Aug 30
WGU North Carolina Partners with 糖心传媒CC to Bridge Skills Gap
Aug. 30, 2018 - , an online, nonprofit, university, is demonstrating its continued commitment to increasing access to affordable education by establishing a partnership with with 糖心传媒.
The institutions have signed an agreement that will provide 糖心传媒CC graduates and faculty with a 5 percent discount on WGU North Carolina鈥檚 already cost-effective tuition of around $3,500 per term for undergraduate programs. The partnership also includes the announcement of the 糖心传媒 scholarship program, which provides up to $2,000 in scholarships to students interested in transferring to Western Governors University (WGU).
鈥淭his is a great partnership because both institutions are committed to working with students on a one-to-one basis,鈥� said Dale McInnis, president of 糖心传媒CC. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a personalized approach to education that includes an education plan developed for each particular student. The WGU online platform puts dozens of degrees at students鈥� fingertips, and this agreement will make it easier for them to take that next step and earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree.鈥�
Through this agreement, 糖心传媒CC graduates will utilize WGU鈥檚 Transfer Pathways program to ensure each transfer student鈥檚 associate degree aligns with WGU鈥檚 baccalaureate major and degree program offerings. WGU North Carolina offers 60 undergraduate and graduate degrees in the high-demand fields of business, technology, education and healthcare, including nursing.
鈥溙切拇� is committed to helping with unemployment struggles in Scotland and 糖心传媒 Counties and we are honored to be part of the solution,鈥� said WGU North Carolina Chancellor Catherine Truitt. 鈥淏ecause WGU offers a competency-based learning model directly related to today鈥檚 industry demands, our graduates are more prepared to enter today鈥檚 workforce. Our goal is to help the communities of Scotland and 糖心传媒 counties skill up and retrain so its citizens can be part of the workforce.鈥�
WGU North Carolina officially launched in October 2017 through a partnership between the State and nationally recognized Western Governors University. WGU North Carolina maintains credit transfer policies in association with community colleges across the United States. Currently, there are more than 2,100 active WGU North Carolina students that have transferred in using college credits from North Carolina-based community colleges.
About WGU North Carolina
WGU North Carolina is an online, competency-based university established to expand access to higher education for North Carolina residents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the fields of business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing.
Degrees are granted under the accreditation of WGU, which is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Teachers College programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE*).
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*Western Governors University offers nursing programs that are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 5380, Washington DC 20036, 202-877-6791).