Western Governors University (WGU) is transforming higher education with its flexible, affordable, and student-centered ...

WGU is changing the game for higher education in the Puget Sound area, especially those often overlooked by traditional colleges. Sponsored by WGU.

Western Governors University, a virtual institution, was granted regional accreditation on Tuesday by a group of four accrediting agencies. Officials at the university believe the news will ...

"No university was ever created for COVID, but WGU was ready." This month, WGU officially celebrates five years in Ohio, boasting nearly 10,000 graduates and about 5,000 students enrolled.

Western Governors University is a nonprofit online university founded and supported by 19 governors. The idea came from a 1995 meeting of the Western Governors Association.

Western Governors University just hit a major milestone. The Utah-based national online, nonprofit university awarded a record 50,168 bachelor's or master's degrees in 2024.

WGU has 83,000 students, mostly adults, preparing for the workforce as teachers, nurses, in technology or business; it's forged partnerships with public university systems in several states.

WASHINGTON -- Competency-based education is spreading among community colleges, thanks to an assist from Western Governors University. The university is a pioneer of the competency-based approach, ...

The Example of WGU. Through most of its first decade, Western Governors was able to enroll students on the federal dole through a “demonstration program” that essentially exempted the entirely online ...

The median family income of a student from Western Governors University is $71,200, and 22% come from the top 20 percent.-of students at Western Governors University came from a poor family but ...