The American company Walmart is offering something new to its employees: help with earning a college degree. Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States. In the past, the company has helped its workers finish high school or pass the General Equivalency Development, or GED exam. The GED is designed to show one’s knowledge of high school-level skills. Walmart hopes the chance to earn a college degree will help it find and keep higher quality entry-level employees in a competitive labor market. Walmart is partnering with a company called Guild Education to offer employees the chance to get a bachelor’s degree in business or supply-chain management. The program will cost a dollar a day at one of three non-profit schools: the University of Florida, Brandman University and Bellevue University. The Associated Press says all three universities have had success working with adult learners and offer programs through the internet.
Title: Walmart Offers to Pay for Employees College Degree
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has helped its workers finish high school or pass the General Equivalency Development, or GED exam.</span> <span data-start-time='28458' data-end-time='35375'>The GED is designed to show one’s knowledge of high school-level skills.</span> <span data-start-time='35375' data-end-time='47229'>Walmart hopes the chance to earn a college degree will help it find and keep higher quality entry-level employees in a competitive labor market.</span> <span data-start-time='47229' data-end-time='60729'>Walmart is partnering with a company called Guild Education to offer employees the chance to get a bachelor’s degree in business or supply-chain management.</span> <span data-start-time='60729' data-end-time='67438'>The program will cost a dollar a day at one of three non-profit schools:</span> <span data-start-time='67438' data-end-time='74563'>the University of Florida, Brandman University and Bellevue University.</span> <span data-start-time='74563' data-end-time='86438'>The Associated Press says 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