RALEIGH, N.C. -- A year after Western Governors University launched in North Carolina, Spectrum News anchor Caroline Blair is sitting down with the school’s chancellor, Catherine Truitt, for an In Depth look at the new higher education institution.  

  • The university says its mission is to expand access to affordable higher education for North Carolinians through “online, competency-based programs that address key workforce needs.”
  • The university has seen enrollment increase 126%, from 1,100 students to 2,600.
  • For more information on WGU NC, visit their website.

Launching in 2017, the university is a partnership between Western Governors University and the state of North Carolina, with a mission of helping people of all kind in the state receive a higher quality education. The university says its mission is to expand access to affordable higher education for North Carolinians through “online, competency-based programs that address key workforce needs.”

Chancellor Truitt says, since their launch a year ago, the university has seen enrollment increase 126%, from 1,100 students to 2,600. 

The university says their makeup is very diverse, with 75% of students working full time, 20% having some sort of military affiliation, 43% first-generation college students, 23% living in rural areas, 21% from low-income families, and 30% who are ethnic.  Truitt believes their makeup looks like this because students can take classes at their own pace and outside the classroom.

For more information on WGU NC, visit their website.