BEMIDJI — Northwest Technical College has been recommended for reaccreditation with the Higher Learning Commission following a months-long evaluation process.

The commission’s Institutional Actions Council voted on the status of the school last month, approving a plan that calls for NTC to undergo another evaluation beginning in 2025.

“Northwest Technical College plays a vital role in workforce and career development in the Bemidji community and in our region,” Bob Griggs, the college’s interim dean, said in a press release. “This accreditation process has been an invaluable opportunity for the college to examine ourselves and learn how we can continue to improve.”

The Higher Learning Commission accredits post-secondary schools across the Midwest, evaluating colleges on their mission, integrity, academics and more.

NTC has been accredited since 1995 and was last reaccredited in 2014-15.

School officials had been working toward this year’s reaccreditation since last year. An NTC task force spent last summer preparing a 112-page document making the school’s case, and in the fall, they were visited by representatives from the commission.

“This required enormous preparation, and the team not only met an incredibly difficult timeline,” Griggs said, “but also produced a high-quality Assurance Argument that resulted in a positive recommendation for continuing accreditation.”

As a condition of its reaccreditation, NTC is required by the commission to submit two additional reports: one in May 2017 and another in May 2018. The first report will detail the school’s adherence to credit hour policies. The second will detail the school’s academic outcomes.