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White House report includes WGU - rebel100 - 09-16-2014
WGU is touting a recent White House report on post secondary education: White House: WGU is
From the report:
"Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit, online American university based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors, WGU is the only university in the country offering competency-based degree programs at scale. In 2013, tuition for WGU is $2,890 per six-month term for most undergraduate programs and has not increased since the fall of 2008. The universityâs sole focus is to provide its students, who are busy adults, with affordable and flexible degree programs.
Because competency-based learning allows students to advance as soon as they demonstrate mastery of course materials, the average time to complete a bachelorâs degree at WGU is 34 months, in comparison to 54 months for the average community college student. WGU offers more than 50 bachelorâs, masterâs, and post-baccalaureate degree programs in the key workforce areas of business, information technology, K-12 teacher education, and health professions.
WGU students experienced an average increase in income of $9,000 in the first one to three years after graduation, and an average increase of $18,600 within six years of graduation, significantly higher than the national average. With an average cost of $18,000 for a bachelorâs degree, the return on investment of a WGU degree is 2-3 years.
â Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity
The White Houseâs report on postsecondary training
Read the full report (PDFâWGU mention on Page 50) »"