FAU Edu-Vantage Program

Florida Atlantic University’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program works with businesses, corporations, and organizations to provide a high-quality educational strategy for fulfilling their employee education packages.

Supporting employee education has several benefits for employers:

Makes a valuable business investment.
Helps maintain competitive edge by recruiting and retaining top talent and upskilling their workforce to maintain top performers.
Positively impacts a company’s bottom line.
Has a reported ROI of 129 percent in cost savings through retaining and managing existing talent.

Earning a degree at FAU ensures a first-rate education! Recognized for its quality and integrity, FAU is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). FAU’s College of Business holds the distinguished international AACSB-accreditation of excellence in business education earned by less than 5% of business schools worldwide.

Employees who take advantage of employer-provided education benefits with FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program have the opportunity to succeed personally and professionally:

Achieve their academic goals while maintaining full-time careers, family responsibilities, and other life commitments.
Boost their career mobility, marketability, and earning potential as well as increase their job security and satisfaction.

FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program meets the diverse educational needs of our partners and their employees by providing a wide range of degree options ranging from bachelor degrees, MBAs and other graduate programs, all the way to the doctoral level with the Executive PhD in Business. The various program formats available (including online only courses, in-person classes, or the option to do both) allow for convenience and greater flexibility for working professionals.

Edu-Vantage Personalized Services

Explore Options and Select Degree

Guide through Application / Enrollment Process

Offer Technology Support

Advise on Personalized Plan of Study

Provide Ongoing Support and Guidance

Manage Program Completion and Graduation

FAQs

I am an employer interested in FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program; how do I become an Edu-Vantage Partner?

FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program offers employer partnerships for those companies seeking to fully fund the tuition costs for their degree-seeking employees. We make it easy and convenient for you to pay for your employees to earn a degree at FAU. If you are interested in becoming an Edu-Vantage Partner, contact us to discuss the best employee educational plan for you and your employees. Please contact: Vegar Wiik (vwiik@fau.edu)
Corporate Training and Customized Programs: FAU also provides options for companies with partial tuition policies or those looking for customized degree programs. We can tailor an education program plan to meet the needs of you and your employees and offer MBAs (online, on-campus, or as on-site cohort programs), masters’ degrees in Finance and Health Administration, and a wide variety of certification training: Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Human/ Resource Management, Operations/ Supply Chain, and Marketing.

For additional offerings, please visit https://business.fau.edu/executive-education/corporate-training/our-programs/
Please contact: Paige Garrido (pgarrido@fau.edu).
What degrees are offered through the Edu-Vantage Partner Program?

Students can earn their bachelors, masters, or even doctoral degrees through the Edu-Vantage Partner Program. Each organization determines the select degree programs that will qualify for employee education benefits. We work with each Edu-Vantage Employer Partner to identify the best degree and program options for their employees.
What support is available for Edu-Vantage Partners?

We collaborate closely with our Edu-Vantage Partners to align the company’s strategic goals with FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program’s educational offerings. We also provide dedicated support for each Edu-Vantage Partner to help streamline employee access to their educational benefits through FAU. We can work directly with the Edu-Vantage Partner education benefits coordinators or an already existing third-party tuition assistance management company.

Our all-inclusive service option includes managing the entire education benefit process based on our Edu-Vantage partner’s tuition assistance program from paperwork and program services to providing centralized billing for tuition, course fees, textbooks and materials.
How are Edu-Vantage Partners billed for course fees, textbooks and materials?

FAU caters to each individual Edu-Vantage Partner and can manage the entire employee education benefits process, invoices, and billing of course fees, textbooks and materials according to the Edu-Vantage Partner’s discretion.

Edu-Vantage Partners can opt to have course fees, textbooks and materials included in a centralized billing to avoid upfront course costs for all enrolled students as well as save time and money.

Alternatively, the Edu-Vantage partner can manage course fees, textbooks, and materials or students can pay for these upfront and provide receipts to employers or to their tuition assistance program.
I am an employee of an Edu-Vantage Partner; who do I contact to determine my education benefits and eligibility?

Employees whose employers are Edu-Vantage Partners should first contact their employer’s human resources department to determine their education benefits eligibility.
How do I apply for admission to FAU through the Edu-Vantage Partner Program?

As an employee of one of FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partners, you will need to contact your employer before applying to FAU to ensure eligibility for employee educational benefits. All qualified applicants will be sent a unique link to apply to FAU.

Eligible employees receive support from FAU’s dedicated student success coordinators who nurture students throughout the duration of their program from pre-application to graduation.
Will I be able to transfer any previous credits to apply towards my degree from FAU?

The Edu-Vantage Partner Program admissions team assists admitted students with finding out which credits from previous academic institutions will transfer to FAU.

All transfer credit will be reviewed according to FAU’s transfer credit policy. Transferable credits are determined by the grade earned, anticipated major at FAU, and date of acceptance.
Can Edu-Vantage Partner students attend classes on-campus or online?

Yes. Students may attend classes on-campus and online or a combination of both for most degrees; however, some degree offerings may be completed by either the on-campus only or the online only formats depending on the selected programs eligible for employee education benefits as determined by the Edu-Vantage Partner.

In addition to Edu-Vantage Partner Program benefits, all Edu-Vantage Partner students have access to FAU student resources.
What support is available for students in the Edu-Vantage Partner Program?

For employees of our Edu-Vantage Partners, we offer concierge support services with dedicated success coordinators to guide employees from pre-application to graduation and along every step of their educational journey at FAU.

Our coordinators coach each student by discussing their degree options and helping them select the appropriate degree, guiding them through the application and enrollment process, offering online technology support, advising on their personalized plan of study, providing ongoing support throughout the duration of their studies, and managing program completion and graduation.