Cleary University’s newly established Company Education Opportunity (CEO) program, a partnership with corporations and businesses, offers employees and their families a 50 percent tuition grant toward a career-focused degree or certificate program at the university.
Students can choose from a wide range of high-demand degree programs, including:
• Business Management
• Accounting & Finance
• Digital Marketing
• Healthcare Management
• Human Resource Management
• Information Technology – Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, IT Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Project Management
• Sports Promotion & Management
With Cleary’s flexible online platform and accelerated pathways, students can complete a bachelor’s degree in as little as one year.
Cleary designed its certificates and degree programs to work together as building blocks for professional success. Through these “stackable credentials,” students can gain expertise in the most career-relevant skills, diversify their learning experience, and pursue personal interests.
These “stackable” certification programs are:
• Business Communications
• Business Leadership
• Cybersecurity Management
• Data Management and Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Project Management
Cleary University established its CEO Program to strengthen employee skills, support talent retention and provide opportunities for career advancement.
“Our CEO partnership program reflects the kind of workforce innovation that drives Michigan forward,” said Jeremy Walker, Cleary’s senior vice president of enrollment management.
The CEO Program includes these benefits to partnering organizations:
• 50 percent tuition grant for employees and their families
• 100 percent online classes with flexible learning
• Completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in as little as 12 months
• Seamless transfer of up to 90 credits from previous college courses, as well as work and life experience, trainings and certifications
• Programs built around industry demands
• Cohort-based model – study and take classes with fellow employees
“Cleary is here to invest in the future of those who want and deserve a higher education but believe it is unaffordable or unachievable,” Walker said. “Through our CEO Program, we are opening the door for opportunities that seemed closed, especially for adult learners who are trying to balance work, family and school.
“At Cleary, we designed the CEO Program specifically to minimize the financial burden of college while offering students a flexible class schedule that will fit with the demands of work and family life. Our goal is to make earning a degree from Cleary fast, simple, relevant and achievable,” Walker points out. “Coursework is aligned with industry evolving needs. That is why Cleary graduates tend to land jobs faster than graduates from other schools.”
A few organizations that have taken advantage of the CEO Program at Cleary include:
• American Airlines
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• DTE Energy
• Henry Ford Health
• Flagstar Bank
• Kelly Services
• Lake Trust Credit Union
• MS Ultrasonic Technologies
• State of Michigan and Michigan Public Health Institute
• Trinity Health
DTE Energy is Cleary’s most recent CEO partner.
“At DTE, we are always looking for opportunities to enable our team members to learn and grow so we can provide even better service to our customers,” said Diane Antishin, senior vice president of human resources and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at DTE. “We are excited to collaborate with Cleary University to extend this valuable benefit to our employees.”
To learn more about the Company Education Program at Cleary and how your organization can benefit, contact Marcus Vazquez, business-to-business admission representative, at mvazquez@cleary.edu or call (800) 686-1883.
