Western Governors University or WGU is a private non-profit online university founded in 1997 by a group of 19 bi-partisan state governors seeking to establish an alternative educational option for students with limited access to post-secondary institutions. The educational format is unique, in that student evaluation is based on an ongoing assessment of competency that establishes a student’s progress.
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