WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

22 Green card sponsorships · 176 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2018–FY2025
FEIN 47-4365018 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
1,011 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 22 green-card filings / 1,011 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
17.4% Work-visa filing rate 176 work-visa filings / 1,011 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
19.6% Visa filings vs workforce 198 filings / 1,011 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 1,011 U.S. employees
  • 45% Green-card filings certified 10 of 22 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    1 Green-card filings denied of 22 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 22 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 198 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    20% Visa filings vs workforce 198 filings / 1,011 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 198 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 198 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    22 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    176 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 139 filings / 1,011 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 33% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 161 filings / 1,011 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 33% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 57% Green-card filings per employee, Education 22 filings / 1,011 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 57% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

10

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

10

50.0% rate

Denied

1

4.5% rate

Withdrawn

1

4.5% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 3 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 4 filingsFY2024 Q1: 3 filings024FY2019FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY applied to sponsor 22 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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