6 Companies Offering Free Tuition to Employees, From Dollywood to Starbucks

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Herschend Enterprises, Dollywood’s parent company, joins a growing list of employers offering tuition assistance including Target, Walmart and Starbucks.

Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Imagesthat it would cover the full cost of tuition, fees and textbooks for its front-line operations employees after 90 days on the job. It will also fund high school diploma programs, GEDs and English as a Second Language proficiency certifications. The benefit, which kicked off in January, applies to"hundreds of education partners" across the U.S., the retail giant said in its announcement.

5 million part-time and full-time employees are eligible for the benefit which includes programs at 10 schools including Johnson & Wales University and the University of Denver.has been a long-time proponent of free tuition for employees, launching its Starbucks College Achievement Plan back in 2014. Through SCAP, all U.S.-based part-time and full-time employees receive 100% tuition coverage for a bachelor's degree through Arizona State University's online program.

 

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