Supporting adult learners as they complete their postsecondary certificates and degrees is essential to meeting our state's educational attainment goals and meeting the employment needs of students and Washington employers. Academic Credit for Prior Learning (ACPL) is awarded when a student's prior learning is assessed and found to be the equivalent of specific college course outcomes, and when awarding credit is consistent with the policies of the institution. All thirty-four community and technical colleges, all six public baccalaureate institutions, and all ten Independent Colleges of Washington member institutions submitted data for this report. Of these 50 institutions, 42 had reported data in 2016, allowing for a first-time look at change over time in number of ACPL credits awarded. This provides a baseline for data going forward from 2017. During the 2016-17 academic year, Washington public and independent colleges awarded 61,341 ACPL credits that applied toward certificates or degrees; 3,217 individual students earned credits for prior learning. Awarding of ACPL credits increased by approximately 41 percent over the previous year. [For the 2016 progress report, see ED573098.]