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Ask HN: Thoughts on Western Governors University?

1 points by rcarr ↗ HN
Context: Want to leave the UK and move somewhere abroad permanently. Very hard to do, especially to another English speaking country, without a degree. Contemplating doing an online degree with Western Governers as it looks like the fastest and cheapest option. I also like the fact you get the vocational quals like Cloud Practitioner at the same time. I have 18 months of professional developer experience but have been coding on and off for a lot of the last decade so think I would be able to do either the software developer or cloud computing degrees without too much trouble. Got some savings so would probably do it full time whilst living in a cheap cost of living country, probably in South East Asia, then heading onwards to Australia once I'd finished on a Working Holiday Visa and then just taking things as they come. Anyone got any opinions on the program(s) or the institution?

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TorontoTheGood
It was a good experience. You'd learn more in 4 years at a brick and mortar since you spend more time and homework there. Great option if you already know much of the material though, but i think they only admit US and Canadian people. I liked that it was async but still proctored exams, and they provided great access to teachers and so on.
rcarr
That's that idea out the window then! They should open up to international students, I reckon they'd clean up, the only real competitor in the UK would be the Open University and WGU has significant cost and time savings over it.