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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
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
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.	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;	Online	http://collegeforamerica.org/Gov	admissions@collegeforamerica.org Phone: 1-855-764-8232, option 2
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
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
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	Federal employees, their spouses and legal dependents	Online, On-Campus, Hybrid	St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Federal Portal	Admissions Contact Information University Admissions: 877-308-9954 Website: FedGovAtSaintMarys.com
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/	Admissions counselor by telephone at (410) 706-3492, or via email to admissions@law.umaryland.edu.
University of Maryland (UMD), Robert H. Smith School of Business (Smith)	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
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	Federal employees, their spouses and legal dependents	Online, hybrid	UMUC Federal Portal	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