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Online IT Degrees Suited for Individuals Who Hold a Major IT Certification
Employers now want you to have great IT skills, industry certifications,
and a degree. At WGU, your great IT experience and certifications can help accelerate
getting your degree and reach your career goals!
Western Governors University may be a perfect fit for you. Our competency-based online
degree programs are designed for individuals who already have relevant knowledge
and skills. At WGU, you earn your degree by demonstrating your skills and knowledge
in required subject areas through a series of carefully designed assessments, not
by accumulating credit hours or required courses. We never require you to take courses
on material you already know. If you come into WGU already holding certifications,
you may be able to clear significant portions of your degree requirements, saving
you time and money.
Degrees, certifications, and lower tuition, too!
Our competency-based online degree programs incorporate up to 10 major IT certifications
including CompTIA, Sun, MCSE and MCSA, Oracle, and CIW right into our already-low
tuition at no extra cost to you. At our current flat-rate tuition of just $2,890
per six-month term (MBA is $3,250), you’ll get a high quality, accredited IT education
and the IT certifications that make you a seasoned, qualified IT professional.
The best part? You can start reaping the rewards of continuing your education immediately
since every certification you earn increases your marketability and opportunities
for improvement.
WGU offers the following online IT degree programs:
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.B.A. Information Technology
Management
M.S. Information
Security and Assurance
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WGU is affordable
WGU is a non-profit online university. What does this mean for you? Very affordable
tuition. In fact, WGU charges less than half what other traditional and reputable
online universities typically charge. WGU is also approved to offer federal financial
aid to those who qualify.
Tuition
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WGU is competency-based
WGU’s rigorous, competency-based approach is ideally suited to self-directed learners
anxious to advance their education and careers efficiently. Unlike traditional and
even other online universities, WGU doesn’t award degrees based on seat time or
on a certain number of required courses. Instead, you earn your degree by demonstrating
your competence in your field. Through independent study, learning resources, and
carefully designed assessments, you learn and master essential skills and knowledge
necessary for success. Assessments take the form of essays, exams, research papers,
and an assortment of projects that can be completed online.
Our competency-based approach measures your progress by successful completion of
challenging assessments. If you have existing competencies from prior work and education,
you may be able to draw upon this experience to complete your assessments faster
and accelerate your degree program.
WGU is flexible and supportive
If your schedule demands flexibility, WGU is for you. In most cases, you will access
course material or study independently at the time and place you choose. You can
progress at a pace that enables you to earn a college degree while managing your
career, your family, and life’s other challenges. Our competency-based approach
to education allows for extensive personalization of your program to fit around
your busy schedule.
When you become a student, you’ll study under the guidance of a dedicated mentor
who will work with and support you from enrollment to graduation. Together with
your mentor, you’ll develop your personalized Academic Action Plan—a roadmap
and schedule for successfully completing your program.
Learn more about the WGU experience
Is WGU right for you?
WGU is ideal for the working professional who needs flexibility and can thrive with
a high degree of independence. Working closely with a dedicated mentor committed
to your success, you will follow a personalized program that allows you to accelerate
if you have existing competencies in any of the core business skills areas or can
commit significant time to your program.
Your program won’t be easy. Expect to be challenged.
