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Your UPS team member education savings
As an employee of UPS, you may be eligible to have your tuition covered by your employer. Resource fees (electronic courses materials and books) are waived, courtesy of University of Phoenix. You could pay nothing for your degree, certificate, or course.*
Your employer may cover your tuition up to $5,250, subject to their policies. Resource fees (electronic courses materials and books) are waived, courtesy of University of Phoenix.
Your benefit covers unlimited associate or bachelor’s degree courses, or 5 master’s degree courses.
Your employer and University of Phoenix are working together to help reduce the cost of your education. If you meet your employer policy requirements, they may help pay all your tuition and University of Phoenix will waive resource fees. That means you could pay nothing and stay focused on school.
Choose from a wide range of program start dates beginning every 5-6 weeks. Because the best time to start school is when it fits your schedule. Pick your start dates
*For full eligibility requirements, please see our Terms and Conditions.
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Could you get a head start on your degree?
Find out how to transfer your eligible college credits and apply for potential credit for your work and life experiences.
Sign up to explore webinar topics
Date and time: See registration for specific date and times
Location: Online event
Hosted by: Kelly Hill, University of Phoenix.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org and its predecessor, since 1978.
Once you’ve chosen your degree program, you will complete a financial plan that will estimate your costs and explore potential ways to pay for it. We can walk you step-by-step through the process.
United Parcel Service offers different tuition assistance programs for full-time and part-time employees. Please refer to United Parcel Service, Inc’s tuition assistance policy to understand how your tuition assistance works. Next, identify your company or organization on your application and let your advisor know who you are employed with. Finally, identify your company or organization in the University’s Student Portal financial plan before starting courses.
Check with your organization or benefits administrator to make sure your desired program is covered under your organization's tuition assistance policy. Your benefits administrator should guide you through the tuition assistance process.
Be sure to verify your tuition assistance coverage with Edcor? Please contact Edcor Contact Center 800-413-7784 or 800-850-5181
Yes. Our programs are designed specifically for working adults. With online classes, you can attend class online whenever it fits your life, day or night. You’ll also get support by phone, chat or email, available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. And you can start your degree year-round, not just once a semester.
Attending online class is easy because the classroom is always on 24/7/365. All you need is a reliable Internet connection. You simply log in to your virtual classroom to complete assignments, access course materials and resources, and interact with faculty and classmates. Class participation is graded based upon your contributions to online discussions. This is a great solution for students who might have a difficult time commuting and for those who learn better independently.
Applying is easy. Start your application and identify your employer when asked. Or, speak with an enrollment representative and let them know who your employer is. Finally, identify your employer in the University’s Student Portal financial plan before starting courses.
Confirm that there’s an alliance agreement between your employer and University of Phoenix that includes tuition assistance benefits or tuition reimbursement. If there is, you’ll be able to review the benefits that your employer offers before you enroll at University of Phoenix.
Tuition savings aren’t solely dependent on employment reimbursement or assistance. At University of Phoenix, we can explore many ways to save with you.
Evaluations of relevant life and work experience, scholarships and eligible transfer credits from prior college experience are all options to lower your costs. Explore more savings options on our Savings Explorer page
*Terms and Conditions
There must be an agreement in place between the University of Phoenix, Inc. (“Company”) and United Parcel Service (hereinafter “Agreement”) for current employees to receive the tuition benefits set forth below (hereinafter referred to as the “Benefits”).
United Parcel Service offers different tuition assistance programs for full-time and part-time employees. Please refer to United Parcel Service, Inc’s program to understand how your tuition assistance works.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Benefits, employees must (i) be and remain employed with United Parcel Service; (ii) be eligible for and abide by all terms and conditions of United Parcel Service’s tuition assistance policy as determined by United Parcel Service; and (iii) must maintain attendance with the University defined as not taking a break longer than 365 days (hereinafter “Participating Employees”).
Participating Employees who are new students and self-identify as a United Parcel Service employee in the University’s student portal (or through any other method of verification the University may require) after the Agreement effective date will receive the benefits set forth below, so long as the Agreement is in effect and has not been terminated. For those Participating Employees who are currently enrolled and already self-identified with the University, the Benefits will apply to your next course and will not be applied retroactively.
The Benefits will apply to Participating Employees who are receiving the standard University tuition rate and cannot be combined with any Alumni or Associate Transfer tuition rates, competency-based programs the University may offer in its discretion, any other University offer or promotion or any other specific program exclusions set forth in the Academic Catalog. For Clarification, nothing contained herein is intended to prohibit Participating Employees to enroll in these programs or use of any Client tuition assistance toward the excluded items listed above.
Participating Employees are subject to the University's admission and academic policies and procedures.
Undergraduate Courses
Participating Employees may take as many courses as they can subject to course availability and University’s policy for a total tuition cap of $5,250 per Calendar Year (defined as January 1st through December 31st).
Master’s Courses
Participating Employees may take up to five (5) courses within any one Calendar Year, for a total tuition cap of $5,250 per Calendar Year. Any courses over five (5) in a Calendar Year will be charged to the Participating Employee at the then current tuition rate for the Master’s degree program.
Resource Fees (electronic course material fees and books)
University will waive resource fees on tuition assistance approved credit-bearing single courses, certificates, associate, bachelor’s, and master’s courses until program completion.
Billing
Taking more courses than the maximum allotted amount for each tuition cap in a Calendar Year will result in additional tuition charges. Please check with United Parcel Service's tuition assistance policy for further information regarding your billing options and payment details with respect to the Benefits.
Please note: For students using VA benefits, certification of a course solely for monthly housing allowance will use a month of benefit entitlement.
Term and Termination
If the Agreement is terminated Benefits will immediately cease and will no longer be available to Participating Employees. Participating Employees enrolled in the University as of the termination date will be responsible for payment of all fees and tuition costs (at the then current tuition rate) for their next course and the remainder of their program in accordance with University financial policies and procedures.