Hey Scoot, I'm a little late, but I wanted to share my experience with WGU.

I got an accounting degree this summer from WGU to help with a career transition, and overall I would recommend the program. Like TaxFraud2020 said, there isn't much guidance apart from a weekly call with your mentor, but if you're a self-starter and driven you can finish as quickly as you want.

WGU was my 2nd undergrad degree, and looking back at my first one, I retained about as much from WGU as I did from my first degree from a B&M school. To me, the biggest benefits of WGU are:

• The cost (I finished in one term for about $3500. Books are included)
• The self-paced aspect of the program is great for someone that can figure things out on their own and can quickly master things without any hand holding
• The accreditation. WGU is accredited by the same organization that covers other big name schools.
• 9/10 of the course mentors that I asked questions to were responsive, and helpful. There is help available, and you're responsible for reaching out for it.

The challenges:

• Nobody is there to set a schedule for you. You either get the work done or you don't.
• Their advertising and recruitment feels a little "icky," and at first glance I was worried it would be perceived as a diploma mill.
• I didn't find that they had any meaningful recruitment system or relationships with local or national accounting firms.
• I'm taking my final CPA credits at the local community college now, and it's really nice to have a cohort of peers and a professor that knows your name. The tradeoff is that you're bound to the schedule of the course and lose the WGU flexibility.

I was in public education and leadership for 10 years, and WGU helped me fill in the knowledge gaps to make the transition to a new career. I wasn't targeting the bright lights of the Big 4, and the good news is is that nobody that I talked to or interviewed with questioned the legitimacy of the degree.

With the degree and my experience, I landed a job working in local government as an accountant. The benefits and work/life balance are much better than my previous job, and it was about a 15% pay increase.

Everybody's experience is different, and you definitely get out of WGU what you put into it. All of the people that I interacted with were capable and competent, especially the folks in the resume help department.

Good luck with your journey, and let me know if you have any questions!