Corporate Education Partnership

Business, industry and UAF — working together to provide the best for your employees.

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Help your employees reach their goals.

Support your employees or shareholders as they enroll in one of UAF's in-person degree or certificate programs, or a fully online program with UAF eCampus. Empower them to get one step closer to their career goals — on their schedule, wherever they are.

Why Businesses and Corporations Partner with UAF?

UAF is the flagship public university in Alaska, and has been a national leader in online education for over 30 years. UAF offers over 180 in-person and hybrid programs, giving students a unique academic experience at the farthest North university in the U.S. UAF also offers 50+ online programs, from quick endorsements to full graduate degrees, all at the affordable Alaska resident tuition rate. UAF's team of professionals offer support from enrollment through completion, whether a student is living on campus or taking classes from the other side of the world. Online, asynchronous programs are all about access — students don’t need to show up at a specific class time for a virtual lecture, they simply complete the work on their own schedule.

  • Team members feel supported and encouraged to reach educational goals.
  • Professional growth and advancement.
  • 10% tuition discount for all participating employees for eCampus courses.
  • 14 asynchronous online degrees, offering work schedule flexibility
  • Employees receive a high-quality, accredited education from anywhere in the world.
  • Employers work with UAF to customize full or partial payment plans for employees.

 

How to Become a Partner — Four Easy Steps

 

  

Connect with UAF's Corporate Enrollment Manager

Reach out to UAF’s Corporate Enrollment Manager to get started!

Kristy Malamute

Kristy Malamute

Corporate Enrollment Manager

uaf-partners@alaska.edu | (907) 474-2628

 

 

  

Review and sign the Memorandum of Understanding

We'll work with you to make sure this academic opportunity is a strong match for your organization and team members.

 

 

  

Communicate with your team

Work with your Human Resource Manager to figure out how best to share, discuss and act on this opportunity with your employees.

 

 

  

Meet regularly to review program success

We'll check in with you. UAF wants this to be a lasting and impactful partnership, and the best way to do that is to talk through any obstacles or changes as they come up.

 

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

No, the partnership between UAF and the employer or corporation enables the discount whether the employer or employee or shareholder pays for the education.

That’s up to you. If you want to allow your employee to use work time to further their education, great! If your employee is taking an eCampus course, however, they are asynchronous (meaning not limited by location or time) so your employee can complete the course anytime, day or night!

No, you choose the method that works best for you and your employees.

Whether we provide an online or in-person presentation about the opportunity, prepare a fact sheet for distribution, or post information on your website or social media — the choice is yours.

Yes, our Bachelor of Applied Management is designed for students who want to advance to management positions in technical fields.

No, not yet, but this is something we would like to do in the future.

Yes, we offer courses during the first and second sessions of summer as well as the full summer session (the length of the first and second session together).

52 Bachelor's degrees, 14 of which are also fully online.

 

 

 

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