ReNEW Employer Partners
Developing the nurses of tomorrow.
Your Impact as a ReNEW Employer Partner
As a ReNEW Employer Partner, you strengthen your nursing workforce by building a more consistent pipeline of qualified, committed professionals. By helping remove financial barriers for students, you expand access to talent and fill hard-to-hire roles more efficiently. This approach supports workforce planning, improves retention, and reduces turnover. Your participation also helps position your organization as an employer of choice.
With ReNEW, your organization can:
- Create upskilling opportunities for employees aspiring to become RNs
- Help new BSN RNs launch their careers and build employer loyalty
- Build a more consistent nurse pipeline
- Fill critical staffing gaps
- Improve nurse retention
- Reduce turnover-related disruptions
- Strengthen internal talent pathways
- Elevate your reputation as an employer of choice
- Invest in a workforce that reflects your communities
- Reduce costs and save money
- Possibly qualify for tax-advantaged educational assistance under IRC § 127 (employers should consult their tax advisors)
Your contributions to the Fund truly make a difference. Thank you for your continued partnership.
WGU Leavitt School of Health
Preparing Nurses for Success
WGU granted 4.3% of all bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing in 2023–2024.* With more than one in every 20 nursing degrees awarded nationwide, WGU has shaped the nursing workforce at a scale few institutions can match.
*IPEDS Completions Survey (2024)
Building a Local Talent Pipeline
WGU’s flexible, hybrid BSN Prelicensure program is expanding across the U.S., producing graduates to help fill local nursing shortages. The ReNEW Fund supports students who would otherwise face financial barriers to pursuing nursing degrees by offering zero-interest loans.
Addressing Critical Talent Shortages
With over 110,000 lifetime graduates nationwide, WGU’s Leavitt School of Health is recognized as an important healthcare education leader and talent provider. With support from the Fund, WGU aims to prepare thousands of additional nursing graduates.
Questions?
WGU values your partnership and is committed to helping you succeed. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Debbie Mazur
Senior Director, Healthcare Partnerships
Western Governors University
Preston Nielson
Sr. Manager, Employer Engagement
Western Governors University
"As an employer, first and foremost, the ReNEW Fund is mission aligned and it solves a problem for us. When we look at risk and reward, it’s all reward for us. These students have gone through a verified program. They are skilled, they are licensed, and they are ready to start day one. All we have to do is pay back the loan into the Fund and that is reinvested in more WGU students.”
—Jeannie Virden
Chief People Officer, Central Health
Accredited, Respected,
Recognized™
One important measure of a degree’s value is the reputation of the university where it was earned. When employers, industry leaders, and academic experts hold your alma mater in high esteem, you reap the benefits of that respect. WGU is a pioneer in reinventing higher education for the 21st century, and our quality is institutionally recognized.
BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Educational Studies – B.A. (Does Not Lead to a Teaching License)
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MASTER'S DEGREES
English Language Learning (ESL/ELL)
Curriculum and Instruction – M.S.
Education Technology & Instructional Design – M.Ed.
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ENDORSEMENTS
BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – B.S.
Health Information Management – B.S. (from the Leavitt School of Health)
Information Technology Management – B.S. Business Administration (from the School of Business)
User Experience Design – B.S. (from the School of Business)
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MASTER'S DEGREES
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – M.S.
Information Technology Management – M.S.
MBA Information Technology Management (from the School of Business)
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CERTIFICATES
ServiceNow Application Developer
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ACCELERATED
BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Healthcare Administration – B.S.
Human Resource Management – B.S.
Information Technology Management – B.S.
Supply Chain and Operations Management – B.S.
Accelerated Information Technology Bachelor's and Master's Degree (from the School of Technology)
Health Information Management – B.S. (from the Leavitt School of Health)
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MASTER'S DEGREES
Human Resource Management – M.S.
Management and Leadership – M.S.
Master of Business Administration
MBA Information Technology Management
Master of Healthcare Administration (from the Leavitt School of Health)
Data Analytics – M.S. (from the School of Technology)
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CERTIFICATES
Digital Marketing Fundamentals
BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Nursing (RN to BSN online) – B.S.
Nursing (Prelicensure) – B.S. (Available in select states)
Health Information Management – B.S.
Health and Human Services – B.S.
Healthcare Administration – B.S. (from the School of Business)
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MASTER'S DEGREES
Nursing – Education (BSN to MSN) – M.S.
Nursing – Leadership and Management (BSN to MSN) – M.S.
Nursing – Nursing Informatics (BSN to MSN) – M.S.
Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (BSN to MSN) – M.S. (Available in select states)
Nursing – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (BSN to MSN) – M.S. (Available in select states)
Nursing – Education (RN to MSN Option) – M.S.
Nursing – Leadership and Management (RN to MSN Option) – M.S.
Nursing – Nursing Informatics (RN to MSN Option) – M.S.
Master of Healthcare Administration
MBA Healthcare Administration (from the School of Business)
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CERTIFICATES
Nursing – Education, Post-Master's Certificate
Nursing – Leadership and Management, Post-Master's Certificate
Family Nurse Practitioner— Post-Master's Certificate
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner— Post-Master's Certificate
