Education

Deloitte and other companies to pay for community college students to finish bachelor’s degrees

From Work Shift: “Accounting giant Deloitte announced this week that it will pay for community college students to spend two years finishing their bachelor’s degrees at Arizona State or Northeastern Universities—if they commit to work at the firm for at least two years. The big idea: Deloitte’s move is part of a larger project, led by GetSet Learning, that is reimagining how companies hire more diverse—and loyal—entry-level workers. Corporations often pay staffing firms $25K or more to replace each employee in high-turnover fields, and the new project will redirect those dollars to a college degree completion program.”

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