Tuition Discounts & Scholarships for Law Enforcement, Firefighters,
EMS & First Responders
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Northwestern College- All current active and retired first responder personnel including police, fire fighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians enrolling in a degree or certificate program are eligible for a 15% First Responders tuition discount. They also offer scholarships.
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Simple Tuition offers an easy way to find and compare scholarships, student loans, and financial aid. They provide many different options in each category.
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Wayland Baptist University- Active law enforcement and corrections officers and their families qualify for $1,000 or $500 each term, depending on program chosen. Credit for work experience, academy completion, and military service awarded. Previous college credit accepted. Online programs for convenience. Fully accredited, private, Christian institution founded in 1908
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Kaplan University- has partnered with IAFF to offer Fire Science and Emergency Management Degrees at a discounted rate: Tuition reduction Equivalent to a 43 percent reduction, a $210 credit hour rate will be extended on AAS in Fire Science, BS in Fire Science, and BS in Fire and Emergency Management programs. Waived fees: Kaplan University's Learning Recognition Course (LRC 100) and the accompanying Portfolio Assessment will be offered at no cost, equaling a $1,500 value.
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Grantham Unversity- Their Heroes Program offers reduced tuition, with all textbook, software and technology fees waived. Assistance with financial aid is also available for those who qualify. Credit for prior training and an unconventional curriculum to allow you to study on your schedule.
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IAFF (International Association of Firefighters)- Sponsors scholarships for students attending college. They provide a list on their website.
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CollegeScholarships.org- A great resource to find scholarships for police degrees, firefighters, fire science degrees, and ems/first responders. They list over 25 places/organizations that provide scholarships. Click on the links below for sepcific pages:
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St Patrick High School- (Chicago) is offering a FIRST RESPONDERS SCHOLARSHIP for the son(s) of any police officer, firefighter, or paramedic who takes our Placement Exam. This is a $2,000 award per year, regardless of exam score, and is renewable over 4 years if the student maintains an approved GPA.
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National University- offers a unique scholarship for law enforcement employees in which the employee receives a guaranteed 25 percent off tuition for approved coursework.
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Liberty University- Offers the Towns/Kopis Emergency Response Tuition Discount, a public service discount for all undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and Willmington School of the Bible emergency response students. This tuition discount entitles emergency response students to 25 percent off the cost of their tuition. Liberty defines Emergency Response Personnel as those students currently (or within the last five years) employed, or volunteering, in the areas of law enforcement, emergency services, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) senior members, fire safety and/or rescue work.
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Union Plus College Financing- IAFF, IUPA, SEIU, AFSCME, and other union members are eligible thru this free program for themselves and their children to receive scholarships, financial aid, and loans.
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Berges Institute- police officers, firefighters and first responders always have a 15% discount on all their Spanish language courses. Exclusions apply.
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Webster University- Any currently qualified First Responder (law enforcement, fire, EMTs) are eligible for the Webster University First Responder Scholarship. The First Responder tuition rate is our normal Metro campus tuition rates, but all students are eligible to receive a First Responder Scholarship which essentially reduces your net tuition to equal that of our active duty military students
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