UMGC will now offer degrees for Wiley Beyond’s Network of 80 Companies and 500,000 Employees
Adelphi, Md. (Jan. 11, 2022)—University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), apioneerin providing innovative and quality academic degree programsfor adult and underserved populations, has joined Wiley, a globalleader in research and education, inan alliance thataddsUMGC to Wiley’s Extended Learning Network. This networkincludes 57 partner schools that support degrees and reskilling programs through Wiley Beyond,the company’stuition benefits solution, andthe 80 companies and 500,000 employees currently partnered with Wiley Beyondwill have access to UMGC’smore than 90fully onlinedegree programsand specializations.
As part of this agreement,UMGC willworkwith Wiley and workforce development agencies around the country, as well as with community colleges that are seeking more efficient access to bachelor’s degree programs.
“We are pleased and proud to partner with Wiley todevelopa more skilled workforce,” said UMGC President Gregory Fowler. “Our experience withestablishingtransfer relationships with community colleges will benefit the participants in Wiley Beyond and increase the pipeline of studentswho are completingbachelor’s degree.”
“Through Wiley Beyond, Wiley offers one of the most extensive learning networks for employer-sponsored education programs,” said Todd Zipper,president of Wiley Education Services. “We’re excited to add University of Maryland Global Campus to our learning network to provide more learners with affordable, accessible and outcomes-driven education.”
UMGCenrollsmore than 90,000 studentseach year, more than half of whom are active-duty military personnel and their familiesstationedon military bases around the world.
The university alsooffers award-winning online programs in disciplines including biotechnology, cybersecurity,dataanalyticsand information technology that are in high demand in today’s increasingly technical, global workplace. UMGC also offers cost savings through its use of digital resources, which have replaced costly publisher textbooks in most courses.
About University of Maryland Global Campus
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) was established in 1947 to serve adult students outside the traditional campus, including military servicemembers and veterans. Today, UMGC enrolls some 90,000 students annually, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs, as well as certificates in more than 90 fully online programs and specializations.
UMGC was the first university to send faculty overseas to teach active-duty military personnel at installations in Europe, beginning in 1949, expanding to Asia in 1956 and to the Middle East in 2005. UMGC faculty have taught in the war zones of Vietnam, Kosovo, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.
UMGC now offers classes to military service personnel and their families at more than 175 locations in more than 20 countries. More than half of the university’s student body are active-duty military personnel and their families, members of the National Guard and veterans.
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