Western Governors University
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How Western Governors University hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
13 days
Ghost roles
8%
Stale roles
4%
Reposted roles
29%
Western Governors University scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 24 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 8% look like ghost listings, 4% have gone stale and 29% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 13 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Western Governors University is an American non-profit online university founded in 1997 by the governors of nineteen western states to serve working adults that traditional institutions were not reaching. Its distinguishing feature is competency-based education: students progress by demonstrating mastery of defined competencies rather than by accumulating credit hours, and tuition is charged per six-month term rather than per course, so finishing faster costs less. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, it enrols well over a hundred thousand students across teaching, nursing, business and information technology, making it one of the largest universities in the country.
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Western Governors University Joins Open edX as a Mission-Aligned Organization
Western Governors University is the first organization to join the Open edX project as a "mission-aligned organization" (MAO), a new category of institution-level partnership supporting development of the Open edX open source online learning platform.
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Western Governors University Acquires Craft Education to Advance Work-Based Learning Pathways
Western Governors University has announced the acquisition of Craft Education, an ed tech platform for managing job training aligned with degree programs and work-ready skills.
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Western Governors University Selects Aera Technology to Create Industry-First Decision Intelligence Ecosystem for Student Success
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Western Governors University over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
186
Postings analysed
113
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Languages
JavaScript38%
SQL35%
Python34%
Java29%
Frameworks & libraries
Angular27%
Spring Boot18%
Django9%
FastAPI6%
Databases
PostgreSQL7%
MySQL5%
Oracle4%
DynamoDB2%
Cloud & platforms
AWS59%
Kubernetes23%
Azure21%
GCP15%
AI & ML
LLM11%
PEFT2%
LoRA1%
Claude1%
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Full Western Governors University tech stack
186 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$170k
Typical range
$73k – $313k
Open positions
72
70
Jobs
Intern
2.9%
Junior
17.1%
Middle
20%
Senior
30%
Staff
24.3%
Principal
2.9%
Architect
2.9%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 | $265k | $251k – $280k |
| Junior | 12 | $113k | $73k – $150k |
| Middle | 14 | $133k | $93k – $288k |
| Senior | 21 | $196k | $113k – $288k |
| Staff | 17 | $191k | $113k – $251k |
| Principal | 2 | $296k | $280k – $313k |
| Architect | 2 | $269k | $235k – $303k |
Highest paying role
Principal AI Platform Operations Engineer
$313k
Normalized to USD per year
Products
Flat-Rate Tuition
Tuition charged per six-month term regardless of how many courses a student completes. It aligns the university's interest with student speed, which is the exact opposite of how credit-hour pricing works at conventional institutions.
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School of Technology
Information technology and computer science degrees bundled with industry certifications. Embedding certifications means a student earns employer-recognised credentials while progressing toward the degree.
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Teachers College
Teacher preparation and education leadership degrees, licensed across many states. State-by-state licensure requirements mean each programme has to satisfy dozens of different regulators simultaneously, which is a substantial compliance burden.
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College of Health Professions
Nursing and allied health degrees including pre-licensure programmes that require clinical placements. Arranging clinical hours at this scale is the hardest operational problem in online health education, and it caps how fast the programme can grow.
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Competency-Based Degrees
Programmes where progression depends on demonstrating mastery rather than on time spent in class. It suits working adults who already have relevant experience, since they can move quickly through material they know.
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
94/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
93
85 opened / 99 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
14 days
faster than 60% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
HR
18% ▲
Backend
15% ▼
Education
13% ▲
Product
7% ▲
Management
7% ▲
Analytics
5% ▲
Actively hiring for HR (+37 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Alexandria
Sep 2026
New location: Jackson
Sep 2026
Added Hybrid Search to stack
Sep 2026
Added YouTube to stack
Sep 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Sep 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agentforce to stack
Sep 2026
Added .NET to stack
Sep 2026
Added AWS Bedrock to stack
Sep 2026
Added Amazon SageMaker to stack
Sep 2026
Added OpenAI to stack
Sep 2026
Added Salesforce Data Cloud to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
17
Hiring now
17
Countries
1
Busiest office
Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City
United States
HQ
Salt Lake City Simulation Center
70 open roles 171 posted in 90 days 30% engineering 3% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $177k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Backend, Product
Phoenix
United States
HQ
General Contact Information
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $251k Avg Salary
hires for Management
432 N. 44th St., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Raleigh
United States
Regional office
Salt Lake City Office
6 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 200-500 est. staff $224k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, DevOps, Hardware
Indianapolis
United States
Corporate office
Indianapolis Simulation Center
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $73k Avg Salary
hires for Education, Field & Service
Houston
United States
Corporate office
Houston Simulation Center
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $121k Avg Salary
hires for Education
Dallas
United States
Home Office
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% remote 10-50 est. staff $93k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Education
Springfield
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Orlando
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $73k Avg Salary
hires for Education
Fort Wayne
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Albuquerque
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
El Paso
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Kansas City
United States
Kansas City Simulation Center
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Elko
United States
WGU Nevada
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
College Station
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Clinton
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Jackson
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Alexandria
United States
Home Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Earlier presence
Kansas City, United States
Reno, United States
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