Online university to award $10,000 scholarships to 10 newly enrolled Texans, the largest in a decade
AUSTIN, TX (July 14, 2021) – WGU Texas, the online, nonprofit competency-based university, today announces it will award 10 newly enrolled Texans $10,000 scholarships in 2021 in honor of its 10th anniversary.
In its ten-year history as a state affiliate, WGU Texas has awarded 4,221 scholarships to qualifying Texans, totaling nearly $8.5 million over the course of its first decade, serving more than 22% of graduates. In 2020, WGU Texas awarded more than $1.6 million to 936 students. WGU Texas currently enrolls students who reside in 205 of the state’s 234 counties, with more than 13,500 enrolled students and nearly 20,000 alumni.
“At WGU Texas, we believe the role of higher education is to make a positive impact wherever and whenever possible,” said WGU Texas Chancellor Dr. Darrin Q. Rankin. “In the ten-year history of WGU Texas, we have strived to be a viable option for the nearly four million Texans who have some college education and no degree by putting higher education within reach of more Texans with affordable tuition and scholarships to ease the financial burden. Through the 10th Anniversary Scholarship, we can provide the pathway for more students to achieve their educational and career goals.”
WGU Texas offers more than 60 accredited bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business, information technology, K–12 education, and health professions, including nursing. A state-based subsidiary of nationally recognized, accredited, nonprofit Western Governors University, WGU Texas is open to all qualified Texas residents. WGU Texas’ affordable tuition and competency-based model allows students more flexibility to graduate at their own pace.
Recipients will be awarded $2,500 toward their tuition each six-month term, for up to four terms. Applications are open and scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Applications will close on Oct. 30, 2021, and prospective students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
For more information on the WGU Texas 10th Anniversary Scholarship and to apply, visit texas.wgu.edu/10×10. For more information on WGU Texas, visit texas.wgu.edu or follow the university on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About WGU Texas
WGU Texas is an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Texans’ access to higher education throughout the state. Formed through a partnership between the state of Texas and nationally recognized Western Governors University, WGU Texas is open to all qualified Texas residents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the high-demand career fields of business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. Since the university’s launch in 2011, nearly 20,000 graduates have earned their undergraduate or graduate degrees through a variety of academic offerings.
