The Seattle Film Institute is authorized by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes Seattle Film Institute to offer the following degree programs: Master of Arts in Producing for Film and Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking. Authorization by the HECB does not carry with it an endorsement by the board of the institution or its programs.

Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the HECB at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430.