CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is poised to create a partnership between the state and a nonprofit, low-cost online university designed to ease access to two and four-year college degrees.
Sandoval will sign a proclamation Tuesday creating a Nevada branch of the Western Governors University.
The online school is a nonprofit and offers degrees in business, teaching and information technology. It's based on "competency learning," meaning students don't have assigned class times and instead can work at their own pace and time.
The partnership will be funded through a $2 million grant from a separate education-focused nonprofit called USA Funds, and through tuition payments from students.
Nevada will join five other states including Texas, Indiana and Washington in creating the state-affiliated schools.