Walmart to pay 100% of college tuition & books

[jcooke]

Before some folks on here rip on Walmart too much, I'd like to echo what dfrecore is saying. The first two are big ones. I work for the company myself, and just in my department alone there are 3 folks with masters degrees, and 1 with a doctorate. Most of the people I work with hold associates and bachelors degrees.
Walmart is forced to stay competitive in the retail game. Benefits are stronger than most similar businesses. Great insurance, 401k match up to 6%, stock can be bought at fractional shares and deducted from pay if you choose, discounts at just about anywhere you can imagine (Disney, new and used vehicles, cellphone service providers, real estate agents, etc.), 10% off of general merchandise at Walmart (anything from toilet paper to California king beds to the newest Playstation), the education program, short and long term disability options, etc. It is very easy to be approved for a leave of absence for education, which is what a lot of folks do when school rolls around. It allows them to keep their seniority, be able to accrue vacation time and keep their benefits during the 10 months they are in school while working part time or not at all except the summer months.
No, Walmart does not pay a livable wage. But, so long as you are a US associate, you're guaranteed to be paid a minimum of $11/hr, and the company will be raising the minimum to $15 by the end of 2022.
They set the bar for many other companies.

The programs currently offered through what was the $1/day program and now the $0 tuition program are as follows:
GED Program
High School Completion - Penn Foster

College Preparatory Program
College Start for High School Students - College Prep through Guild Education
College Start - College Prep through Guild Education

Language Programs
English for Academic Purposes - Wilmington University
English Language Learning - ENGEN

Certificate Programs
Project Management - PathStream
Business Analytics and Operations - PathStream
Frontline Manager Leadership Program - University of Denver
People and Business Leadership - Bellevue University
Business Process Improvement - SNHU
Human Resources Management - Wilmington University
Micro-Certificate in Operations and Supply Chain Management - JWU Online
Training and Staff Development - Wilmington University

Career Diplomas
Pharmacy Technician - Penn Foster
Optician - Penn Foster
Residential Electrical - Penn Foster
Industrial Maintenance - Penn Foster
Facilities Maintenance - Penn Foster
HVACR Technician - Penn Foster
Construction - Penn Foster
Plumbing - Penn Foster

Associates Degrees
AAS Information Technology - Purdue Univ Global
AS Information Technology - SNHU

Bachelors Degrees
Business Administration - Brandman University
Business Administration (Self-Paced) - Brandman University
BS Information Technology (Self-Paced) - Brandman University
BSBA - Purdue University Global
BSBA - Univ of Florida
BSBA - Univ of Arizona
BABA - Univ of Florida
BAS Cyber Operations - Univ of Arizona
Management and Leadership - Bellevue University
Cybersecurity - SNHU
Cloud Computing and Solutions - Purdue Univ Global
Information Technology - Bellevue Univ
Computer Information Systems - Bellevue Univ
Healthcare Management - Bellevue University
Computer Science - Univ of Florida
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering - Univ of Arizona
BAS Applied Computing - Univ of Arizona