Widener University

Widener University is a private university that places a high emphasis on academic quality and community service. Widener University offers dynamic teaching, high levels of scholarship, one to one student/faculty interaction and experiential learning.


As top notch metropolitan academic institution, Widener University achieves its goals by creating a learning environment where the courses are interconnected with society as a whole via working with the community. Widener University is ranted in the top 50 National Universities by the Washington Monthly which evaluates colleges and universities based on their contributions to community issues.

Widener University education places a priority on building a healthy community based culture as well as developing its students to the best of their abilities. They promote community service and civic engagement as being keys to success by:

• Developing academic programs and courses that deal with societal issues.
• Creating partnerships that improve the local economic and educational climate.
• Encouraging their students to participate in volunteer activities.

When you study with Widener University online or by using the Net Campus you will be undertaking an exciting and stimulating educational program. Both formats offer a vibrant learning environment that makes the most of student to student and student to faculty communications.

There is also a direct connection between theory and practice, a good background in critical thinking and experience of collaborative learning that will give all Widener University students strong and lasting lifelong learning skills. As an adult student at Widener University you will find the flexibility offered to you by the online programs to be beneficial to you during your studies.

Widener University offers different distance learning formats:

• Online Courses which are delivered using the Internet through a course management system called WebStudy. With Widener University online, there are no classes to attend on campus and there are no mandatory class times.
• Net Campus Courses offers a hybrid form of distance learning that combines weekly on-campus classes with online learning via the Widener University course management system called WebStudy. This accelerated course format gives students the opportunity to complete a three-credit course in just seven weeks.