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Workforce Edge Partners With Designer Brands, Inc. to Offer Employer-Paid Degree Options to Associates
Tuition assistance benefits platform will streamline access to employer-funded higher education programs for associates while providing full administration
About this update from Strategic Education, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nTuition assistance benefits platform will streamline access to employer-funded higher education programs for associates while providing full administration of tuition assistance benefits\n\n HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWorkforce Edge, a complete employee education management platform powered by Strategic Education, Inc., has partnered with Designer Brands, Inc., one of North America's largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories, to provide its full-time associates access to higher education options through Strayer University and Capella University that include pathways to degrees with tuition fully covered by Designer Brands, as well as online undergraduate and graduate programs in a network of public and private universities. The partnership is designed to encourage the professional and personal development of Designer Brands associates by reimbursing eligible educational expenses from some of the nation’s leading institutions.\n\nIn addition to low-to-no cost options at Strayer University or Capella University, full-time Designer Brands associates will have access to other programs and institutions through the Workforce Edge platform where they can use their $5,250 yearly allocation in tuition assistance funds. All U.S. full-time and part-time associates will have free access to Sophia Learning, an online, on-demand self-paced learning platform providing college-level general education courses, to help them kick start their education journey and pursue professional development, as well as other discounted tuition program options.\n\n“We are proud to partner with Workforce Edge to offer our valued associates streamlined access to top-quality tuition assistance benefits and discounts, making it easier for our associates get to the next step of their career,” said David Giesman, vice president, Global Total Rewards, Designer Brands, “We’ve especially seen the flexibility online learning has provided to our associates – many of whom may be first-generation college students – as they pursue their degree, and we value their dedication towards continuous learning and growth.”\n\nWorkforce Edge will serve as the one-stop-shop portal for Designer Brands – which owns popular brands Designer Shoe Warehouse and Camuto Group – to administer and disburse tuition assistance benefits for their associates and ...