Student Experience
Your Employer May Be a WGU Partner
WGU Partners with Employers Who Care About Your Career Advancement
Here at WGU, we are constantly working to create partnerships with companies who are dedicated to changing the lives of their employees. We partner with corporations, school districts, healthcare facilities, associations, and many other organizations to help them create new opportunities for their employees. These partnerships help employees become students, enabling them to boost their résumés, enhance their careers, and reach their educational goals. This is beneficial for employees and employers alike—more learning leads to a highly trained workforce, which helps everyone succeed and thrive.
Featured Partners
WGU partners with hundreds of companies to help increase learning opportunities for every individual. Some of our partners include:
Employer Satisfaction
WGU graduates boast degrees that prepare them to succeed in their careers. The data below, from a 2020 survey of 300 employers of WGU graduates by Harris Poll, proves it:
Beyond expectations.
98% of employers said WGU graduates met or exceeded expectations.
Top candidates.
96% said they would hire another WGU graduate.
Prepared for the job.
95% said that their WGU graduates were prepared for their jobs.
Our Partnerships with Community Colleges Can Make it Simpler to Transfer to WGU
Looking to transfer to WGU? Our partnerships with community colleges across the country help students like you continue their education. Community college graduates who are looking to move forward with their education and earn a bachelor's degree can access easy transfer options with our many partnerships. WGU helps prepare students for their post-graduation needs, offers four-year programs that often take much less time to complete, and focuses on strong transfer agreements to help community college graduates move through their education efficiently.
What our Partners and Advocates Say
“I’m impressed by the results in places like Western Governors University. Its low-cost online programs rely on competency-based progression, not class time or credit hours. It uses external assessments to evaluate student proficiency.”
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Bill Gates
“Why American Colleges Have to Change”
"WGU gives students the ability to really assemble the complete package, from the subject matter to the specific skills to the certification that gives employers confidence when they're making a hiring decision."
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Brad Smith
President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
“I’m impressed by the results in places like Western Governors University. Its low-cost online programs rely on competency-based progression, not class time or credit hours. It uses external assessments to evaluate student proficiency.”
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Bill Gates
“Why American Colleges Have to Change”
"WGU gives students the ability to really assemble the complete package, from the subject matter to the specific skills to the certification that gives employers confidence when they're making a hiring decision."
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Brad Smith
President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
Four Colleges, One University
All of our degree programs are carefully chosen with employment and success in mind. Our innovative model of competency-based online learning is designed for the working adult, and our commitment to keeping costs down means better ROI for our graduates.
