{"id":125413,"date":"2022-01-18T11:22:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T16:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=125413"},"modified":"2025-06-17T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:06:59","slug":"ucf-partners-with-additional-companies-to-offer-tuition-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-partners-with-additional-companies-to-offer-tuition-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Partners with Additional Companies to Offer Tuition Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UCF has been added to the educational program partner list of multiple Fortune 1000 companies to help make obtaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college-worth-it\/\">college degree a little more affordable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a UCF student who is employed by one of these\u00a0companies, you may be eligible for tuition assistance depending on your academic major. Companies include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bon Secours Mercy Health<\/li>\n<li>Chipotle<\/li>\n<li>Discover<\/li>\n<li>Taco Bell<\/li>\n<li>Target<\/li>\n<li>Waste Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Academic programs are selected for and by employers based on the employer policy, strategy, and career paths they have set for their employee base.<\/p>\n<p>Students employed by the companies are also encouraged to contact the Human Resources department at their place of employment and ask about Guild\u2019s university partners program.<\/p>\n<p>The partnerships were facilitated by Guild Education. Guild\u2019s industry-leading technology platform allows the nation\u2019s largest employers to offer strategic education and upskilling to their employees. Guild connects workers to a learning marketplace of the nation\u2019s best learning partners for working adults with tuition paid by the company. Guild\u2019s payments and technology platform, curated learning marketplace, and advanced education and career services come together to help working adult learners advance in their education and career, debt-free.<\/p>\n<p>These new partner programs expand beyond other successful employer programs UCF is affiliated with, including the popular Disney Aspire program. Aspire offers eligible Disney employees and Cast Members the opportunity to receive tuition benefits across a number of programs and partner schools, including UCF, who joined the network in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>UCF was recently recognized as one of the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/academics\/us-news-rankings\/\">most innovative universities and best value schools<\/a> by <em>U.S. News and World Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knights who are employed by the organizations \u2014 including Chipotle,\u00a0Taco Bell and Target\u00a0\u2014 may be eligible for funding support to apply to their 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