WGU Indiana Recognized for Academic Quality

INDIANAPOLIS – In just its second year of existence, WGU Indiana has been recognized for its academic quality by the state’s governing body of public colleges and universities. Last Friday, the Indiana Commission of Higher Education (CHE) released Reaching Higher, Achieving More: A Success Agenda for Higher Education in Indiana. Out of every state university and online option, the report highlighted WGU Indiana as the university where flexibility meets academic quality.

WGU Indiana has been established by the State of Indiana as a nonprofit, online, competency-based university to expand access to higher education for Indiana residents. Formed through a partnership with Western Governors University, WGU Indiana is open to all qualified Indiana residents. The university offers over 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Business, Education, Information Technology, and Healthcare Professions, including Nursing. In 2012, the Indiana Commission of Higher Education recognized WGU Indiana in its Reaching Higher, Achieving More agenda for the university’s excellence in academic quality.

Degrees are granted under the accreditation of Western Governors University, which is regionally accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and nationally accredited through the Distance Education and Training Commission (DETC). 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).

WGU Indiana is an approved education provider for Indiana state grants and scholarships offered through the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI). In addition, the university has partnered with Ivy Tech to offer graduates who have completed their associate degrees a seamless transfer to complete their bachelor’s degrees at WGU Indiana, including application fee waivers and tuition discounts.