technology needs and with qualified staffing for the office of technology, as appropriate to the institution's complexity, educational programs, and support services (Standards 3 and 5). To further request that the monitoring report provide evidence of the implementation of (2) goals and objectives that are clearly linked to the institution's new mission (Standard 2); (3) a multi-year budgeting process aligned with the institution's new goals and objectives (Standard 3); and (4) the use of assessment results to inform planning and resource allocation (Standard 7). To direct a prompt liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed. - March 3, 2011
To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional location at John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Bank Hall, 2175 Reilly Road Stop A, Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2011-2012.
- Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Main Campus
National Defense University
Bldg 62 - Marshall Hall
Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066 - Branch Campus
Joint Forces Staff College
Normandy Hall 7800 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23511-1702 - Additional Location
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Bank Hall
2175 Reilly Road Stop A CISA Program
Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000
Opened: 09/01/2010 - Additional Location
Joint Forces Staff College
6701 South Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33621 - Additional Location
Joint Forces Staff College
6701 South Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33621
Opened: 01/14/2013 - Other Instructional Site
Joint Forces Staff College
Education Center / 9301 NW 33rd Street
Doral, FL 33172 - Other Instructional Site
Joint Forces Staff College
Education Center / Wing 2C MARFORPAC Bldg.
Camp H. M. Smith, HI 96861 - Other Instructional Site
Joint Forces Staff College
Panzer Kaserne, Bldg. 2915 Stuttgart
Germany - Other Instructional Site
Joint Forces Staff College
1141 Stewart Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80914
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