Jobs that Pay College Tuition
You may want to know about companies that offer tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. Some help you pay back your undergraduate or graduate student loans, others assist employees currently taking college courses. Nice perks.
Tuition assistance: The fast-food chain known for its Mission-style burritos reimburses its employee's tuition up to the IRS's limit of $5,250. Employees can reimburse classes from accredited two- or four-year institutions or from a technology or vocational school.
Eligibility: Salaried employees and hourly managers at Chipotle are eligible right away; hourly crew members must wait at least a year. Employees must maintain at least a "C" average to qualify and provide course descriptions and grades to receive reimbursement.
Participation: The Denver-based chain announced expanding its tuition assistance program, previously just offered to salaried employees, to hourly workers in July 2015. "Participation in this program has exceeded our expectations since launching this benefit last year," said Chris Arnold, a company spokesman.
The Home Depot’s Tuition Reimbursement Program encourages and supports associates who want to earn an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from a college or university; or an academic certificate from an accredited school. In addition, Language Proficiency Certifications and specific Information Technology (IT) Certifications are covered. This policy supersedes any previously published communication or presentation regarding tuition reimbursement.
Tuition assistance: The Golden Arches gives $700 a year to hourly paid restaurant workers, and up to $1,050 to restaurant managers. The company's Archways to Opportunity tuition program can be used for either an on-campus or online class.
Eligibility: The employee needs to work at least 20 hours a week and has been at McDonald's for at least a year before being able to cash in on this tuition benefit.
Participation: The assistance, while small, can cover the cost of two classes a year for hourly workers, and three for restaurant managers. The average cost of a community college class costs ranges between $300 to $400 at different community colleges around the country. The program, which began in July 2015, is available to shift workers and restaurant managers at both McDonald's company-owned restaurants as well as its 3,100 franchise locations. The move is intending to skill-up McDonald's internal workforce, said Mike Andres, McDonald's U.S. president, in a press statement.
Tuition assistance: Pizza Hut, owned by Yum! Brands offer the Life Unboxed EDU tuition reimbursement program to its hourly employees. The pizza chain offers a discount at a reduced rate at Excelsior College of 45 percent off undergraduate tuition and 15 percent off graduate programs at its New York-based partner college. For an employee attending part-time for a bachelor's degree, the program slashes the tuition and fees from $5,880 to $3,234, according to Excelsior's net tuition calculator.
Eligibility: The benefit is extended to all Pizza Hut employees and their immediate family members. Employees must work at least 60 days to qualify.
Tuition assistance: The Seattle-based coffee chain offers full tuition at ASU's online program, giving its hourly employees an opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree. Under the partnership plan with ASU, Starbucks reimburses its employees' tuition costs after the end of each semester. The value of this tuition assistance is around $47,040 – the estimated cost of attending ASU's online program full-time for four years.
Eligibility: A Starbucks hourly employee who works an average of 20 hours a week at any company-operated store is eligible from day one of employment.
Participation: Starbucks plans to spend more than $250 million dollars to help 25,000 graduates over the next 10 years. Since the company introduced the program, 44 participating employees have graduated and more than 5,000 of its employees are enrolled in the program.
Taco Bell
Similar to the partnership Pizza Hut has with Excelsior College, Taco Bell’s Feed My Dream program also offers tuition reimbursement. Employees receive a 45% discount on tuition for themselves and for immediate family members.
Furthering your career sometimes means furthering your education. The Target Tuition Reimbursement Program helps eligible team members pay for job-related courses at accredited technical schools, colleges or universities.
Join the UPS team in a part-time position and you can do just that — with the Education Assistance program. Available in most UPS locations across the nation, the Education Assistance program is just one way we aim to help employees make their world work better — by attaining their education and career goals.
- Earn $5,250 in assistance per calendar year with a lifetime maximum of $25,000.
- Eligibility begins the day you're hired and benefits are prorated accordingly in case you're hired mid–semester.
Did you know that most UPSers start their careers at UPS as part-time employees? That's right. The company's strong commitment to promoting from within means we're constantly training today's part–time employees to become tomorrow's executives.