WGU Missouri Signs Partnership with Centene Corp.

Nonprofit online university will offer discounted tuition to hundreds of employees

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of employees at Centene Corporation will be eligible to receive discounted tuition to WGU Missouri under a new agreement between the institutions. The partnership will enhance workforce development in the St. Louis area by expanding access to affordable, flexible, and well-respected higher education.

WGU Missouri, a nonprofit, online university newly established in the state, allows working adults to customize the schedule and the pace of their college education, taking advantage of skills and knowledge they've already acquired.

"We're very excited about this educational opportunity for our employees," said Tony Myers, Vice President of Organizational Development and Training for Centene. "WGU Missouri's model provides a uniquely flexible and accessible gateway to higher education for working professionals."

Under the terms of the partnership, employees of Centene, a health care coverage provider, can receive a 5 percent discount on tuition for up to four 6-month terms. The discount will apply to any of WGU Missouri's degree programs in information technology, health care, teaching and business.

WGU Missouri was established February 15, 2013, by Governor Jay Nixon. The state's only fully online, competency-based university, WGU Missouri allows students to take advantage of prior learning and experience to move quickly through material they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn.

For more information on WGU Missouri, including admissions requirements, visit missouri.wgu.edu/centene.

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 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). Teachers College programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE*).

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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Contact for media inquiries:
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SOURCE WGU Missouri