Western International University
Western International University is popping up in the sidebars of quite a few newsletters and websites lately. WIU is just one of that massive wave of distance education services that have become more prominent in recent years, though they’ve been around for a few decades. The opportunities for outfits like WIntU to offer both brick-and-mortar and online / distance options to working adults - who seem to be increasingly pressured to get a degree, any degree at all, as quickly as possible - have combined with a rapidly growing market to ensure that we see a great deal more of them, and with greater legitimacy, than in the past.
WIntU, like others, offers a long list of degree programs and online degrees as well as individual courses that may or may not be transferable. They’re a larger operation with campuses from Arizona to India.
As I’ve written before, whether you personally are interested in online or distance education makes no difference. It doesn’t even matter whether it’s good or bad. What matters is that as a teacher, parent, student, or generally responsible person, you understand what’s out there - and especially what’s being sold to willing consumers.
Read the ads, pitches and websites for places like WIntU, regardless of your stance, if you want to keep on top of education. Tens of thousands of consumers do - and for their sake, you need to understand what these schools/businesses are about.
