Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

WICHE is an organization created to facilitate resource sharing among higher education institutions in the western region of the U.S.

Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)

The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) is an agreement among WICHE’s members, through which participating universities allow eligible students to enroll in select graduate programs at a reduced tuition rate.

Since public-university nonresident tuition rates are typically much higher than resident rates – sometimes by 300 percent or more–WRGP expands access to affordable graduate education and helps reduce student loan debt. For more information, please visit the WRGP webpage.