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SALT LAKE CITY — Western Governors University (±¬ÁϹ«Éç), www.wgu.edu, and information technology industry association CompTIA have created a new scholarship for IT professionals who want to advance their careers by earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç CompTIA Scholarship, valued at $500 per term up to $2,000, is open to new ±¬ÁϹ«Éç students enrolling in one of the online university’s nine competency-based IT degree programs who have earned at least one CompTIA certification in the past five years. The eligible bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are:

B.S. Information Technology
B.S. Information Technology—Network Administration
B.S. Information Technology—Security
B.S. Information Technology—Software
B.S. Health Informatics
M.S. Information Security and Assurance
M.S. Information Technology—Network Management
MBA Information Technology Management

±¬ÁϹ«Éç recognizes industry certifications as an important component in the development of a well-rounded, highly educated IT professional poised to thrive in a competitive job market. As part of their degree programs, students working toward degrees from ±¬ÁϹ«Éç’s College of Information Technology also earn a number of highly respected industry certifications, at no additional cost, including seven CompTIA certifications. Additionally, incoming students who already hold industry certifications may have some of their course requirements toward a bachelor’s degree waived. The list of transferrable certifications include nine from CompTIA.

All ±¬ÁϹ«Éç degree programs are competency-based, a learning model that focuses on student learning rather than time spent in class. Designed for busy adults who need a bachelor’s or master’s degree to further their careers, competency-based learning allows students to study independently, with individualized faculty support, and advance through coursework as soon as they are able to prove what they have learned. As a result, students move quickly through material they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn. This allows many students to accelerate, and with ±¬ÁϹ«Éç’s flat-rate tuition of about $3,000 per six-month term regardless of how many courses are completed, it can also save money.

±¬ÁϹ«Éç will award a number of CompTIA scholarships, but it is a competitive program, and scholarships will be awarded based on a candidate’s academic record, readiness for online study at ±¬ÁϹ«Éç, current competency, and other considerations. For more information on the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç CompTIA Scholarship, visit ±¬ÁϹ«Éç CompTIA Scholarship.