University Governance
College of IT
Meeting Demand for Technology Knowledge
Demand for technology professionals is growing at an increased pace, and it doesn't look like it will slow down anytime soon. The College of Information Technology works with industry-leading companies that influence curriculum development, which can lead students to meaningful careers in top IT organizations including Amazon, Apple, the U.S. Department of Defense, and many others.
"WGU’s College of Information Technology provides students in-demand skills and certifications along their journey to acquire a market-aligned degree and advance their careers.”
—Ashutosh Tiwary
Executive Dean and Senior Vice President, College of Information Technology
Recent College of IT Highlights
- Graduates in 2020: 5,239
- Updated B.S. Cloud Computing degree program in collaboration with Amazon Web Services to align with AWS framework.
- Created virtual proctoring options for all certification exams in response to COVID-19 pandemic, with some of those options becoming permanent solutions—increasing their availability to students in rural areas even after the pandemic ends.
- Formed transfer articulation policy with nonprofit technology workforce development organization Per Scholas.
- Formed partnership with Kenzie Academy to give learners a skills-focused pathway to high-tech careers.
College of Information Technology Leadership
WGU Executive Staff
Ashutosh Tiwary
Executive Dean and Senior Vice President, College of Information Technology
ABD Ph.D., University of Washington
Paul Bingham
Interim Vice President, Academic Operations, College of Information Technology
Associate Dean, College of Information Technology Master of Accountancy, Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Business
IT Program Council
Martin Carmichael
Managing Director, Business Information Security Officer
MUFG Americas
Chakib Chraibi
Chief Data Scientist, National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Ph.D., Binghamton University
Mischel Kwon
Founder and CEO
MKACyber
M.S., Marymount University
Kumud Majumder
Sr. Vice President (Global SME Manager - Corporate Technology Officer)
CitiGroup, NYNJ
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
David W. Ricker
Associate Director of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
Dartmouth College
M.A., John Carroll University
Certificate or Degree? Why Not Both?
For many technology professionals, the core question is whether a degree is "worth it," or if it's better to just earn industry certs. The College of IT provides education pathways that lead to both. Students earn valuable IT certifications while they earn their bachelor's or master's degree, increasing both the short-term and long-term value of their education. This makes them more marketable on the job market and valuable to employers of all kinds.
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Winner of Several IT Awards
AWS Academy Member Institution: WGU integrates AWS-authorized learning content into its information technology, network operations and security, and cloud computing bachelor's degree programs, offering students an up-to-date AWS cloud computing curriculum.
CODiE Award: The Software & Information Industry Association awarded WGU the 2016 CODiE Award for Best Learning Relationship Management Solution for its Business of IT – Project Management course, a course completed by students in most WGU IT programs. The course was created in partnership with interactive course provider uCertify.
Cyberwatch Member: WGU is an academy institution member of the National CyberWatch Center which objectives are: to support the national imperative for developing cybersecurity-educated professionals by providing educational, networking, and collaborative opportunities for faculty and their institutions to foster evidenced-based practices among the membership by providing software platforms and data that support collaboration, and to assist in the collection of data that can be used by all member schools as they create their cybersecurity organizational strategic plans.