Amazon Aims <br />to Entice Workers, With Free College <br />Bachelor’s Degrees.<br />Amazon will begin helping its employees <br />pay for bachelor’s degrees starting in 2022.<br />Yahoo reports that over 750,000 hourly employees, including those who work part-time, will be eligible for the company’s expanded educational benefits.<br />Yahoo reports that over 750,000 hourly employees, including those who work part-time, will be eligible for the company’s expanded educational benefits.<br />Employees will be able to receive up to $5,250 a year <br />to cover tuition for a wide range of educational programs, <br />including bachelor’s degrees and GEDs.<br />Employees will be able to receive up to $5,250 a year <br />to cover tuition for a wide range of educational programs, <br />including bachelor’s degrees and GEDs.<br />Employees will be able to choose from an approved list of programs in high-demand areas.<br />According to Yahoo, the company<br />is still determining the full list, and it may <br />vary based on local labor market needs.<br />According to Yahoo, the company<br />is still determining the full list, and it may <br />vary based on local labor market needs.<br />The announcement comes after similar programs were unveiled by Walmart and Target, as companies compete to fill job postings.<br />The announcement comes after similar programs were unveiled by Walmart and Target, as companies compete to fill job postings.<br />Amazon's education benefits program, <br />Career Choice, was started in 2012. .<br />About 50,000 employees have <br />participated in the program.<br />We launched Career Choice <br />almost ten years ago to help remove <br />the biggest barriers to continuing <br />education — time and money — <br />and we are now expanding it <br />even further to pay full tuition <br />and add several new fields of study, Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide <br />Consumer at Amazon, <br />via statement.<br />We launched Career Choice <br />almost ten years ago to help remove <br />the biggest barriers to continuing <br />education — time and money — <br />and we are now expanding it <br />even further to pay full tuition <br />and add several new fields of study, Dave Clark, CEO of Worldwide <br />Consumer at Amazon, <br />via statement
