Champion your employees’ education.
The Educational Advancement Program at The University of Alabama connects businesses with UA Online so they can empower their employees to earn a legendary degree in a flexible format. A degree earned through UA Online is identical to one earned on UA’s main campus but without requiring traditional classroom attendance. It enables distance learners to remain at work and in their local communities while reaching new heights in their educations and careers.
Partner with UA Online to enhance your company’s benefits package.
Motivating employees to use their education benefits provides tangible value for the employee and your business. UA Online offers more than 90 premier online degree and certificate programs to give your employees a competitive edge and help them acquire the knowledge and skills for professional and organizational development.
Benefits of the Educational Advancement Program
Access highly ranked academic programs
UA Online is named one of the top online programs nationally and the highest-ranked program in the state of Alabama in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Program rankings. With four programs ranking top 5 in the nation and five top 20 rankings for veterans’ programs, UA Online is a leader in online education.
Recruit and retain top talent
You can elevate your recruiting efforts by offering prospective employees innovative educational opportunities that won’t disrupt their lives. In addition, providing your staff with access to education and professional development results in less turnover from top talent.
Cultivate an inclusive workplace
Encouraging employee education impacts diversity, equity and inclusion goals by providing underserved populations with academic opportunities they may not have otherwise had access to. Organizationally, this initiative creates a diverse pool of candidates for career advancement and fosters an inclusive workplace culture.
Advance in business agility
Investing in company improvement through education will prepare your employees and your business for rapidly evolving market changes. As well, creating employee education paths increases employee loyalty and contributes to organizational success by way of highly trained staff primed for leadership development.
Where Legends Log In
UA Online provides students with a superior level of support to make your employees feel like a champion in their academic and professional careers.
Personalized Support
A designated admissions counselor will guide your employees through admission and enrollment. Once enrolled, student success coaches, counselors and faculty will offer one-on-one support to help employees achieve their goals.
Bama Ready Orientation
Bama Ready is a free orientation course for UA’s online programs, designed with the working adult in mind to help them understand the landscape for learning at UA, grow their academic confidence and be prepared for optimal success in their program.
Flexibility
UA Online’s asynchronous courses allow employees easy access to complete assignments outside of their work hours, with 24/7 technical support. Our generous transfer credit policies even allow individuals to apply previously earned credit to their program.
Are you ready to partner with UA Online?
The University of Alabama Online is here for you every step of the way. Our recruitment team can travel to you to host on-site education fairs and provide HR departments with materials to share with employees. Additionally, UA Online provides resources like online academic coaching, tutoring and access to campus services to support your employees throughout their education.
Learn how UA Online can become your company’s preferred education resource through the Educational Advancement Program.
For more information about the Educational Advancement Program at The University of Alabama, please fill out this form to contact Rose LeCoq, manager of business development for the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.