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[~moxie~]

They are going to pay full tuition for their employees who want a college education.

[minkbunny]

Let me attribute this - Bloomberg News -

Starbucks workers who work at least 20 hours a week and enroll in Arizona State University’s online bachelor’s degree will get $6,500, about half of their tuition, for the first two years and full tuition for the final two, the company said in an e-mailed statement.

[brii]

They will pay a portion of the tuition for ASU's online program...

[~moxie~]

My bad. It still makes it a wonderful opportunity for those who want a college degree.

[PAX]

Most likely there is a GPA requirement as well. That is, you must achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 (for example).

[minkbunny]

On 6/17/2014 Georgie the 5th said:

Most likely there is a GPA requirement as well. That is, you must achieve a GPA of at least 2.0 (for example).

You are correct, Georgie.

From ASU website,

Freshmen

You are considered a freshman for application purposes if you have not attended college at all, or have fewer than 24 transferable credit hours (with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA).

Applicants must successfully complete ASU competency requirements. Admission may be granted with one deficiency in no more than two competency areas. Deficiencies cannot be in both math and laboratory science. Students must earn a minimum 2.0 in any subject area.

[heartkeeper]

I think this is a great thing Starbucks is doing.

[BlondeBrooke]

Kudos to Starbucks for offering this to their employees. Education is always a great opportunity

[nun ya]

I never realized online programs cost that much!

Very nice of Starbucks tho'

[adelle38]

On 6/17/2014 nunya said:

I never realized online programs cost that much!

Very nice of Starbucks tho'

The cost of any college course is unbelievable. So everyone will be paying more for those Lattes.