Increased Access to Higher Education in Wyoming Gets Support of Interstate Commission

Efforts to increase the number of people in the state with advanced degrees has earned Wyoming support from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

Following a competitive application process, Wyoming was selected as one of three Western states to receive funding and technical support to look at gaps in educational attainment.

Wyoming’s WICHE-sponsored task force will work with diverse stakeholders from education, industry and state government to develop policy recommendations.

Jerimiah Rieman directs ENDOW, the committee initiated by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead to promote economic diversification. Rieman said Wyoming’s economic well-being relies on getting adults, and other underserved populations, to pursue advanced degrees.

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