WGU offers $2,500 New Year Scholarships to New Students
December 16, 2024
According to YouGov.com, about 34% U.S. adult citizens made at least one New Year’s resolution at the start of 2024. For those resolving to jump start their education in 2025, nonprofit online Western Governors University has announced a New Year Scholarship valued at $2,500, credited to recipients at $625 per six-month term and renewable for up to four terms.
According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, “critical needs” jobs account for 45% of the workforce, but only 29% of residents have the skills to fill these jobs. The South Carolina Department of Administration lists the following as in-demand careers in the state: accounting, finance, IT, medical/dental, mental health, nursing, case workers, law enforcement, human services and others.
An accredited online university, WGU has rolling terms enabling students to enroll at any time and potentially start classes the first day of the following month. WGU offers more than 80 bachelor’s and master’s degrees and certificates in business, I.T., healthcare and K-12 education. The university currently has 3,050 students and 7,663 alumni throughout South Carolina.
Tuition is around $4,000 per six-month term for most degree programs at WGU, and each student is assigned a program mentor who will work with them until graduation. The average time to complete a bachelor’s degree at WGU is 2.5 years, depending on the transfer of any existing college credits and WGU’s competency-based model, which allows students to progress through courses at their preferred pace once they demonstrate mastery of the course materials.
“We’ve seen double-digit growth in enrollment in the Southeast over the past several years,” said Ben Coulter, Ed.D., chancellor of WGU North Carolina and Southeast regional director. “That is a testament that WGU’s asynchronous, competency-based approach is appealing to working adults who want the flexibility to study at their preferred time and pace.”
Prospective students can find out more about the New Year Scholarship and apply starting December 15 at https://www.wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/scholarships/general/new-year.html. To learn more about Western Governors University, visit www.wgu.edu.
About WGU
Western Governors University, the nation’s leading nonprofit, online university, is transforming higher education to be more student-centric, affordable, accessible to all, and relevant to the workforce. Established in 1997 by 19 visionary U.S. governors, WGU creates life-changing pathways to opportunity for those underserved by traditional institutions — working adults, historically underrepresented communities and a diverse, growing number of learners looking for a flexible, online model that better suits their life circumstances. WGU’s competency-based education model allows students to demonstrate mastery as they progress through programs at their own pace.
Accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, WGU operates in all 50 states and offers more than 80 programs in health, education, technology and business. WGU serves more than 186,000 students nationwide, with more than 360,000 alumni, and has awarded more than 405,000 degrees. Learn more at wgu.edu. Follow WGU on X at @wgu and on LinkedIn.
