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October 1st, 2014 - 2:33 pm § in Misc.
Why is this Western Governors University ad on all the websites I search?
September 10th, 2013 - 4:35 am § in Uncategorized
Nursing and Western Governors University
comment from a nurse about WGU: I am a Registered Nurse. I got the degree that made me eligible for the NCLEX exam at a traditional brick and mortar college, and one of the oldest nursing programs in the country. Nursing courses are all pass/fail. The NCLEX exam is pass/fail. Some schools gr[...]
January 15th, 2013 - 12:06 pm § in Misc.
More mail from the Western Governors University
This one if from [email protected] Comment Is it just me or does this whole article come across as completely biased so that the current 4 year universities can keep their stranglehold on higher education? To me it appears that people tend to be harsh about alternatives that threaten “the way[...]
November 12th, 2012 - 3:15 pm § in Misc.
What is an “Information Technology Mentor” at Western Governors UNiversity?
From WGU’s own blog … what are the qualifications for someone who mentors in information technology? Would you hire an IT person who was “mentored” by someone with NO IT credential;s of her own? WGU Mentor Interview Series – Meet Ann Jacobsen 10/28/2010 12:15 pm What [...]
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:37 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Western Governors: a professor’s opinion
"Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path To College Degree." Guest blogger Johann Neem is Associate Professor of History at Western Washington University and author of the book "Creating a Nation of Joiners" (2008). During the last legislative session in Washington state, faculty[...]
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:23 am § in Schools & Colleges
Current Western Governors student experience-your mileage may vary.
At the behest of Stephen, based on an earlier exchange via this website in June, here are my experiences with WGU thus far (1JUN2011-present) First-I can add some demographic information about me. male, white, 34, married, 4 kids Prior service, disabled veteran Bachelor of Scienc in Information Syst[...]
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 am § in Misc.
Western Governors University, a report by a very unhappy student and a response thread
from Ripoff Report, excerpted …. I start classes, if you can call the WGU intoductions to online education course a class. If you have an 8th grade education it is essentially busy work for a few weeks (cutting and pasting things from the school’s web site into Word documents to answer q[...]
September 26th, 2011 - 2:40 pm § in Schools & Colleges
UPDATE: Western Governors in Now Real! How to Get a Degree Really Cheap!
from the Huff Post The cost of a college education is rising, but the wages that pay for them aren’t. Over the last 20 years, while pay for the average American worker stagnated, college tuitions have risen drastically, according to an article by CNN Money. In fact, the average cost of tuition[...]
June 16th, 2011 - 1:26 pm § in Misc.
Western Governors University of Washington .. up and running?
They even have a web site: There is a lot to look at there, but let me start on page one, the “about WGUW” page. Over on the right they list two Washington state students who have praise for WGUW. Here is one of these: “WGU has been the perfect solution for me as it […][...]
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:39 pm § in Uncategorized
“You are so wrong!!” More on HB1822 and Western Governors
Here is Rep. Phyllis Kenney’s response to my email asking questions about HB1822 “You are so wrong!!” That may be, but I still can not get answers to my questions from her or from any other source that supports Western Governors University. a. What is WGU’s real graduation ra[...]