WICHE’s Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), the nation’s largest tuition reciprocity program, continues to grow. WUE enables students from WICHE states to enroll in participating two- and four-year public institutions at 150 percent of the enrolling institution’s resident tuition. This fall 145 participating institutions reported record enrollment of 26,711 students, an increase of more than 2,000 students over last year, with much of the increase coming from enrollments of California residents. Students enrolled for the 2010-11 academic year are projected to save almost $211 million, an increase of more than $37 million from last year’s savings.

The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) allows master’s, graduate certificate, and Ph.D. students who are residents of the 15 WICHE states to enroll in some 220 high-quality programs at 45 participating institutions on a resident tuition basis. Every two years, WICHE invites nominations of qualified graduate programs to be considered for the WRGP network. WICHE received over 30 nominations in its most recent round, including those for programs in health informatics, audiology and speech pathology, climate science, international affairs and global enterprise, and community planning. New programs will be announced next spring.

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