Noodle Partners teams with for-profit college operator to launch tuition benefit platform
Education Dive
Natalie Schwartz
September 21, 2020
Dive Brief:
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Noodle Partners, a prominent online program manager, is teaming up with the parent company of two for-profit universities to create a platform for employers to administer tuition assistance benefits.
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WorkforceEdge will allow employees to enroll in online undergraduate and graduate programs offered by participating colleges within Noodle Partners’ network, as well as through Strategic Education’s two for-profit universities, Capella and Strayer.
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The move follows mounting interest from employers to use tuition benefits to retain workers and grow their talent pipelines, though it’s unclear how the pandemic will impact those trends.