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Federal Governmentwide Academic Alliances
As a part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) continuing efforts to provide higher educational opportunities to the Federal workforce by providing current Federal employees with the opportunity to pursue post-secondary education, OPM is partnering with colleges and universities.
With the endorsement of the CHCO Council, the main purpose of this program is to:
•Build future Federal workforce
•Address current Governmentwide and agency-specific skills gaps
•Support career development for Federal employee
•Provide affordable opportunities for Federal employees to obtain college degrees, certificates and/or college credits
•Provide subject matter expertise by developing and/or teaching courses that infuse the public sector perspective into the schools’ curriculums.
•Provide current college students with a greater understanding of and access to the Federal Government.
The alliances are formalized with Governmentwide Memorandum of Agreements which include but are not limited to:
•Discounted tuition rates on most college degree and certificate program.
•Enhanced collaboration by allowing Federal subject matter experts to work with college curriculum developers to infuse a public sector perspective into their curriculum/programs.
•Opportunities to focus on targeted recruitment and developing and/or establishing a talent pipeline.
•These agreements bear no financial obligation from the Government.
Federal Government-wide Academic Alliances
| College |
Benefit |
Who is eligible? |
Online/On-Campus |
Website |
Admissions |
| Central Michigan University |
15% discount and application fee waiver |
All Federal Employees, Spouses and Dependents |
Online, Face-to-Face, and Hybrid |
Central Michigan University Federal Portal |
Phone: (877) 268-4636
Fax: (989) 774-1998
cmuglobal@cmich.edu
Mailing Address:
Central Michigan University
Global Campus
802 Industrial Drive
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
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| Champlain College |
up to 70% off and no application fee |
All Federal Employees, Spouses and Adult dependents |
Online |
Champlain College Federal Portal |
Phone: (877) 887-3960
Contact Form
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| College for America at Southern New Hampshire University |
Six-month term tuition rate is currently $1,500. CfA reserves the right to adjust tuition costs for subsequent years. This model provides an “all you can learn” approach. Graduation fee of $150.00 waived.
There is no applicant fee to enroll in CfA.
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Federal employees and their family members.
- Family members are defined as the following;
- Spouse, and parents thereof;
- Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof;
- Parents, and spouses thereof;
- Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof;
- Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof;
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Online |
http://collegeforamerica.org/Gov
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admissions@collegeforamerica.org
Phone: 1-855-764-8232, option 2
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| Drexel University Online |
The tuition will be discounted 10 to 40% |
Federal Government employees and their spouses and dependents |
Online |
https://online.drexel.edu/opm |
Email: https://online.drexel.edu/online-degrees/apply.aspx
Phone: 877-215-0009
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| Excelsior College |
20% Undergraduate
15% Graduate
|
Federal employees, their spouses and domestic partners |
Online, hybrid |
Excelsior College Federal Portal |
Toll-free at 888-647-2388 ext. 2 or via Email at admissions@excelsior.edu |
| Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies |
10% scholarship applied to Georgetown’s published tuition rate for the relevant SCS Program each academic semester. |
Federal Employees |
On-Campus and Online |
http://scs.georgetown.edu/opm-federal-scholarship-alliance/ |
Email: scsscholarships@georgetown.edu |
| Penn State University World Campus |
5% tuition reduction on competitive Penn State World Campus tuition rates, with no program exclusions or out-of-state rates. |
Federal employees, their spouses and legal dependents |
Online, hybrid |
Penn State World Campus Federal Portal |
Contact Form
World Campus Contacts
Call or Email
Toll Free: 800-252-3592
Local/International: 814- 865-5403
Fax: 814-865-3290
Email: pennstateonline@psu.edu
Penn State World Campus
The Pennsylvania State University
128 Outreach Building
University Park PA 16802
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| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota |
10% Tuition Grant, making ONLINE tuition range $405- $571.50
Waived Application Fee. Online courses range in credit hours from 1-4.
ON CAMPUS tuition range $310.50 - $711.00
Waived Application Fee. On campus courses range in credit hours from 1-5
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Federal employees, their spouses and legal dependents |
Online, On-Campus, Hybrid |
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Federal Portal
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Admissions Contact Information
University Admissions: 877-308-9954
Website: FedGovAtSaintMarys.com
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University of Maryland
Francis King Carey School of Law |
Federal Employee (FEDEM) Grant equivalent to a 10 percent tuition discount |
Federal Employees and/or their legal Spouses |
On Campus, some programs online |
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/prospective/FEDEM/
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Admissions counselor by telephone at
(410) 706-3492, or via email to admissions@law.umaryland.edu.
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University of Maryland (UMD),
Robert H. Smith School of Business (Smith)
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FEDEM Grant in the form of a 30% credit to their student tuition. The dollar amount of the Grant will vary based on which Eligible Smith Program the participants enroll in and whether the tuition rate is instate or outofstate or per semester or per credit. |
Federal Government employees and/or their spouses |
On campus and Online |
https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/fedgrant |
Email: aowens@rhsmith.umd.edu
SUBJECT LINE: Federal Employee
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University of Maryland
University College |
Application fee waiver
25% discount on out-of-state tuition for most programs
5% discount on tuition for graduate specialty programs
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Federal employees, their spouses and legal dependents |
Online, hybrid |
UMUC Federal Portal
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Contact Information:
1-844-UMUC-FED
fedprogram@umuc.edu
Federal Contact Form
Online Application for Admission
Mailing Address:
3501 University Blvd. East
Adelphi, MD 20783
Academic Center at Largo (Student Services):
1616 McCormick Drive
Largo, MD 20774
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