WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing

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I feel like WGU's focus on the name choice for degrees is a disservice. Algorithms are looking for Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology. Deviating from that makes the degree look odd and suspect if you're just scanning quick and don't know what WGU is.

Why people don't just knock out the B.S. Information Technology degree is beyond me. WGU's certification model makes it too specific to be really helpful. No MCSA Microsoft Certs? Linux? VMware? Azure? A Cloud Engineer needs to know Linux very deep, but they barely touch it.When someone has a WGU degree, i just think "Okay, they spent $15k to get a AWS/CCNA/insert cert here.

If WGU had been a for profit school using industry certification for it's coursework, people would be up at arms about it. WGU rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

My husband works directly in Cloud computing on the sales/architecture end, he has been offered every job he has for at least 10 years because of his expertise in cloud.  He doesn't actually NEED a degree, but if he gets one, it will have a bunch of cloud stuff that he can pass easily.  Just because YOU think that it's not important doesn't mean it applies to everyone.

He will also not spend anywhere close to $15k for the degree, which is the entire point.  With the Cloud degree, he'll get certs AND it will take him 1 term to complete.  So less than $3000.

If WGU rubs you the wrong way, don't get your degree there.  Easy peasy.