Employer Tuition Assistance

Employer Tuition Assistance

Check with your employer for opportunities to assist in helping fund your education.

Tuition Assistance Benefits

If your employer offers tuition assistance, you can utilize your benefits to help pay for your tuition costs. You will want to contact your employer’s benefits department directly to determine their eligibility criteria. We recommend reviewing your employer’s tuition assistance policy prior to starting classes.

Tuition deferment postpones your tuition due date until 30 after the end of each semester. You must be employed by one of employers/organizations above to utilize tuition deferment. View the Dates and Deadlines page for your specific due dates.

PA College offers a tuition deferment option for employees of the following organizations:

  • Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Wellspan Health Network

Common Tuition Deferment Questions

What is tuition deferment?
How do I complete tuition deferment?
How long is tuition deferment valid for?

Tuition Assistance for LG Health Employees

The Lancaster General Health Tuition Assistance Policy allows qualified LG Health employees to receive up to 100% tuition assistance.

The policy excludes the following costs:

  • Applicable taxes (Lancaster General Health is required by law to withhold State/Local/Federal taxes from the 100%)
  • Textbook charges
  • Fees
  • Federal, state, or college grants and scholarships (Lancaster General Health deducts these awards from the 100%)

If you’re interested in earning your degree at PA College, while using LG Health tuition assistance, simply follow these easy steps!

Steps Prior to Starting Classes

  1. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to PA College
    • Per LG Health Tuition Assistance Policy, all employees utilizing tuition assistance must submit the FAFSA every year.
      • Please Note: Students enrolling into a graduate/doctoral program are not required to submit the FAFSA.
    • Be sure to include PA College’s school code on your FAFSA: 009863.
    • If you need assistance with filing your FAFSA, please contact Student Financial Services.
  2. Complete the Tuition Deferment Form

Steps upon Completion of a Course

  1. Upon completion of each semester, submit your tuition statement and final grades to the LG Tuition Assistance Portal, under Start A New Request. Students are required to submit their requests for reimbursement within 60 days of the course end date.

Although LG Health covers 100% of your tuition costs, they are also required to withhold state and federal taxes from the amount they pay on your behalf. This often leaves a balance for students to pay at the end of the semester.

The taxable amount of tuition assistance is aggregated throughout the calendar year (January 1 – December 31). For example, if you received tuition assistance for spring semester and you’re trying to determine what costs you may incur for fall semester, you will want to fill out both spring and fall columns. The same is true if you received reimbursement for a fall semester but it was actually paid by LG Health after January 1, you’ll want to include that amount in the spring semester.

By estimating what your portion of your tuition will be prior to the semester beginning, you will have more time to plan for paying your tuition bill. You can also choose to use the PA College Payment Plan to pay for your out-of-pocket expenses during the semester.

Common Tuition Assistance Questions

Why do I have a bill if LG Health pays 100% of tuition?
Can I defer my tuition bill until after I receive my reimbursement?
What if I'm not successful in my courses?
What's the $5,250 I have read and heard about?
Where can I go for more information?

Tuition Assistance Penn Medicine Employees

The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) will provide eligible employees with prepaid tuition assistance with a financial limit calculated over a calendar year. Eligible employees can receive the following for tuition assistance:

Eligible employees employed at all entities except Chester County Hospital and Lancaster General Health:

  • $8,000 per calendar year for full-time employees
  • $4,000 per calendar year for part-time employees

Eligible employees employed at Chester County Hospital:

  • $6,000 per calendar year for full-time employees
  • $3,000 per calendar year for part-time employees

By estimating what your portion of your tuition will be prior to the semester beginning, you will have more time to plan for paying your tuition bill. You can also choose to use the PA College Payment Plan to pay for your out-of-pocket expenses during the semester.

If you’re interested in earning your degree at PA College, while using Penn Medicine tuition assistance, simply follow these easy steps!

Steps Prior to Starting Classes
Steps upon Completion of the Semester