Amazon announced on Thursday that the company is partnering with Houston Community College and Lonestar College to offer fully-funded college tuition to their U.S. hourly employees who are enrolled in those schools.
According to Amazon, employees can take classes online, in-person, or on-site in over 110 Career Choice classrooms located in 37 states.
“This partnership is another example of how HCC and Amazon continue to work together to enhance local communities and their employees with high quality, award-winning educational programs that provide a solid foundation for reskilling and to prepare them for further education in a variety of career pathway fields," Madeline Burillo-Hopkins, Vice Chancellor Workforce Instruction and President of HCC Southwest said in a statement.
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