WGU, www.wgu.edu, is an online university for the 21st century. We are driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. Western Governors University was designed from the ground up to meet the needs of busy adults. Students will experience unparalleled flexibility, the opportunity to accelerate their progress towards graduation, affordable tuition, and personal attention from enrollment through graduation.
WGU’s innovative competency-based academic approach makes it possible, allowing individuals to fit their education into their lives, not the other way around. And because WGU maintains the highest standard of accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, students know their degrees will be respected when they graduate.