WGU, TechAmerica Join to Help Members Earn Degrees, 6/27/11

News Brief - 6/27/11

WGU, TechAmerica Join to Help Members Earn IT, Business Degrees Online

Online university offers application fee waiver, tuition discounts, and scholarship opportunities to employees of TechAmerica’s 1,000 member companies

SALT LAKE CITY — Western Governors University and TechAmerica have announced a partnership that will make it even more affordable for individuals to earn one of WGU’s 13 bachelor’s degrees and four master’s degrees in the Information Technology and Business colleges.

Under the partnership, TechAmerica members are entitled to a $65 application fee waiver, 5 percent off WGU’s already affordable tuition, and the opportunity to apply for one of twenty $2,500 WGU TechAmerica Scholarships. These competitive scholarships, which can be used in addition to the 5 percent tuition discount, provide recipients with a $500 tuition credit each term, renewable for up to five terms. Details of the partnership, including information on applying for the scholarships, are available at www.wgu.edu/TechAmerica.

“WGU is valuable partner for TechAmerica, and we are thrilled that our members will be able to take full advantage of the expertise that the University offers in the key fields of Information Technology and Business,” said Phil Bond, President and CEO of TechAmerica.

The 17 degree programs eligible for the WGU-TechAmerica partnership are in the College of Business and the College of Information Technology, which incorporates up to nine respected industry certifications.

College of Information Technology

• B.S. Information Technology
• B.S. Information Technology—Networks Administration
• B.S. Information Technology—Networks Design and Management
• B.S. Information Technology—Databases
• B.S. Information Technology—Security
• B.S. Information Technology—Software
• B.S. Health Informatics
• M.S. Information Security and Assurance
• M.B.A. Information Technology Management

College of Business

• B.S. Business Management
• B.S. Business—Human Resource Management
• B.S. Business—Information Technology Management
• B.S. Sales and Sales Management
• B.S. Marketing Management
• B.S. Accounting
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• M.B.A. Information Technology Management
• M.B.A. Healthcare Management

For more information on WGU’s degree programs and how to take advantage of WGU’s partnership with TechAmerica, and to get in touch with an Enrollment Counselor, visit www.wgu.edu/TechAmerica.