Employees of Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) are now eligible for a 5 percent discount on tuition under a new partnership between WGU Missouri and the Rolla-based healthcare facility. The agreement provides employees with greater access to high-quality, affordable bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, information technology, and health care, including nursing.
Under the terms of the agreement, PCRMC employees can receive a 5 percent discount (for up to two years) to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree at WGU Missouri. The tuition discount reduces WGU Missouri’s already-low tuition of about $6,000 per year for most programs.
“We are pleased to partner with PCRMC and provide its employees with greater access to high-quality, affordable education,” said Dr. Angie Besendorfer, Chancellor of WGU Missouri. “As a university that is designed to meet the needs of working adults, our flexible, self-paced model is ideal for employees who want to make higher education fit into their busy lives.”
WGU Missouri, the state affiliate of Western Governors University, is a nonprofit online university established by the state. WGU Missouri’s competency-based learning model allows students to learn at their own pace. Rather than spending time in classes with set schedules, students can move quickly through material they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn. As a result, many students are able to accelerate their time to degree completion – with the average time to a bachelor’s degree less than three years.
Phelps County Regional Medical Center employees will also be eligible for the Healthcare Partners Fund, with scholarships of up to $2,500. For more information on WGU Missouri, and details on the PCRMC partnership benefits, visit https://missouri.wgu.edu/landing/pcrmc.
About Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Phelps County Regional Medical Center is a world-class healthcare facility licensed for 242 patient beds and is proud to be the area’s largest employer with over 1,700 employees. PCRMC is also one of Missouri’s leading regional referral centers, serving over 200,000 residents in South Central Missouri. PCRMC is a non-tax supported, county-owned hospital with a local 5-member elected board.
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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Pamela Powell
The Hauser Group
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