March 14, 2003

Western Governors U. Wins Key Accreditation

By DAN CARNEVALE

Western Governors University, a virtual institution, was granted regional accreditation last month by a group of four accrediting agencies. Officials at the university believe the news will legitimize distance education and competency-based education in the eyes of other institutions.

The university, based in Salt Lake City, received accreditation at the associate-, baccalaureate-, and master's-degree levels. The decision came five years after Western Governors opened to much hype and

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