text: In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued an alert listing eleven institutions that are unaccredited in Mexico: Atlantic International University, Pacific Western University (PWU has operated as California Miramar University since 2007 and CMU is accredited by the DETC as of 2009), Endicott College (Endicott College in Massachusetts is fully accredited), Alliant International University (AIU is accredited by the WASC; it formerly operated as USIU (see next)), United States International University (now AIU), Newport University (not to be confused with University of Wales, Newport), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (a distance learning program operated by the Spanish government), Westbridge University, West Coast University (WCU is accredited by the ACICS), Bircham International University, and Vision International University.