WGU Review- 3 Year Update - Is Western Governors University Worth It? 

How long did it take you?

Do you use javascript in your job? or more databases and clouds?

@@mcbjvhgurl 2.5 years for the degree. I got a job 2 years after I started. So I didn't even graduate yet when I got a job.

@@romanlukichev4971 neither really. I am customer support. Think more like local specialized help desk. It pays 6 figures a year and I have a nice pension. I think I just got really lucky. But without WGU I didn't have a chance.

How is that cloud computing major? I am deciding now between cloud computing and information security & assurance. Do you think there a lot of overlap between the two? I am leaning towards cloud computing because I have been studying cybersecurity for a couple years now and have my security+ already but no luck with jobs as of yet

I don't know what university you went to, but mine was very helpful and had updated information. The alumni and internships it had were great too.

Update?

Very cool! Im starting soon after you!!

How long did it take you to complete and have you had any luck finding jobs?

Community college lil bro

@@Vuden13 I say naw lil homie

@@RunOs3 wut

@@Vuden13 you bussin now? Aight den.

Pay for books that cost as much as the class? E-books, ever heard of them? With that said, state schools are quite a bit better than WGU.

Yep its a shame.

@@cyberlocc why? CEH is garbage

@thechillmaster5836 Because CEH is expensive and it be nice to get it free. "It's garbage" ya I hear that all the time, and that may very well be the case from an actual learning/content standpoint. However at the end of the day it is the second most requested Cyber Security Cert by HR and it's not by a small margin. What is the value of certs to you? Industry recognition? The Industry says they are all trash. Learning? I don't think most of them are very practical but learning can definitely be a second. HR? Well the CEH is king in this regard, no matter how much people don't like that. At the End of the day the CISSP, OSCP, CEH, and Sec+ are the only certs HR cares about (and Sans) so they are the only certs that really have any value at all.

I’ll be trying to same thing soon, good luck.

How old r u

Same here lol

Same as well just started in February in Intro to Information Security now

Same I’m hoping to test for core one in a week or so

Cant fcking stand the A+ and I've already worked in technology.

How the clases going ? I’m starting cybersecurity to put this TS/SCI to use when I finish the associates and later bachelors eventually

you sound ignorant, she structured the video well and answered a lot of questions as well

and a veteran like myself i get paid to get to school which she shows that it made it worth with that aspect

@@imbrion7981I’m starring cybersecurity associates next with with the GI bill. Do you think wgu was better than going to a college since it’s “faster”?

Reason is that a 10 min video can get more per view

She dropped alot of jewels.

Do it.

Aye!

hows it going, how is the curriculum? What do you expect to gain at the end of this?

@@Chainless_Slave7 It's Going better than I expected. I only have 10 classes + 1 capstone so it's easy. I expect to gain a bachelor's degree and also a better job. Now I wfh as a cybersecurity analyst making $64k but I would like a new job in Cybersecurity paying at least $80k.

This is my most likely path. I am in my capstone for the MSITM, and I plan to go to SANS to get a graduate certificate with what I have left in the GIBILL.

@@angelgueosepulveda3151 yeah my goal is to land a job as a SOC analyst once I’m done with my masters, then use the sans graduate path to specialize from there based on what I want to go into since they have incident response/pentesting/cloud etc

@@DigitalHoplite I think it is a good plan. SANS have really good pathways of certifications in whatever you want to specialize. I wish you good luck on your future education.

Welcome back!

@@nicoleenesse 🙇‍♂️ thx

As an immigrant and US citizen, who has a foreign degree, I can tell you. That WGU has affordable certifications, which will cost you about 4,000 dollars. It is just a starting point, after it you will need to make your own project, and become a life long IT Learner. And maybe you land a tech job, if you put a lot of effort into it.

It depends if your brain is in the good shape!

I'm 46 and I start WGU on June 1st. You can do it.

In some areas of study. I’ve worked with several folks who have degrees and are some of the dumbest colleagues

I know someone that got a BS in 6 months and a Masters in 3. That should answer your question.

Was it from wgu? I have an associate degree in cyberscurity but can't get a call back from IT jobs to save my life

​@thegeth4293 Same. I got an Associates Degree in Cybersecurity from Moraine Valley Community College. I stopped applying to jobs. Yesterday I sent WGU my transcripts because the Associates Degree counts towards the WGU Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity. I plan to start WGU June 1st. Have you ever thought about getting a Bachelors degree?

@@Theinsomniac826 I start at WGU on May 1 for their IT degree. I'm also doing a CCNA course on udemy in the mean time. It sucks, I got my 2 year degree and can't get a job to save my life, I checked LinkedIn's analytics, and about 60% of my competition for entry level help desk jobs have a bachelor's degree

How much do you make?

You only work on 1 class at a time, but you have 4 classes in a term. This is way easier because this has allowed me to finish certain classes within 1-3 weeks.

Just means you can’t juggle multiple classes at a time. But there’s no limit to how many you can do in a term.

Just get CISSP or CASP and you can get GS-12+. But if you absolutely need that degree, go Cyber.

Yes, but probably not in six months

only if you have the GIBILL

Yeah, SANS courses and certificates are very expensive. For individual courses, it is over 8k and another 1k for the exam. But they have the SANS Technology Institute, that have certificates and an MS. Each class is the same as the cert class, but it is 6.5k with the exam, which is still ridiculously expensive. That is why SANS focuses on getting people that either their employer or GI Bill can pay for it.

loma linda hella expensive

WGU will take University of the People credits because UoPeople are DEAC-accredited. I would suggest you at least complete your Associate degree at Upeople before transferring out.

@@Justmy4cents Thank you for your reply, I am also to planning transfer my credits at my last term at UoPeople and complete my bachelors at WGU what do you think?

I wouldn't recommend the military route. Its really hard to land that Navy Cyber Warfare job. Most of the time they will screw you over and make you take a different job and lie to you saying that you can change it later.

@@derekchamreun3939is this what you’ve experienced? Or just 2nd and 3rd hand information?

😅🤣

@@abefromen1 Speaking from personal experience. But who knows maybe you’ll be luckier than me.

@@abefromen1 Happened to my brother in the Navy. Air Force is the better branch for cyber security anyway.

Ong

3x

lol you’re at a Degree mill and think WGU is one too? No… it’s not.

@@hookedonhustle5103 Just going by what I've heard. Getting bachelor's and master's in 8 months doesn't seem legit to anyone with a half a brain 🤣😭 but ok.

@@hookedonhustle5103 I have to do more research. WGU was founded in 1997 so that’s extremely new for a not Degree Mill. At Devry I have support academic advisors, career advisors, and The degree is well rounded. Getting a bachelor’s in months makes WGU sound illegitimate. Anything worth accomplishing should take time and should be easy . Just my take.

You’re at a for profit school that’s been sued successfully multiple times for lying to students and about student success resulting in nearly 100 million in pay outs, but are worried about a state sponsored nonprofit public university that’s online like WGU? Just my personal experience working in big tech, and also in the same city as Nicole… DeVry is a terrible school and its legacy of poor quality graduates can impact students getting jobs. As in, the perception of the school is not great and like schools like Liberty University etc, has a stigma that can lead to your resume being automatically rejected without a lot of experience. I’m not even a fan of WGU but DeVry has such a poor track record, and there are so many better options that are cheaper and offer better outcomes it’s just a poor choice.

Anyone who thinks it is a diploma mill should try some of the WGU quizlets that students have put out there and see if they can pass them cold. Spoiler: unless you already know the material, you can't.