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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

















          

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