Online degrees based on your skills and knowledge
Western Governors University, a nonprofit private university, provides an innovative, efficient way to get the respected and accredited education you want. Our competency-based approach emphasizes mastery of essential skills and knowledge instead of accumulating credit hours, rewarding focused, hard working professionals. Progress toward your online degree is based on passing rigorous assessments that measure your skills and knowledge in your field of study. WGU’s programs are best designed (well suited) for people with at least one year or more of college completed.
With multiple degree programs in education, business, healthcare, and information technology, WGU’s rigorous yet flexible approach gives the university a unique advantage over other online programs. Here’s what the WGU advantage means to you:
- Flexibility and Affordability. Our competency-based approach gives you the flexibility to use your existing knowledge and experience to pass your assessments as quickly as you can. You pay one flat rate per six-month term, so if you’re able to pass the assessments at a faster pace, you can save time and money.
- Credibility through Accreditation. WGU is regionally and nationally accredited. It is the only university ever to have received accreditation from four regional accrediting commissions. WGU’s Teachers College is also now NCATE-accredited – the first online university to achieve that distinction.
- Commitment and Support. At WGU, students are supported by a mentoring team committed to success. You’ll work with a progress manager, faculty mentors and a support staff that will keep you motivated as they steer you toward your degree.
If you’re an organized, independent learner willing to devote at least 15-20 hours a week to your studies but require flexibility in time and place to complete your education, WGU could be the university you’re looking for. As a nonprofit institution, WGU does not rely on state or federal funding.
