WILMINGTON — Cape Fear Community College and Western Governors University have signed a new transfer agreement that formalizes the transfer of applicable credits between the two institutions.
CFCC graduates and employees will now have access to flexible, personalized learning pathways to higher education and professional development through accredited nonprofit WGU.
WGU is an online university offering more than 80 bachelor’s and master’s degrees and certificate programs in business, technology, healthcare and K-12 education. WGU’s asynchronous competency-based programs are designed to fit into busy work and home schedules and create pathways to opportunity.
The university has more than 190,000 students enrolled nationwide, including more than 6,000 in North Carolina. Over 9,300 WGU alumni live across all 100 counties in the state.
CFCC graduates, staff and faculty will now be able to apply for specially designated WGU Community College Partner Scholarships valued at $3,500 each. Tuition is around $4,000 per six-month term for most WGU bachelor’s degree programs, and students can take as many classes as they wish within a term with the consent of their assigned program mentor.
“At Cape Fear Community College, our mission has always been to expand opportunity for our students and community,” said CFCC President Jim Morton said in a press release. “This new partnership with Western Governors University gives our graduates and employees a seamless, affordable pathway to continue their education, advance their careers, and strengthen the workforce of our region.”
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