Description
Online degrees based on your skills and knowledge
At Western Governors University, your competence – the knowledge and skills
you possess – is the ultimate focus of every degree program. By emphasizing
mastery of essential skills and knowledge instead of accumulating credit
hours, WGU’s approach to earning a degree rewards focused, hard-working
professionals. Progress toward your online degree is based on passing
rigorous assessments (such as tests, projects, assignments, etc.) that
measure your skills and knowledge in your field of study. We call it
competency-based learning. ...
Advantages of studying with Western Governors University
Competency based. Advance rapidly and save money. Flat rate fee every 6 months - take as many classes as you can during that time and pay one fee.
Program study time - 15-20 hours each week - no less.
Scholarships & financial aid available for those who qualify.
Teachers College - NCOB qualified upon completion.
Demographics
Teachers program - 75% female/25% male
IT program - predominantly male
Health and Business programs - 50% female/50% male
Very mixed variety of races.
Mid 30's
HHI average $30K - don't talk above but still speak credible.
People who have some college and many years experience in field and just never earned their degree do best.
People with NO college experience drop out - 80%
People with masters earned through brick & mortar find the program strange and drop.
School/Higher Education Center history
Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU's "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The WGU Teachers College is the first and only online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
WGU's Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.
Featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams in their "What Works" segment, WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, awarded in recognition of their success in expanding access to higher education. TIME Magazine also called WGU "the best relatively cheap university you've never heard of".
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