Opportunities for new and returning students to learn where they live For rural Texas residents who want to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree program and remain in their hometowns, distance barriers, time, and cost may keep them from reaching their educational goals. To help overcome these barriers, WGU Texas is offering two scholarship programs for new and returning students. The Learn Where You Live Scholarship is valued at up to $3,000 and awarded at $750 per six-month term for up […]
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WGU Texas and Single Moms Society Sign Partnership
Partnership supports single parents looking to advance their careers through education WGU Texas and Single Moms Society announce a partnership to support single parents who want to advance their careers through education with pathways to earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree at WGU Texas. Single Moms Society (SMS), an extensive online community for single parents and social service providers, has over 4,000 members in central Texas and beyond. SMS is dedicated to helping single parents navigate their challenging lives by […]
WGU Texas Offers Scholarships for Military Community
Scholarships from $2,500 to $10,000 available to ease tuition costs for service members and their families May is Military Appreciation Month, and WGU Texas is offering an array of scholarships for the military community, including the Military Appreciation, Active-Duty, Honoring Our Heroes, Military Spouse, and Gold Star Family Scholarships, each valued at amounts ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. WGU Texas is committed to supporting our military community and is proud to offer over 60 career-focused degree programs […]
Cristie Remmel Named to WGU Texas Advisory Board
DFW Veterans Chamber of Commerce President and Founder to help advise online nonprofit university WGU Texas has named Cristie Remmel as the newest member of the nonprofit online university’s advisory board. WGU Texas was formed in 2011 through a partnership with the state of Texas and Western Governors University to meet changing workforce needs. As a state affiliate, WGU Texas has graduated more than 25,500 in the high demand fields of teaching, healthcare, IT, and business. Remmel […]
WGU Texas celebrates students returning to school with Back to School Scholarship
The online, nonprofit university will award multiple students $2500 To help adult learners further their education by earning a high-demand degree conveniently and affordably, online, nonprofit university WGU Texas has announced the Back to School Scholarship. Valued at up to $2500, the Back to School Scholarship is open to new students in any of the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs offered at WGU Texas. This scholarship will be credited to students’ accounts in payments of […]
WGU Celebrates Over a Decade in Texas
As WGU celebrates over a decade in Texas, this is a time to reflect on how it’s the most student-centric university in Texas by exploring how its unique model leads to student success and how this success contributes to the state. The non-profit online university currently has about 13,800 students across the state. 74 percent of their students work full-time while enrolled. WGU Texas’ diverse student population includes many first generation and low-income students, most of which […]
WGU Texas Offering $2,500 Tech is Everywhere Scholarship
The scholarship will help prepare students for a successful career in IT Information technology jobs are in high demand and cross many types of industries. If a career in IT is a personal goal, WGU Texas can help you reach that with the Tech is Everywhere Scholarship available to students who want to enhance their skills by earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT. Each Tech is Everywhere scholarship is valued up to $2,500 and designed to help […]
WGU Texas Offering $100,000 in Cybersecurity Scholarships
The scholarship will help prepare students for a successful career as a cybersecurity professional To coincide with Cyber Security Awareness Month, WGU Texas is making $100,000 in scholarships available to students who want to enhance their skills by earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in cybersecurity. Each Cybersecurity Scholarship is valued up to $5,000 and designed to help students with significant assistance as they pursue an affordable, accredited degree. Scholarships are awarded at the rate of $1,250 per six-month […]
WGU Texas Awarding $100,000 in Scholarships to Honor 10th Anniversary
Online university to award $10,000 scholarships to 10 newly enrolled Texans, the largest in a decade WGU Texas, the online, nonprofit competency-based university, today announces it will award 10 newly enrolled Texans $10,000 scholarships in 2021 in honor of its 10th anniversary. In its ten-year history as a state affiliate, WGU Texas has awarded 4,221 scholarships to qualifying Texans, totaling nearly $8.5 million over the course of its first decade, serving more than 22% of graduates. […]
WGU Texas Announces Military Appreciation Scholarship
$2,500 Scholarships Available to Ease Tuition Cost for Military Personnel and Families In honor of the service and sacrifice that active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their spouses make, WGU Texas is offering a Military Appreciation Scholarship. This scholarship provides students with significant assistance as they pursue an affordable, accredited degree. Each scholarship is valued at up to $2,500 and can be applied to any of WGU Texas’ more than 60 career-focused degree programs in business, education, IT, […]