Financial Assistance

Employers: If you offer a tuition assistance benefit for employees who want to upgrade their job skills, your investment will go even farther at National College...by thousands of dollars!

With the Business Partnership Grant, for every $3 received from a participating employer, National will contribute up to $1 toward the employee's tuition.

Employees/Students: See below for frequently-asked-questions about this grant.

Employers: It's a win-win situation.... Your staff thanks you for the benefit, and you significantly strengthen your workforce by leveraging your tuition assistance funds. As one Human Resources Manager put it, "This creates an opportunity for our employees to further their education and provides them with promotional possibilities. Company morale has increased and they now view their job as a career opportunity instead of a mere job."

Frequently Asked Questions about the Business Partnership Grant

Q: What is the Business Partnership Grant program?
A: A program where National College partners with businesses whose employees enroll as National College students to enhance their value as employees. The College contributes up to one dollar for every three dollars contributed by the employer toward tuition, books, and fees.

Q: Who is eligible to participate?
A: Anyone participating in their employer's tuition assistance benefit, provided that the employer has agreed to be a business partner with the College. The student may be full-time or part-time in any diploma or degree program of study at National College.

Q: How can my employer become a business partner?
A: Notify National College and we will make all the arrangements.

Q: How committed is National College to this partnership?
A: To help build a stronger work force in our community, National College has allocated $2 million to the program.

Q: Can this Business Partnership Grant program be used in conjunction with other scholarships or grants I may receive?
A: Yes.

Q: What if the tuition assistance I receive from my employer is contingent on the grades I earn or some other variable?
A: National College will contribute up to one dollar for every three dollars contributed by the employer. If your employer has a tuition reimbursement program, the College will apply its contribution as a credit to your account after receiving your employer's payment.

Q: Is my participation in this program renewable each term?
A: Yes. For as long as there is a continuing agreement between your employer and National College and you are meeting your obligations, your grant is continuing and will be recalculated each term.

Q: How do I get started?
A: Call an Admissions Representative at the National College campus near you. Click here for locations.