Northerns College of Education close to accreditation

The College of Education at Montana State University-Northern is on the verge of earning its first national accreditation in the education department's long history.

A team from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education visited Northern's campuses in Havre and Great Falls Oct. 25-30 and gave it a positive review, said Darlene Sellers, dean of the College of Education.

"We were quite pleased with what they said," Sellers said today. "It was a very positive visit. They said our integration of technology was the best at any school they'd ever visited."

Northern Chancellor Alex C...