Two Jackson County residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University.

India Cyliax of Brownstown received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education, and Thomas Clark of Seymour received a Bachelor of Science in business management.

WGU has recognized 14,146 undergraduate and 15,640 graduate degree recipients since July 2, 2020. Their areas of study include business, K-12 education, information technology and health professions, including nursing.

The online nonprofit university has graduated more than 218,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.