The Wayland Baptist University campus on Old Muldoon Road in East Anchorage welcomes barely a classroom’s worth of in-person students these days.
Texas-based Wayland Baptist University (WBU) is emptying its Alaska classrooms and transitioning to online instruction only. The school’s campus in Anchorage will be sold, its leased location in Wasilla vacated, and classrooms at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Fort Wainwright, and Eielson Air Force Base returned to military service.
“In recent years, we’ve seen a growing preference for online learning, especially among military students,” says David Bishop, WBU Vice President of External Campuses. “Many now choose WBUonline for its convenience and continuity, even during deployment. This transition positions us to better serve students while being excellent stewards of university resources.”…