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Introducing the Class of 2018

Apr 10, 2018

On Saturday, April 28th at Key Arena in Seattle, WGU Washington will award more than 3,000 bachelor’s and master’s degrees to the Class of 2018.

This class has grown 16% from last year’s impressive group of graduates. In the seven years since lawmakers established the university, WGU Washington’s enrollment has grown more than 1,200%. Our total number of students now exceeds 11,000 — making WGU Washington the sixth largest university in the state.

And like every year, with students all across the state from a wide-variety of backgrounds, the Class of 2018 boasts extraordinary diversity. The infographic below tells the story of this year’s class in numbers:

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