- Posted by maedstudent on March 8, 2008
Does your employer pay for your tuition?
I must say, I enjoyed using the free tuition that was available at my last employer. I was able to get my graduate degree with little money out of pocket and I must say that that was exciting. I remember in late 1998 going back to college for the first time in many years, and I was elated to find out that my employer at the time-; a major University offered 100% tuition and book waiver to anyone that wanted to take classes. Finally, I would be able to get somewhere with all my credits. I had a dozen or so from one junior college in Virginia, and two dozen at a local community college back home, and finally my military credits would be put to good use. I was able to get my Undergraduate degree in two years and I did not have to pay anything for it. I know a guy that is still working there and has been for about 10 years and he has not taken even one class. He is content with working his 9-5 job in accounting and not aspiring to be anything else.
I later left that school, and job in 2002, but loved their philosophy so much that I was excited to find out that my new employer would let me continue with my education. In no time, I was able to finish my degree and now I hope to be able to use the degree to be a teacher either online, or at a local junior college. The point of this article is to get you motivated and off of the couch. Do not wait another day. Look into the tuition re-imbursement program at your local work if you have one and take advantage of all that it has to offer. Some of the re-imbursements are only for job related classes and what a great way to improve your skills and become more marketable? I think that next year with my tuition assistance I want to learn a foreign language! Maybe German, or something.