[2] The US Department of Defense also has a program called DOD Tuition Assistance that provides troops with funds for higher education and the US Department of Veterans Affairs has the Forever GI Bill for eligible servicemembers, veterans, and select family members.
In 1875, the American Express Railroad Company established the first private pension plan in the United States.
[8] The post World War II GI Bill also provided opportunities for those who served.
According to Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources, “They’re doing this because it sounds great and it’s cheap – almost no one can use them, they are all online/cut rate degree programs.
[13] The US Internal Revenue Service allows workers to deduct $5,250 in employee education benefits from taxable income.
[14] Amazon's Career Choice program pre-pays 95 percent of tuition for courses in high-demand fields.
According to the company "participants stay at Starbucks 50 percent longer and are promoted at three times the rate of U.S. retail employees who don't use the program."
[citation needed] According to Walmart, program participants are "two times more likely to get promoted, and they retain at a significantly higher rate.
[27] The Lumina Foundation reported that Walmart employee participation had increased to 30,000 active in the program.
Bright Horizons provides workforce education (tuition discounts from about 220 schools) and student loan support for employees from several companies.
[30][31] Guild works for corporate clients, including Walmart, Target, Lowe's, Chipotle, Taco Bell, Disney and Discover Financial.