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RKP5637

(67,030 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2014, 10:22 AM Jun 2014

Starbucks will pay tuition for many employees to finish college

I see this as really good news for a change!

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023854134_starbuckstuitionxml.html

Starbucks, which already provides its legions of U.S. baristas with retirement benefits and company stock, is throwing in yet another uncommon perk in the service industry: a paid ride for the last two years of college, no strings attached.

In a deal with Arizona State University, the coffee giant will reimburse full tuition for employees who enroll as juniors and seniors at ASU’s online program.

Freshmen and sophomores, meanwhile, will be eligible for a partial scholarship and need-based financial aid, the company said.

The so-called Starbucks College Achievement Plan is for employees who work at a company-operated store for an average of at least 20 hours a week, which Starbucks says covers the vast majority of its 135,000 U.S. staffers.
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