WGU Recognized as “Academia Partner of the Year”

WGU Missouri and its parent university Western Governors University have been recognized by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) as the 2017 Academia Partner of the Year, the highest designation presented by EC-Council to one of its 1,000+ academic partners annually.

"WGU represents EC-Council Academia’s mission of preparing the next generation of cybersecurity experts," said Wesley Alvarez, Director of Academics for the U.S. division at EC-Council. "Their outstanding efforts toward educating students in ethical hacking and digital forensics at the master’s level has made a lasting imprint on the cybersecurity community."

EC-Council praised WGU for its commitment to educating and making a difference in the cybersecurity workforce. WGU Missouri students can earn EC-Council certifications, in addition to a degree, through the competency-based university’s M.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance and B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance.

“WGU Missouri is committed to serving students by providing access to relevant, high-quality cybersecurity and information assurance degrees that are credible to both academic institutions and employers in our state,” said WGU Missouri Chancellor Dr. Angie Besendorfer. “We are proud to be recognized by the EC-Council for our efforts.”

EC-Council is the world’s largest cybersecurity technical certification body, operating in 145 countries and providing the training and certification for over 200,000 information security professionals across the globe. EC-Council is the owner and developer of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI), Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), and License Penetration Testing (Practical) programs, among others.

About WGU Missouri

WGU Missouri is a competency-based, online university created to expand access to higher education for Missouri residents. The university offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the fields of business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. WGU Missouri faculty members serve as mentors, working one-on-one with students, offering guidance, support, and individualized instruction.

Established in 2013 through a partnership with nationally recognized Western Governors University, WGU Missouri is open to all qualified Missouri residents. The university is nonprofit and self-sustaining on flat-rate tuition of about $6,000 per year for most programs.

Degrees are granted under the accreditation of Western Governors University, which is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Nursing College programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE*), and the Health Informatics program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

More information is available at missouri.wgu.edu or by calling 855.948.8493.

*Western Governors University offers nursing programs that are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 5380, Washington DC 20036, 202-877-6791).

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