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Lawmakers debate proposed state partnership with online Western Governors University (WGU)

"We need more capacity [for higher education] and there’s no way the state can afford the new capacity we need in the economic environment we’re in."

State lawmakers are considering a plan that would expand a nonprofit online university in Washington as a way to increase access to higher education.

The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, would create a partnership between the state and the Western Governors University (WGU) http://www.wgu.edu/ , based in Utah.

The university would establish an online school called WGU-Washington, and would work with the state in helping meet statewide higher-education goals, such as increasing the number of students earning college degrees. The school also would be included in agreements for the transfer of college credits among Washington institutions.

By Joanna Nolasco

Seattle Times Olympia bureau

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