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Friday, June 13, 2008
WGU Hits Milestone of 10,000 Online Learning Students - Wendy Leonard, Deseret News
Western Governors University, which was founded just over 10 years ago, has reached enrollment of 10,000 students. Skeptics of the nonprofit, online university founded by 19 U.S. governors, didn't believe the day of high numbers would come, let alone that the school would survive without state financing and in competition with similar, for-profit online schools. "Our success thus far is primarily because of our intense focus on the student learning experience," WGU President Robert Mendenhall said in a statement. He expects significant enrollment growth to continue, despite the lack of state support.
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