Local residents earn degree from WGU

SALT LAKE CITY (Grassroots Newswire) July 12, 2018 – The following local residents have received their degree from Western Governors University. The online, nonprofit university held its commencement ceremonies earlier this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 15,000 students from across the country.

Among those receiving degrees were:

- MeLissa Rose of Oldtown has received her Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Management (RN to MSN) degree.

- Tracy Regalia of Priest River has received her Bachelor of Arts in Special Education degree.

WGU has recognized 8,938 undergraduate and 6,734 graduate degree recipients, who have completed their degrees since January 1, 2018. Their areas of study include business, K-12 education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing.

WGU pioneered competency-based education, which measures learning rather than time spent in class. Designed to meet the needs of working adults, students study and learn on their own schedules with individualized, one-to-one faculty support. They complete courses as soon as they demonstrate that they have mastered the subject matter, enabling them to move quickly through material they already know and spend more time on what they still need to learn. As a result, many WGU students are able to accelerate their studies, saving both time and money.

Established in 1997, nonprofit WGU now serves 98,000 students nationwide and has 110,000 graduates in all 50 states.

WGU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and was featured on NPR, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in The New York Times.

Information: wgu.edu