In Indiana, McDonald’s Partners With Ivy Tech Community College to Offer Tuition Assistance – Diverse
McDonald’s and Ivy Tech Community College have announced a partnership to increase affordable college options in Indiana with an aim to bridge the state’s gap in educational attainment.
As many as 300 McDonald’s franchises across Indiana will offer tuition assistance to employees who work a minimum of 15 hours a week and have been employed for least 90 days. Those in a managerial position can receive up to $3,000 a year in tuition assistance, while other employees will be eligible for $2,500 a year in funding to attend classes at Ivy Tech.
McDonald’s and Ivy Tech hope this will help quickly shore up the numbers of those having an associate or comparable degree.
By 2025, Indiana aims to have 60% of the workforce with a post-secondary degree or credential. And currently there is a gap of as much as 15% in achieving the goal, according to Dr. Sue Ellspermann, Ivy Tech’s president.
“There’s an urgency in the state to help many more Hoosiers continue their education,” said Ellspermann.