University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Anchorage
Former names
Anchorage Community College (1954–1977)
Anchorage Senior College (1971–1977)
MottoAd summum (Latin)
Motto in English
"To the top"
TypePublic university
Established1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Parent institution
University of Alaska
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliations
Endowment$375 million (system-wide) (2021)[1]
ChancellorSean Parnell
Students10,464 (fall 2022)[2]
Location
Anchorage
,
Alaska
,
United States

61°11′23.59″N 149°49′37.25″W / 61.1898861°N 149.8270139°W / 61.1898861; -149.8270139
CampusLarge city, 1,702 acres (6.89 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Northern Lights
Colors  UAA Green
  UAA Gold
NicknameSeawolves
Sporting affiliations
MascotSpirit
Websitewww.uaa.alaska.edu
University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
Location in Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Alaska
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage (Alaska)

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska: Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, Matanuska–Susitna College, and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus, roughly 15,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System.

UAA's main campus is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) southeast of its downtown area in the University-Medical District, adjacent to the Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Pacific University and Providence Alaska Medical Center. UAA is divided into five instructional and research units at the Anchorage campus: the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, College of Engineering, and the College of Health.[3] UAA offers master's degrees and graduate certificates in select programs, and the ability to complete certain PhD programs through cooperating universities through its Graduate Division.[4]

UAA is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.[5] In 2019, UAA's School of Education lost Initial Preparation specialized accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).[6] The school's Advanced Preparation program successfully renewed CAEP-accreditation during annual review in 2021.[7] As of May 2022, the School of Education has provisional approval from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development[8] to offer a bachelor's degree in early childhood education that leads to licensure.

  1. ^ "UA Foundation - About US".
  2. ^ "UAA enrollment". Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  3. ^ Chancellor's Organizational Chart Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 11, 2016
  4. ^ "UAA Graduate School Degrees". Accessed December 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Directory of Institutions S - U Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, 2013. Accessed 24 Jan. 2013.
  6. ^ "UAA School of Education programs lose accreditation, putting viability of degrees at risk". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  7. ^ "Accredited Provider Details - Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation". caepnet.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  8. ^ "December 2022 State Board of Education Meeting - Education and Early Development". education.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-28.