Missouri’s General Assembly issued proclamations declaring Monday, February 5, 2018, as “WGU Missouri Day” in Jefferson City as part of the ongoing celebrations marking WGU Missouri’s 5th anniversary. Two proclamations from the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives were presented to WGU Missouri Chancellor Dr. Angie Besendorfer in commemoration of the occasion.

The proclamations were issued in recognition of WGU Missouri’s tremendous accomplishments during its first five years. WGU Missouri was created as Missouri’s only state-endorsed, nonprofit, fully online university by former Gov. Jay Nixon in February 2013 to expand affordable, high-quality education to residents across the state. Over the past five years, WGU Missouri has grown to include 2,714 currently enrolled students, 1,858 graduates and 159 staff members throughout Missouri, and has also awarded over $1 million in scholarships.

In honor of its 5^th anniversary, WGU Missouri will be awarding $5,000 scholarships this year to as many as 100 new students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Applications for the WGU Missouri 5th Anniversary Celebration Scholarship are being accepted through June 29 and can be completed at missouri.wgu.edu/5th.

About WGU Missouri

WGU Missouri is a competency-based, online university created to expand access to higher education for Missouri residents. The university offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the fields of business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. WGU Missouri faculty members provide one-on-one guidance, support, and instruction.

Established through a partnership with nationally recognized Western Governors University, WGU Missouri is open to all qualified Missouri residents. The university is nonprofit and self-sustaining on flat-rate tuition of about $6,000 per year for most programs.

Degrees are granted under the accreditation of Western Governors University, 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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