About West Coast University Panama

Introduction

West Coast University Panama (WCU Panama) is a Distant Education Solution Portal incorporated in four different countries namely The Republic of Panama, Costa Rica, Delaware of USA, and Belize. As a Distant Learning Academic Solution Provider, WCU Panama is an academic institution offering Professional & Vocational Trainings and Higher Education through various educational accreditation systems internationally. Through its affiliated Colleges/Centers, WCU Panama offers, teaches and confers Certificates, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, Master Degrees and Doctorate Degrees to candidates who successfully pursue and qualify for the esteemed academic credentials in the Professional & Vocational disciplines they desire.  WCU Panama has been granted by International Accreditation bodies with full authority to grant Certificates, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, Master and Doctorate degrees as an Autonomous University.

History

The vision of WCU Panama started with the "West Coast Institute of Management & Technology (WCIMT)", which was established in 1996 at Perth, Western Australia by a Trust Fund of "S. Lloyd Family Trust", to provide Vocational and Professional Educational Services at National and International Level. The institute was a registered and accredited training institution, accredited by the Training Accreditation Council (TAC) of the Training Department of the Government of Western Australia as an academic solution provider, and was listed on the "Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses " (CRICOS), which provides accredited courses to local and overseas students up to Graduate Diploma Level. WCIMT International Department has since established a chain of affiliated colleges/centers in many developing nations. WCIMT does not conduct physical teaching of courses but serves as international Educational consultants/solution providers to develop courses and curricula in higher education for International universities.

In 2004, the trustees decided to develop another “educational outreach program" using the WCMIT infrastructure to establish West Coast University in Panama, thus the name evolved as West Coast University Panama.  West Coast University Panama was then incorporated at Panama City, under article 19 of law 32 of 1927. The word "West Coast" does have an historical background in Panama, rather it was meant to refer its founding location in the Western Australia.

West Coast University Panama, although was first registered in Panama, serves as an autonomous global university, offering higher education in professional and vocational disciplines. WCU Panama courses are being taught as "On-campus studies" by over 40 worldwide affiliated colleges/centers in over 40 countries/regions taught by some experienced lecturers/instructors/professors & professionals. WCU Panama e-Learning portal offers approximately 7000 subjects and 200 courses. WCU Panama e-Learning associate portals are having online bases for the international students from all over the world.

University's Legal Status

West Coast University Panama (WCU Panama) is incorporated in the Republic of Panama, Central America, under clause 19 of Law 32 of 1927 of Panamanian law, as a Global University which offers academic and professional courses in Higher Education through accredited Distance Education Methodologies. 

West Coast University Panama as a Global University offers academic and vocational degree programs internationally. WCU has been granted International Accreditations conveying full authority to WCU to grant Certificates, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, Master and Doctorate degrees as an Autonomous Academic Institution.   It also has the right to conduct educational businesses that may be lawful under the laws of the State of Delaware in the USA.  Furthermore, it also serves as a global University in other academic and professional courses in higher education providing academic training for commercial world in general, then in industry, agriculture, mining, import &export in Costa Rica.  WCU Panama also practices as an international educational business company in Belize.

Specializations

West Coast University Panama has its area of specializations in Real-estate Management, Construction Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Material Management., Industrial Management, Purchasing & Supply Management, Printing & Publishing, Physical Education & Martial Arts, Security & Defense, Information Technology , Management, BBA, MBA, Engineering & Technology Natural Medication, Applied Sciences, Clinical Research, Commerce, Arts, Media Technologies, Finance, Insurance, Journalism,  Theology, Biblical studies, Social Services and many more. Programs available at Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate (Bachelor), Postgraduate (Master), Doctorate, and Post Doctorate levels.

On-campus Studies

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed not just the way businesses are operated.  On-campus studies have been reduced in many physical universities around the world, something West Coast University Panama used to pursue through its colleges/centers in over 40 countries.  Today, the course has changed.  WCU Panama is gearing towards offering online programs through its associates and affiliates around the world.  We may still have a few collaboration partners offering on-campus studies under our education programs, but our core direction is geared towards online programs, especially custom tailored programs through our unique Recognition of Previous Learning (RPL) system.

Online Studies

Along with our registered portals, West Coast University Panama now has over 7000 subjects run across internationally around the globe. By obtaining global partnerships with the top companies and authors, WCU tries to provide self-study courses via distant learning with open enrollment in nearly all subjects to cope with the challenge of fast changing world.  The most encouraged sector is our Recognition of Previous Learning (RPL) system which recognizes the past experience of a student from whatever background it may be.  Our assessor will assess the background of the candidate to derive a custom tailored scenario structured specifically for the individual student who will be guided to study a pre-approved topic related to his/her past experience from his/her background.  The student will be required to write a research paper in conjunction with his/her guided study to fulfill the requirement of earning the desirable degree.