PA Employee Partnership

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PA Employee Partnership

Discover what awaits you with PennWest behind you.

If you’ve ever wondered if a specific degree or certification could give you an edge in your career, now is the time to stop wondering.

Starting in the spring of 2023, the PA Employee Partnership gives employees within approved Commonwealth agencies a 20% tuition discount for Pennsylvania Western University’s Global Online graduate and undergraduate programs. Doctoral programs are excluded.

The PA Employee Partnership is between the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and PennWest and there are more than 70,000 commonwealth employees who could benefit from it.

PASSHE Foundation Grant
Beginning with the Spring 2023 term, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employees and eligible dependents will be able to apply to the PASSHE Foundation for a grant of up to $2,000 per academic year for full-time students and up to $1,000 for part-time students.

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150+ Online Degrees
The partnership is a prime opportunity for the workforce to gain additional education and certifications at a much lower cost. Commonwealth employees can choose from more than 150 fully online undergraduate and graduate degrees taught by faculty who have been trained in best practices for online education.

What’s more is that 50 accrediting bodies have given our programs the stamp of approval – and so have our more than 186,000 alumni. It’s time you became one of them.
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At PennWest, students have the educational support from three historic campuses behind them, as well as their own enrollment, support and career coaches to help them succeed.
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Approved Commonwealth Agencies

The 20 percent discount is for commonwealth permanent and nonpermanent full-time and part-time employees in the agencies listed below, excluding annuitants, who are in an active pay status at the point in time employment is verified by the Office of Administration.

Employees will be asked to self-identify their agency of employment within the PennWest online application for admission.

Contact Us

For more information, contact the:

Office of Graduate and Online Admissions
724-938-4187
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