WICHE seeks participation from up to 20 institutions of higher education (be they universities, community colleges, or associated state boards of higher education) in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai’i,...

The Western Academic Leadership Academy (Academy) is a year-long professional development program for academic leaders aspiring to become chief academic officers in the WICHE region’s postsecondary sector. The Academy, sponsored by...

Save the date for the WCET 37th Annual Meeting. The WCET Annual Meeting brings together higher education professionals to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging...

The Commission convenes in November 2025 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

The members of the Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) are public and private bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral institutions, and related system offices and state agencies. Provosts and other chief academic officers...

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (Alliance) is a membership organization that serves as an incubator for collaborating and problem-solving among chief academic officers (or equivalent) at WICHE-region community...

The Commission convenes in May 2026 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

Save the date for the WCET 38th Annual Meeting. The WCET Annual Meeting brings together higher education professionals to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging...

The Commission convenes in November 2026 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

The Commission convenes in May 2027 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

Save the date for WCET 2027 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Call for Proposals will open in March 2027. October 4: SAN Coordinators October 5-7: WCET 2027 October 7-8: ASWE...

The Commission convenes in November 2027 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

Hosted in partnership with Risepoint. Through the annual Risepoint Voice of the Online Learner survey, we know that modern learners have specific needs when looking for, enrolling in, and...

WICHE has provided students in the Western region with affordable access to veterinary medicine programs for over 70 years through its Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP; www.wiche.edu/psep). To date,...

Join WICHE staff to learn about the grant-funded initiatives happening on the Programs and Services Unit. We will be discussing the Technology & Partnerships for Transfer Success community of...

The Commission convenes in May 2025 to discuss and vote on action items pertaining to the diverse set of activities, projects, and initiatives that the Commission has prioritized as...

Hosted in partnership with Anthology. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, higher education institutions are exploring how these tools can support academic quality, streamline course development, and enhance the...

Bringing together the Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) and the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (Alliance) The Forum is a membership organization that serves as a collaborative...

WICHE released the report State Approaches to Short-term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps which explores how state policymakers engage with short-term postsecondary credentials, highlighting policy levers such...

The State Authorization Network (SAN), a network of WCET, will hold an in-person training opportunity for institution and state agency staff to address institutional compliance management when serving learners...