Western Governors U offers $125K in scholarships to displaced Concordia students – Education Dive
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Dive Brief:
- Western Governors University, a nonprofit online institution, is offering scholarships to as many as 50 students affected by the planned closure of Concordia University-Portland, in Oregon.
- Awardees will receive up to $2,500 to apply to either a master’s or bachelor’s degree program at the university, which enrolls upward of 120,000 students, for a total of $125,000 in potential scholarship funds. Western Governors’ annual tuition is around $7,000.
- The university previously gave scholarships to students impacted by other closures, including at ITT Technical Institute and Ashworth College.
Dive Insight:
Concordia University-Portland shocked students earlier this month when officials announced it will close at the end of the spring semester. In a statement, Interim President Thomas Ries said that the “university’s current and projected enrollment and finances make it impossible to continue its educational mission.”
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