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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- When Holly Shaver learned she was going to Iraq, the Air Force air transportation expert didn't want her education to get left behind.
So, the 23-year-old is completing her degree at Utah's online Western Governor's University.
She's one of a growing number of students around the world studying in WGU's virtual classroom.
Founded in 1997, the school has over 6,500 students.
Of those 821 are taking classes from Texas, 599 are from California, 546 are in Utah, 503 in Georgia and 389 are enrolled from Florida.
More than 70 students are also enrolled outside the US.
WGU vice president of marketing Patrick Partridge the flexibility of the virtual classroom is what makes W-G-U so popular.
Information from: The Deseret Morning News
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