Heritage University

This article is about the Yakama school. For the unaccredited California institution, see American Heritage University of Southern California.

Heritage University

Type	Private university
Established	1907
Accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
President	Chris Gilmer
Provost	Ivan Banks (interim)
Academic staff	190
Administrative staff	147
Students	991
Undergraduates	824
Postgraduates	167
Location	Toppenish , Washington , United States
Campus	Rural: 23 acres
Website	www.heritage.edu

Heritage University is a private university on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Toppenish, Washington, United States. It offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.

History

Founded in 1907 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary as Holy Names College in Spokane, Washington, the institution subsequently changed its name to Fort Wright College. In 1982, Fort Wright College moved its administration to Toppenish and was renamed Heritage College, which operated there and in Omak, while maintaining the Spokane campus. Five years later, the Spokane campus was closed.

A fire which started on July 8, 2012, destroyed the university's oldest building, Petrie Hall.

Cooperative agreements

Heritage University offers upper-division classes at three Washington community college campuses to allow students to work toward a four-year degree from Heritage. This cooperative program began in 1993 to allow holders of associate degrees from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake to apply their credits toward a Heritage bachelor's degree. Similar cooperative arrangements were established with Columbia Basin College in Pasco and Highline Community College in Des Moines in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

External links

• Official website