1893
Established by an act of the Idaho Legislature as Lewiston State Normal School.
1942Accredited by the American Association of Teacher Colleges.
1943Authorized by the Idaho State Board of Education to grant the B.A. degree in Elementary and Secondary Education. Prior to this date, the College had offered a two-year program to prepare teachers for grades one through nine.
1947Action by the Idaho Legislature changing the name to Northern Idaho College of Education.
1951Became non-operational due to the failure of the Idaho Legislature to appropriate funds for the 1951-53 Biennium.
1955Re-established by an act of the Idaho Legislature as Lewis-Clark Normal School. The College was designed to operate as a two-year division of the University of Idaho for teacher training and education.
1963Action by the Idaho Legislature authorized independent status as a four-year college.
1965The Associate Degree Nursing Program and the Area Vocational School were added.
1967Graduation of the first Baccalaureate degrees since being re-established as a four-year institution.
1970Accreditation of the Associate Degree Nursing Program by the National League for Nursing.
1971Action by the Idaho Legislature changing the name to Lewis-Clark State College.
1973
Accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools as a four-year degree granting institution on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Review and approval of all teacher education programs, both at elementary and secondary levels, by a team visit of the Idaho Professional Standards Commission.
1974Membership in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
1975Accreditation by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1976Accreditation by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1978Accreditation by Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1979Accreditation of the Associate Degree Nursing Program by the National League for Nursing on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1980Reaccreditation of the Teacher Education Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1983Accreditation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Auto Mechanics Technology Program by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1984Reaccreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges on the basis of an interim self-study and visit.
1986
Accreditation of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program by the National League of Nursing on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Reaccreditation of the Teacher Education Program by the National Association of the State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1987Reaccreditation of the Associate Degree Nursing Program by the National League for Nursing on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1989Reaccreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges on the basis of a self- study and full team visit.
1992Reaccreditation of the Teacher Education Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1993Reaccreditation of the Board of Review for Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing.
1994Reaccreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges on the basis of an interim self-study and visit.
1996Accreditation of the Bachelor of Social Work degree by the Council on Social Work Education for the Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene campuses, retroactive to 1992.
1998
Preliminary approval granted of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Program.
Reaccreditation of the Teacher Preparation Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
1999Reaccreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2000
Reaccreditation of the Council on Social Work Education for the Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene campuses on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Reaccreditation of the Teacher Preparation Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2001Accreditation of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Program on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2003
Program approval of the State of Idaho Board of Nursing—Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program.
Accreditation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Diesel Technology Program by the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Management Certification on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2004Approval of Associate of Applied Science Practical Nursing by the Idaho Board of Nursing on the basis of a self-study and site visit.
2005
Reaccreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities on the basis of an interim self-study and visit.
Initial accreditation of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for the Associate Degree Medical Assisting Program on the basis of peer review by the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of the Medical Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE).
2006Reaccreditation of the Teacher Preparation Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit, and certification by the Idaho State Department of Education Certification/ Professional Standards Commission.
2007Accreditation of Business Program by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) on the basis of a self-study and a full team visit.
2008Continued accreditation of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for the Associate Degree Medical Assisting Program on the basis of peer review by the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of the Medical Assistants Endowment (CRB- AAMAE).
2009
Reaccreditation by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for the Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene campuses on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Reaccreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2010
Accreditation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Collision Repair Technology Program by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Reaccreditation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Auto Mechanics Technology Program by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
Reaccreditation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Diesel Technology Program by the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Management Certification on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2011Reaccreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Program on the basis of a self-study and full team visit.
2012Reaffirmation of accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) on the basis of the Year One Report.
2013Accreditation of the Radiographic Science program by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
2014
Reaccreditation of the Teacher Preparation Program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) on the basis of a self-study and full team visit, and certification by the Idaho State Department of Education Certification/ Professional Standards Commission.
2018NorthWest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Mission Fulfillment & Sustainability Report and visit; Accreditation reaffirmed.
2020

On March 11, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 395, officially amending Idaho Code and allowing LC State to offer graduate level coursework for the first time in school history. Read news release.

2020Accreditation received for the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology program by HVAC Excellence.
2021
Lewis-Clark State College baccalaureate degree program in nursing has been granted continued accreditation for another 10 years by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CNNE).