“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.”
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
January 30, 2026
Wendy’s tuition assistance is one of the most fragmented employee benefits in U.S. fast food. Unlike McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity, Starbucks College Achievement Plan, or Chipotle’s Cultivate Education program...
Texas A&M International University sits in Laredo, Texas, directly on the U.S.-Mexico border at one of the busiest commercial land crossings in North America. The Port of Laredo handles...
Frontier Nursing University is one of the most narrowly focused universities in the United States. It does not offer undergraduate programs. It does not offer business, education, or technology...
January 29, 2026
Trade school has moved from a fallback option to a serious first choice for a growing number of students and working adults in 2026. Rising four-year college costs, a...
AT&T made a strategic decision more than a decade ago that quietly shaped the entire U.S. corporate workforce education landscape. Faced with a workforce that needed massive reskilling toward...
University of South Carolina Palmetto College operates as the statewide consortium coordinating online degree completion across all eight USC campuses, with degrees awarded by USC Columbia (the state flagship),...
Dallas Baptist University (DBU) launched online education in 1998, predating most Christian online programs by years and putting it among the earliest CCCU institutions to operate accredited online degrees....
A note on naming before anything else: Touro University Worldwide (TUW) is one institution within the larger Touro College and University System, which spans Touro College (New York), Touro...
Hyatt offers tuition reimbursement to eligible colleagues at up to $5,250 per calendar year for tuition expenses at accredited colleges or universities, covering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The...
Aspen University is a private for-profit online university headquartered in Denver, Colorado, accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department...
January 28, 2026
Trinity Health offers tuition reimbursement to eligible colleagues at up to $4,500 per year for full-time undergraduate study and up to $5,250 per year for full-time graduate study, with...
The best business degrees for employees using tuition reimbursement are ones that fit within or near the IRS Section 127 cap of $5,250 per year, align with employer-recognized career...
Yes, you can attend an online college based in another state in almost every situation. As of 2026, 49 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the...
January 27, 2026
Antioch University is a private nonprofit institution founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with Horace Mann (the founder of public education in the United States and a former...
Yes, online colleges routinely accept students with academic probation history. Academic probation is a warning status that affects an estimated 20 percent of first-year college students at four-year universities,...
Yes, you need transcripts to apply to online college, but the specific transcripts required depend on your educational background. First-time college students typically need an official high school transcript...
January 26, 2026
Taco Bell operates more than 8,140 stores across the United States, making it one of the largest quick-service restaurant chains in the country. Its 250,000-plus team members work across...
January 23, 2026
Veterans approaching or completing their transition out of the military face an education decision that differs significantly from both active-duty service members and military spouses. The primary benefit available...
Per-credit tuition under $300 is a meaningful affordability threshold for an online bachelor’s degree. At that price, a full 120-credit degree tops out at approximately $36,000 before financial aid,...
January 22, 2026
Student debt is one of the most cited reasons working adults talk themselves out of going back to school. It is a reasonable concern on its face. Higher education...
