This post is for all you people to take advantage of whatever opportunities you get from your work or other sources.
When I worked a local grocery store chain they offered a tuition reimbursement program that offered a 50% tuition reimbursement for part-time workers. However, no one else seemed to know about it and it took a lot of contacting different people to get it to happen. I surveyed as many people as I could and it seemed most of my co-workers didn't even know the tuition reimbursement existed and none had ever used it. They also had posters up in the break room for scholarships through the Grocers Associations you could apply for, I wonder how many people even bothered applying.
Now I work at a well known fast food chain. They offer one three credit course completely free through a specific university, as well as discounts of 10-30% off tuition at various online Universities. When I called to enroll in the free course the guy said I was the first person he had ever heard of to get the free course to transfer it and not take anything else with them. He said most people that take the free course would earn the whole degree there too (which still isn't terrible considering they offer 15% tuition discount). They also offer a discount on Study.com and the lady told me that only about 300 people had clicked the link for the discount. This company employees thousands!! Also, apparently certain regions of the country this chain offers tuition reimbursement and scholarships and I've been told by a few college reps they partner with that in some areas it can be very generous (for example combined with a pell grant your college could be free).
Take advantage of whatever resource given to you. Just because you might be working a minimum wage job don't overlook it.
McDonalds gives amazing college benefits to its employees (in fact McDonalds training can be worth up 30 ACE credits and they have special pricing, transfer agreements and discounts with TESU).
Walmart lets you earn a college degree for a $1 a day from well known University's including University of Florida.
Starbucks offers a free degree through Arizona State University online.
So many companies (walgreens, dollar general, Home Depot, KFC and more) are listed in either ACE or NCCRS credit. In fact, Purdue University Global would give me 1 college credit just for doing my job and 4 credits if I was a manager and my company isn't even listed under ACE or NCCRS for on the job credit. That isn't much, but to get one free credit just for doing your job isn't bad at all.
It isn't just big chains, smaller places offer stuff like this too. You just have to do your research.
When I worked a local grocery store chain they offered a tuition reimbursement program that offered a 50% tuition reimbursement for part-time workers. However, no one else seemed to know about it and it took a lot of contacting different people to get it to happen. I surveyed as many people as I could and it seemed most of my co-workers didn't even know the tuition reimbursement existed and none had ever used it. They also had posters up in the break room for scholarships through the Grocers Associations you could apply for, I wonder how many people even bothered applying.
Now I work at a well known fast food chain. They offer one three credit course completely free through a specific university, as well as discounts of 10-30% off tuition at various online Universities. When I called to enroll in the free course the guy said I was the first person he had ever heard of to get the free course to transfer it and not take anything else with them. He said most people that take the free course would earn the whole degree there too (which still isn't terrible considering they offer 15% tuition discount). They also offer a discount on Study.com and the lady told me that only about 300 people had clicked the link for the discount. This company employees thousands!! Also, apparently certain regions of the country this chain offers tuition reimbursement and scholarships and I've been told by a few college reps they partner with that in some areas it can be very generous (for example combined with a pell grant your college could be free).
Take advantage of whatever resource given to you. Just because you might be working a minimum wage job don't overlook it.
McDonalds gives amazing college benefits to its employees (in fact McDonalds training can be worth up 30 ACE credits and they have special pricing, transfer agreements and discounts with TESU).
Walmart lets you earn a college degree for a $1 a day from well known University's including University of Florida.
Starbucks offers a free degree through Arizona State University online.
So many companies (walgreens, dollar general, Home Depot, KFC and more) are listed in either ACE or NCCRS credit. In fact, Purdue University Global would give me 1 college credit just for doing my job and 4 credits if I was a manager and my company isn't even listed under ACE or NCCRS for on the job credit. That isn't much, but to get one free credit just for doing your job isn't bad at all.
It isn't just big chains, smaller places offer stuff like this too. You just have to do your research.
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