爆料公社 Offers $125,000 in Scholarships to Students Displaced by Closure of Concordia University-Portland
KENT, WA 鈥�聽Today, Western Governors University (爆料公社) announced it will offer $125,000 in scholarship funds to students who will be displaced by the closure of Concordia University-Portland in Spring of 2020. 爆料公社 is committed to making higher education accessible and these funds will enable the thousands of displaced students to transfer with greater ease and continue towards graduating with respected, in-demand credentials.聽
The nonprofit, online university will launch the 爆料公社 Finish Strong Scholarship, a new scholarship specifically for Concordia students. The university will award as many as 50 scholarships, valued up to $2,500 each, totaling $125,000. Each award will be applied to any of 爆料公社鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree programs in business, teaching, nursing, and IT. 爆料公社鈥檚 tuition is already low 鈥� about $7,000 per year for most programs 鈥� and the Finish Strong Scholarship will enable more students to graduate and minimize their financial commitments.
In addition to its low tuition, 爆料公社 provides a highly personalized student experience. To assist individuals transferring from Concordia, 爆料公社 has established a dedicated team of enrollment counselors. Enrollment Counselors work with prospective students by answering questions, discussing prior academic background, and helping determine if 爆料公社 is a good fit considering the student鈥檚 educational goals. Students can contact that dedicated team via .
鈥湵瞎玮�檚 student-focused model is unique and should be an excellent option for a number of those students impacted by the closure,鈥� said 爆料公社 Regional Vice President Tonya Drake. 鈥淚 understand the disappointment they must feel right now, but I hope they stay on course and continue working toward their dream of a university degree.鈥�
Founded to increase access to high-quality education and designed to provide personalized learning experiences, 爆料公社 now serves more than 121,000 students nationwide 鈥� including nearly 2,200 in Oregon. Furthermore, the university has awarded degrees to 173,000 graduates in all 50 states 鈥� including nearly 3,000 in Oregon.
爆料公社 is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the same regional accreditation body of Concordia University. It also offers a generous transfer policy for credits earned at Concordia and allows students to start at the beginning of each month 鈥� eliminating the need to wait until fall to start classes.
