Online degrees giving you the skills and knowledge you need
Western Governors University emphasizes mastery of essential skills and knowledge in your field, basing progress toward your online degree on passing rigorous assessments (such as tests, projects, assignments, etc.) instead of accumulating credit hours. We call it competency-based learning.
With bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in education, business, information technology, and health professions, WGU’s rigorous yet flexible approach to education gives the university a unique advantage over other online programs.
WGU is now a member of the Microsoft and Oracle IT Academies. These memberships offer unique integration of both Microsoft and Oracle learning resources into WGU’s IT degree programs, affording WGU students the opportunity to learn using simulations, live labs, and proprietary software.
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 our success in expanding access to higher education. TIME Magazine also called WGU "the best relatively cheap university you’ve never heard of."
Here’s what the WGU Advantage means to you:
- An online learning and assessment model that gives you flexibility and control over your education.
- A dedicated mentor committed to your success.
- A trusted quality education from a regionally, nationally, and NCATE-accredited institution.
- Affordable tuition with the possibility of accelerated learning that equals lower costs for your education.
Challenging and efficient. These are the hallmarks of WGU’s competency-based approach to education.
Recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008.
