Old Dominion University’s online platform, ODUGlobal, is one of the longest-running distance education programs at any public university in the United States. ODU began serving military students through distance learning more than 50 years ago, and that heritage is visible throughout the platform’s current structure: 30 percent of ODU’s...
Read MoreA data-driven look at the decade-long transformation in selective college admissions In 2015, ten colleges in the United States admitted fewer than one in ten applicants. Stanford, Harvard, and the other usual suspects. By 2024, that number had nearly tripled to 28, and the newcomers included schools that, just...
Read MoreIf you’re living in the United States and getting ready to apply for college, it may feel inevitable that you will end up at a university here in the US. After all, there are so many prestigious, specialized, and incredibly varied undergraduate options around the country. But there’s no...
Read MoreState Farm pays $7,500 per year toward undergraduate tuition and $10,000 per year toward graduate tuition for eligible employees. Both of those numbers are meaningfully above the IRS Section 127 tax-free limit of $5,250, and they are substantially higher than what Allstate, Progressive, Liberty Mutual, and most competing insurance...
Read MoreWhen Hilton launched its Guild Education partnership in January 2022, the company became the first major hotel brand to offer a Guild-style debt-free education platform — a meaningful move in an industry where education benefits have historically been minimal and inconsistent. Today, nearly 45,000 Hilton team members at U.S.-owned,...
Read MoreKroger launched Feed Your Future in 2018 as part of its Restock Kroger strategy, using federal tax savings to fund up to $3,500 per year in tuition reimbursement (with a $21,000 lifetime cap) for any full-time or part-time associate with six months of tenure. By any measure it is...
Read MoreFinancing an online bachelor’s degree is one of the most consequential financial decisions an adult learner can make. Get it right, and a degree becomes a long-term investment that pays off for decades. Get it wrong, and you could spend years servicing debt that outpaces your salary gains. The...
Read MoreIf you are on active duty and thinking about going back to school, you have access to two significant education benefits that work very differently from each other. Military Tuition Assistance is a Department of Defense benefit that pays tuition while you serve. The Post-9/11 GI Bill is a...
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