Western Governors University
Online university
Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit online university based in Millcreek, Utah, United States.[7][8] The university uses an online competency-based learning model, providing advanced education for working professionals.[9] Degrees awarded by WGU are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).[10][11] The university was founded by 19 U.S. governors in 1997 after the idea was formulated at a 1995 meeting of the Western Governors Association to expand education offerings to the internet.[12]
Motto | A New Kind of U. |
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Type | Private university, distance education university |
Established | 1997 (1997) |
Accreditation | NWCCU |
Budget | $800 million (2019)[1] |
President | Scott Pulsipher[2] |
Provost | Courtney Hills McBeth[3] |
Founders | Mike Leavitt Roy Romer[4] |
Academic staff | 3,939 faculty[5] |
Total staff | 5,970 [5] |
Students | 150,116[6] |
Location | , , United States 40°41′6″N 111°52′12″W / 40.68500°N 111.87000°W / 40.68500; -111.87000 |
Campus | Online |
Colors | Navy & Gold |
Mascot | Sage the Night Owl |
Website | www |
- ^ Williamson, Richard; Burton, Paul; Sigo, Shelly (11 June 2019). "How online learning is reshaping higher education". The Bond Buyer. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "University Governance". Western Governors University. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Courtney Hills McBeth Takes Helm as New WGU Chief Academic Officer and Provost". Western Governors University. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Articles of Incorporation of the Western Governors University". Western Governors University. January 15, 1997. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "WGU 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Governors University. 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Western Governors University | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". IPEDS - National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "How a group of governors disrupted higher education to create an online university". Deseret News. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Contact WGU. Western Governors University. Accessed 2022-11-06.
- ^ Johnstone, Douglas B. (2005), "Western Governors University and Competency-Based Education", Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, IGI Global, pp. 2029–2035, doi:10.4018/978-1-59140-555-9.ch309, ISBN 978-1-59140-555-9, retrieved 2021-04-26
- ^ "Accreditation & Recognition". Western Governors University. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "WGU's Business Programs Now Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs". Keyc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Our Story". Western Governors University. January 13, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2016.