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Online Programs Built for Working Adults

You’ve worked hard to get where you are, but you know a college degree will help you take the next step. What you need are flexible, high-quality programs built to fit your life. Whitworth Online offers bachelor’s completion programs, teacher certification pathways and career-focused professional certificates designed for working adults who have no college credits, some college credits, or an A.A. or A.A.S. degree.

Follow your passions and start building the future you deserve.

Explore Whitworth Online Programs

Build leadership and decision-making skills and choose from career-aligned concentrations including AI Literacy, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, HR Management, Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma. Prepare for a wide variety of business positions, including operations manager, marketing director, business consultant, supply chain analyst, and training and development specialist.

Create a tailored, flexible plan of study across multiple disciplines and build transferable skills in communication, critical thinking, problem-solving and more. Prepare for a wide variety of careers, including project management, nonprofit director, public relations specialist, lobbyist and journalist.

Prepare for service-focused careers and choose from concentrations including Child & Family Services, Counseling, Nonprofit Leadership, and Public Service Administration. Prepare for positions as nonprofit program manager, child advocate, crisis intervention specialist, refugee and immigrant caseworker, addiction and recovery services specialist, and more.

Choose a pathway to the classroom as a teacher in Washington: a B.A. in Elementary Education, an Elementary Teaching Certification or Secondary Teaching Certification in an endorsable content area, or an Elementary and Secondary Education Certification with an optional Master of Education pathway. Prepare yourself with the skills you need to become an elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, high school teacher, reading specialist, early childhood director, community college or university instructor, and many more roles in education.

Gain targeted skills through certificate and professional development programs designed for promotion-ready professionals. Options include programs in effective team leadership, nonprofit leadership, leadership for women, supervisory training in manufacturing, and brewing science and operations.

Why Choose Whitworth Online?

  • Education You Can Use Right Away

    Coursework connects to real roles and real workplace challenges. What you learn combines theory and real-world application.

  • Flexible Learning That Fits Real Life

    Accelerated courses help you focus and make steady progress while balancing work and family. You don’t have to pause your life to earn a degree.

  • Strong Student Support

    Learn alongside motivated adult peers and get guidance from faculty practitioners and a team that’s invested in your success.

  • Quality Education, Affordable Price

    Benefit from generous transfer credit options plus financial aid, scholarships and grants.

Why Earn a Degree from Whitworth Online?

  • There is no application fee, student fees or textbook costs
  • Focus on one class at time with our six-week course format
  • Support from faculty practitioners and dedicated advisors
  • Generous transfer credit options for past college credit and experience
  • Flexible, 100 percent online programs built for working adults
  • Programs only admit adult learners, with a curriculum designed specifically for them
  • Move through the program with a cohort of peers, allowing you to build a strong network of like-minded working adults

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Get the Info You Need to Move Forward

If you’re ready to finish your degree, earn a credential or prepare for a career change, Whitworth Online is here to help. Request information and connect with an advisor to explore programs, transfer credits, admissions and financial aid.

“The knowledge, friendships and encouragement I found here have shaped who I am today. At Whitworth, I didn’t just find an education — I found my passion, my confidence and a home.”

Angi Tomson ’25