WGU and Leidos
Leidos and WGU: Partnering for Your Success
WGU is the perfect fit for working adults who need a degree to boost their careers but can't fit traditional schooling into their busy lives. That's why Leidos has joined the hundreds of companies, associations, school districts, municipalities, and other organizations who have chosen WGU as their partner in educating their workforce.
At WGU, your education journey is personalized. Every adult learner receives a faculty mentor to guide, coach, and support you as you achieve new skills and competencies.
Advancing Careers Through Education
Tuition Benefit
Full-time Leidos employees are eligible for a 5% discount on all WGU degree programs. Additionally, WGU offers a partner-exclusive deferred billing program. Please contact HR for details.
Scholarships Available
WGU is pleased to offer the WGU Institutional Partners Fund for employees of WGU’s partner institutions who wish to advance their education in the business, education, information technology, or healthcare fields. These scholarships are each valued at up to $3,500.
Advance Your Career with a WGU Degree
In partnership with Leidos, WGU offers you the chance to earn an IT, education, healthcare, or business bachelor's degree online.
Leavitt School of Health
Healthcare is changing fast. Gain skills to move into high-demand roles in patient care, leadership, and health operations:
- Nursing
- Health Administration
- Psychology
School of Education
Shape the future, inspiring learners of all ages across classrooms, communities, and organizations with a career in teaching:
- Elementary Education
- Special Education
- Educational Studies
School of Technology
As AI, automation, and digital tech change every industry, build new skills to launch or level up your career:
- Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
- Cloud and Network Engineering
- Software Engineering
School of Business
Every industry needs leaders. Build business skills now to move into management, analytics, and strategy roles:
- Business Administration
- Supply Chain and Operations
- Software Engineering
Popular WGU Degrees
Need some help getting started? Here are a few degree programs to explore.
Technology
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – B.S.
Protect your career and earning potential with this degree....
Protect your career and earning potential with this degree.
- Time: 60% of graduates finish within 29 months.
- Tuition: $4425 per 6-month term.
- Courses: 37 total courses in this program.
Certifications included in this program at no extra cost include:
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
- Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
- ITIL® Foundation Certification
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+)
- CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
- CompTIA Network Security Professional
- CompTIA PenTest+
- CompTIA Project+
- CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:
- Secure Systems Analysis & Design
- Data Management
- Web and Cloud Security
- Hacking Countermeasures and Techniques
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Technology
Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.
Launch your career in designing, securing, and optimizing complex networks....
Launch your career in designing, securing, and optimizing complex networks.
Students choose between four unique specializations within this program. These spcializations prepare students to work with different software systems and processes in their careers.
Specializations in this program include: General, Cisco, AWS, and Azure.
- Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
- Tuition: $3925 per 6-month term.
- Courses: 34 or 37 courses in this program depending on focus area
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications available in all specializations include:
- CompTIA A+
- Linux Essentials - LPI
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Technology
Data Analytics – B.S.
Pair analytics expertise with AI innovation and drive measurable value...
Pair analytics expertise with AI innovation and drive measurable value with data insights.
- Time: 62% of graduates finish within 36 months.
- Tuition and fees: $3925 per 6-month term.
- Courses: 39 total courses in this program.
Certifications in this program at no additional cost include:
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- CompTIA Data+
- CompTIA Project+
- Udacity Nanodegree—a unique, highly recognized credential designed to prepare you for a career in data science
- MSI Change Management (Optional Certification)
- Certiprof Design Thinking Professional Certificate (Optional Certification)
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:
- Data management
- Data wrangling
- Statistical analysis
- Visualization
- Leadership and management
- Model deployment & storytelling
Grow Your Skills with Certificates
Build skills for your next opportunity with career-focused certificates designed to be completed in months. Gain skills aligned to industry and federal requirements, prepare for certifications such as CompTIA Security+, and earn credits that can stack toward a WGU degree later.
Data Engineering Professional Certificate
As organizations embrace data-driven strategies, data engineering is a critical and rapidly growing discipline. Businesses in every industry require skilled professionals who can build and manage scalable data infrastructure.
AI and Machine Learning Developer Certificate
Machine learning plays a key role in how artificial intelligence is changing software development. Help meet the growing demand for technical professionals who can integrate machine learning capabilities into today’s software systems.
Fast-track your growth
Try WGU with a Single Course
One course. Real WGU experience.
Test competency-based online learning and earn credits that can transfer into a degree program at only $25 per course.*
*Some exceptions may apply
Experience the Benefits of WGU
Flexible Education: Complete courses on your time
Program Mentors: Get personalized guidance from day one
No set log-in times for class
Financial aid and scholarships available
Low, flat-rate tuition
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