SALT LAKE CITY, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Western Governors University (WGU) and the Salt Lake Bees
are teaming up to offer scholarships that will give four
Utah students a full year of
tuition, a $6,000 value per student.
Applications are now being accepted for the WGU-Bees scholarship,
which will cover the full tuition for two six-month terms at WGU.
The four scholarships will be awarded at the Bees-Fresno Grizzlies
game on Friday, September 1,
2017.
To apply or learn more about this scholarship, visit
go.slbees.com/2017/wgu/.
WGU and the Bees formally announced the scholarship at the
Bees-Sacramento River Cats game on Friday,
April 14, 2017, when WGU's Enrollment Director, Kempe
Nicoll, threw out the first pitch of the game. Applications for the
scholarship will be accepted through Friday,
August 18, 2017.
"The Salt Lake Bees are proud to join WGU to give these students
free tuition for one year," said Marc
Amicone, Salt Lake Bees general manager. "The Bees'
organization places great value on education, and we are thrilled
to help provide academic assistance to members of our
community."
To be eligible for the WGU-Bees scholarship, applicants must be
new students to WGU, a Utah
resident, officially admitted into one of WGU's bachelor's or
master's degree programs, complete the scholarship application, and
be interviewed by a WGU scholarship counselor. While WGU will award
up to four scholarships, recipients will be selected based on their
academic records, financial need, and readiness for online study at
WGU, among other considerations. WGU will also waive the
$65 application fee for all
scholarship applicants who apply by August
18, 2017, just use the code: BEES.
Online, accredited, and nonprofit, WGU offers more than 60
bachelor's and master's degrees in business, Kâ12 teacher
education, information technology, and health professions,
including nursing. The majority of WGU students are working adults
who benefit from the online university's flexibility and
competency-based online degree programs, which allow students to
study and learn on their schedules, advancing as soon as they are
able to demonstrate mastery of the material. This, combined with
affordable, flat-rate tuition of about $6,000 a year for most programs, is making it
possible for more students to earn respected degrees that can
enable them to advance their careers.
About WGU
Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors
with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher
education, online, nonprofit WGU now serves 80,000 students
nationwide and has 80,000 graduates in all 50 states. Driving
innovation as the nation's leading competency-based university, WGU
has been recognized by the White House, state leaders, employers,
and students as a model that works in postsecondary education. In
just 20 years, the university has become a leading influence in
changing the lives of individuals and families, and preparing the
workforce needed in today's rapidly evolving economy. WGU is
accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and
Universities, has been named one of Fast Company's Most
Innovative Companies, and was featured on NPR, NBC Nightly
News, CNN, and in The New York
Times. Learn more at www.wgu.edu.
Contact for media
inquiries:
Joan Mitchell â VP of Public
Relations
801-428-5463
jmitchell@wgu.edu
Contact for enrollment
information:
866-225-5948
wgu.edu
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