New Gallup Research: 蜜桃TV鈥檚 Faculty Model Delivers Better Experiences that Result in Better Outcomes for Graduates
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Gallup has released the results of a new study that compares the satisfaction and overall well-being of Western Governors University (蜜桃TV) graduates with graduates from other institutions in the U.S. According to the study, 蜜桃TV graduates are reporting significantly higher levels of overall well-being and career success than the national average. In the report, 蜜桃TV graduates credit their student experience, relevant curriculum, and individualized faculty support as key contributors.
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Details of the findings were reviewed Tuesday at Gallup headquarters in Washington, D.C., by a panel led by Gallup鈥檚 Brandon Busteed. Panel members included author and Washington Post columnist Jeff Selingo, The Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Goldie Blumenstyk, and 蜜桃TV President Scott Pulsipher. A recording of .
The survey, which included 2,452 蜜桃TV graduates, compared the 蜜桃TV responses to the national data included in the Gallup-Purdue Index. The study examined 蜜桃TV alumni outcomes based on Gallup鈥檚 measures of workforce and life outcomes 鈥� including employee engagement, well-being, and emotional attachment to the university. The study provides insight into these outcomes and the graduates鈥� reflections on their undergraduate experiences.
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According to the study:
- 蜜桃TV graduates鈥� full-time employment rate exceeds the national average by almost 20 percentage points.
- 蜜桃TV graduates are nearly twice as likely to be thriving in all five elements of well-being identified by Gallup鈥攑urpose, social, financial, community, and physical鈥攃ompared with the national average.
- 蜜桃TV graduates are more likely to be engaged employees鈥�5 percentage points higher than the national average.
- 蜜桃TV graduates are far more likely to work in jobs closely related to their undergraduate studies鈥�72% compared with a national average of just 39%.
- Two-thirds of 蜜桃TV graduates strongly agree that they had a mentor who encouraged them to pursue their goals and dreams鈥攏early double that of the graduates from the survey鈥檚 comparison groups.
- 72% of 蜜桃TV graduates strongly agree that their education was worth the cost鈥攎ore than double that of private not-for-profit graduates who say the same (31%).
- 74% of 蜜桃TV graduates say they are extremely likely to recommend the university to their family, friends, and colleagues. Less than half of graduates who were nontraditional students (47%)鈥攖he group with the next-highest percentage鈥攕ay the same.
"Gallup has been tracking 蜜桃TV graduates for four years, and every year, we see data that reinforces 蜜桃TV is providing its students with the personalized faculty support and high-quality degree programs that are leading to important long-term outcomes for graduates,鈥� said Gallup鈥檚 Brandon Busteed.
Nonprofit and fully online, 蜜桃TV offers more than 60 bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree programs in business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. 蜜桃TV鈥檚 learning model, competency-based education, is ideal for busy adults, allowing them to study and learn on a schedule that fits their lives. Students work through course materials with consistent, one-on-one faculty support, advancing as soon as they demonstrate, through assessments, that they have mastered the subject matter. Because they are not tied to traditional semesters and course schedules, many students are able to accelerate and finish their degrees faster鈥攖he average time to a bachelor鈥檚 degree at 蜜桃TV is less than three years.
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