Pathways to Higher Education
At Academy at WGU, we focus on unlocking the potential in each student. Learning can be difficult for many individuals, particularly those with no college experience or those who have struggled in the past. We help them become resilient learners AND develop the core academic skills that prepare them for success in earning a postsecondary credential—a certificate, associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree.
Our focus is developing noncognitive skills that lead to better outcomes in college and beyond.
We’ll share our proven program for student success.
Academy at WGU was established to support college readiness with workforce groups, nonprofit organizations, and other community groups who realize that a “career-ready education” is crucial to an individual’s long-term success. And that lifting up others through education benefits us all!
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PACA graduates achieving FTAA1 during second term relative to non-PACA graduates
+22.6%
OVERALL
+14.1%
STUDENTS OF COLOR
+19.7%
1ST GENERATION
+18.8%
LOW INCOME
1 Full-time Academic Attainment (FTAA) = students who successfully completed a minimum of 12 credits in their first term at a 4-year on-line university
Academy at WGU’s science-backed methods set students up for success:
The Academy at WGU program is designed to strengthen student confidence, develop learning skills, and establish the foundation for eventual success and graduation from college. Academy at WGU provides the perfect launching pad for future degree success.
Improved communications and the confidence to effectively collaborate
One-to-one coaching to help identify and reach their goals
A program that will help them develop a thriving mindset, confidence, and professional skills
Here’s where our science backed program comes in.
Academy at WGU prepares students for future academic success through our science-backed, breakthrough social-emotional learning model, Program for Academic and Career Advancement (PACA).
PACA follows an evidence-based approach, relying on principles of social, cognitive, educational, and industrial-organizational psychology in each step of the process. We’re helping build resilient learners.
The Elements of PACA
Thriving Mindset
This breakthrough program will boost student performance and prepare them for college and the workplace with the tools they need, such as confidence, self-awareness, the ability to collaborate, emotional intelligence, and the ability to effectively set and achieve goals.
Executive Coaching Model
Students are assigned a Success Coach who will meet with them one-to-one to guide them through performance-enhancing techniques used by some of the nation’s top Fortune 500 companies. Working with their Success Coach, the students set their personal or professional goals and put a plan into place for achieving them.
Peer Support
A series of group sessions helps students feel supported by their peers. Students will know they can succeed and thrive in a college or business setting.
Academic Success
Academy at WGU graduates achieving full-time academic achievement was 8.7 percentage points higher during their first term at a 4-year online university relative to non-Academy at WGU students.1
Ready to give your students a thriving mindset?
Comparison of Academy grads vs. non-Academy students
+15.5%
Academy graduates achieving second term FTAA2,3 was 15.5 percentage points higher relative to non-Academy students.
+19.7%
First generation Academy graduates achieving second term FTAA was 19.7 percentage points higher relative to first-generation non-Academy students.
+30.1%
First generation PACA Completers4 achieving second term FTAA was 30.1 percentage points higher relative to Academy students who did not complete PACA.
At Academy at WGU, we’re confident we can prepare your non-admitted students to meet your admissions requirements — boosting your bottom line while also supporting the local workforce with more credentialed
employees who are prepared to succeed in their careers.
Our breakthrough PACA program sets the foundation for student success.
For more information about how Academy at WGU can work with your institution, contact contact Becky Householder, Strategic Alliance Account Manager, at becky.householder@wgu.edu or 877-660-0333.
Source of all data in info graphic: Reshma Gouravajhala, PhD.
Comparison of Academy Grads & Non-Academy Students at 4-Year Institutions. Salt Lake City, 2021.
2After accounting for demographic factors & transfer credits.
3Full-time Academic Attainment (FTAA) = students who successfully completed a
minimum of 12 credits in their first term at a 4-year on-line university
4First generation PACA Completers = Academy graduates + Academy withdrawn students
tnAchieves
Provides last-dollar scholarship for Tennessee students
Students appreciate the peer support in group sessions, as well as the 1:1 executive coaching sessions.
Krissy DeAlejandroxecutive Director, tnAchieves
Dahlia’s Hope
Utah nonprofit organization that provides aftercare for survivors of sex trafficking
Students appreciate the peer support in group sessions, as well as the 1:1 executive coaching sessions.
Cara DurfeeChief Operating Officer, Dahlia’s Hope
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