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Western Governors University is truly a university for the 21st Century. While there are many other schools now involved in online education, WGU continues to distinguish itself in numerous ways.
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WGU was created specifically to help adult learners fit college into their already
busy lives. The adult learner has always been WGU's focus, unlike many other
universities that focus on young college students.
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WGU is the only university that has been granted regional
accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is now WGU's home accrediting body. |
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WGU is the first online university in the United States to be competency-based. This approach focuses on demonstrating competence to advance in a program, not sitting in a classroom.
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WGU was founded by the governors of the western states. At no other time in the history of higher education have the governors of several states joined together to create a university.
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WGU is supported by over 20 major corporations and foundations that believe in WGU's commitment to producing highly-competent graduates.
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To learn more about what makes WGU special, click on...
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The WGU Advantage
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"Competency-based…"
"I like the idea of a competency-based program. In some areas I already had expertise and skills so I could take an independent study class and build the portfolio and take the exams. In other areas I needed more instruction."
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| —Gretchen Burr, WGU graduate, high school teacher |
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"I am an expert…"
"Western Governors has raised the bar for online courses. Instead of graduating from their courses and saying, "I have passed all of the requirements," they want their students to say, "I graduated from WGU and I am an expert in the field of..."
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| —Jeffrey Cravy, WGU graduate student |
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"Competency-based…"
"Google has pioneered the idea of access to information. The reason Google thinks WGU is such a good idea is because WGU has pioneered the concept of competency-based education whenever you want it."
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| —Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google Inc. |
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