UW Flexible Option Stories & News

How a Competency-Based Education Can Lower College Tuition

As college tuition rises, competency-based education programs such as the UW Flexible Option have the potential to bend the cost curve for adult students.

How One Ambitious Student Saved $7,500 in UW Flexible Option

See how one adult learner is using his knowledge and drive to save thousands of dollars and several months earning his degree in the UW Flexible Option.

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Harvard Business Review: Online Competency-Based Education

According to HBR, online competency-based education programs such as the UW Flexible Option won't just change the workforce--they will revolutionize it.

Competency-Based Education Right Fit for AAS Student - UW Flexible Option

Find out how flexible, competency-based education has helped put this Flex associate degree student in the driver's seat and jump-started his future career.

Competency-Based Degrees a Smart, Affordable Option

"The more you work, the more you get.” Find out how this Flex student is taking full advantage of flexibility and affordability of competency-based degrees.

Why One Nurse Chose the UW Flex RN to BSN Program

Thanks to the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option's RN to BSN program, Carla Lundeen is well on her way to complete her RN to BSN program.

A Lifetime as a Computer Wiz, and Soon an Information Science and Technology Degree to Show for It

Follow a Flexible Option student’s 20-year journey from Top Gun to Silicon Valley to Information Science and Technology degree from University of Wisconsin.

Life-Experience Degree vs. University of Wisconsin Flexible Option

Life-experience degrees and alternatives, like competency-based degrees such as the UW Flexible Option, permit accelerated degree completion.

How Can You Earn a BSN Online with a Packed Schedule?

Looking to advance her career, one nurse found exactly what she was looking for in University of Wisconsin Flexible Option's RN to BSN online program.

Texas Student in Information and Technology Program - UW Flexible Option

See how one adult learner from Texas is flexing his potential with the UW Flexible Option's online Information Science and Technology degree program.

“Fleet and Flexible”: UW Flexible Option Helps Adults Get Ahead

The new flexible online degrees from the University of Wisconsin Flex Option programs are again making headlines--this time at IBMadison.com.

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