WGU Washington Newsroom

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pleased that WGU will be helping expand access to educational opportunity in Washington. This new university will provide an important option by offering working adults in Washington another way to get a quality college degree—one that measures learning rather than time spent in class and puts student success at the center of everything it does."

—Hilary Pennington
Director of Education, Postsecondary Success, and Special Initiatives, U.S. Program
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

"As one of the Founders and as a member of WGU’s Board of Trustees since the university’s inception, I highly recommend WGU Washington as a quality institution. This new university provides the state of Washington with another quality higher education alternative—one that takes advantage of 21st century technology and a new learning approach designed to address the needs of working adults."

—Dr. Samuel H. Smith
President Emeritus, Washington State University