WGU Review- 3 Year Update - Is Western Governors University Worth It?

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[Kelz]

2x Grad here - WGU is a God send. Absolutely game changer and leaps and bounds above many brick and mortar schools. I have a degree from a major b&m university as well. The price has gone up of course as all things but join now and change your life.

[robertw]

I had an AS in graphic design. Got my BS in Cloud Computing from WGU. It landed me a great government job. WGU was so worth it. Best $9k I ever spent. I doubled my salary with my new position.

[jrfarase]

I just retired from working for the government, and let me tell you about how many people we have hired as contractors and even Civil Service positions who had WGU degrees. On my small base alone, more than half of the hirees were WGU graduates with BS and/or MS degrees in Cyber/CompScience and most of them finished their programs within a year. I and my counterpart were both GS-12s with no degrees making 6-figures, and we see a ton of these new folks come in and make that right off the bat. I am now in the BS-CS program for my next big tole in the Space Industry, and my counterpart is in the Cyber program to keep himself competitive enough to snag the GS-13 spot when our boss retires.

WGU is legit THE school to go through for Government jobs right now.

[RunOs]

I really feel bad for anyone going to a traditional state school or private school where they have to fight for a spot in a class of 20 people, pay for books that cost as much as the class, and sit around and listen to professors who haven’t worked a real job in over 30 years talk about how much they enjoyed cyber security.

[JacoNotorious]

I'm enrolling right now and I super appreciate you doing these videos. It makes me feel confident going forward that my choice in WGU for an undergrad in cyber security was a good choice

[just_shaeee]

I graduated with my undergrad nursing degree at WGU! I actually love the school.

[jtexasboyz]

That Masters in Cybersecurity degree now gives you CISM, Casp, Pentest+ and Cysa+, no more CEH.

[skatealex]

Currently in WGU for cybersecurity studying CompTIA Core 1. So much to memorize but I hope to do good at in due time.

[minae]

Thank you for this! Your other video is what made me finally go through with the decision. I’m getting my masters in cybersecurity and information assurance as well and start March 1st.

[dvn]

Needed this video. I had a bad semester. A lot of life happened this last year making me fall back and it’s hard to keep the focus with that and my overnight 12’s. When things settle a little bit i will take the non FA semester and get back on track.

[michaelmcquay]

The reason I chose WGU is because one 6 month term cost like $5k. Keiser was charging $11k (including books and fees) per 4 month semester come to find out a lot of online colleges (like snhu) charge about $450+ per credit hour. National average for a bacholars is $25-$35k. I also like being able to complete my course at a faster pace, you can finish your bacholars in about 6months or less. Also for the inspiring nurses they offer the BSN (pre-licensure) meaning you can enroll without being a nurse, you will earn you RN license while in school and do your clinincals at their partner labs in your state.

[craigspencer]

WGU cybersecurity program just got the stamp of approval from the NSA

[romanlukichev]

Thanks for mentioning WGU. I will seriously consider it for getting my education.

[DigitalLiquid]

I start in March 1st. I was grinding Sophia classes the past few months. Now I'm studying for the classes left to stay ahead.

[SupportSquirrel]

Yeah...the CISSP isn't horrible but it just feels draining. At some point you just get enough certs that you feel drained every year from getting a new one or having to get CEUs for existing ones...

[Theinsomniac]

I plan to start WGU for a Bachelors in Cybersecurity June 1st. I completed my Associates degree in Cybersecurity last December.

[DigitalHoplite]

Great video! I have a bachelors in liberal arts already and my full 36 months of gi bill. My plan is to knock out the masters at WGU in a year, I can then use the remaining time on SANS grad cert pathways which you can use your gi bill for (these are separate to the sans degree program and are based on learning pathways).

[tammimccoy]

Thank you! Thank You!! Your video and the wonderful people who made comments has helped me make a decision about attending WGU and I AM! Heading to there website you and thanks everyone else😀

[motivationinbloom]

WGI Alumni, Best decision I ever made. Graduated 10/2018, and walked in 2/2019 in Orlando, worse thing that happened is that I waited until 1/2020 to pursue a new job, and guess what happened. However, due to Bachelors in Business Administration I have received great job offers after the plandemic happened.

[davidbradham]

Sophia Learning is also a good program to use to save time and money