There's a side perk to working at McDonalds besides easy access to the Dollar Menu. The fast food giant also has a program called the National Employee Scholarship Program. It will give 52 McEmployees anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 a year for tuition. In return, the employee must work have work at one of the restaurants a minimum of 15 hours a week for a period of no less than four months. This program is good for any sort of accredited school, from getting one's GED to attending an online college.

There's a side perk to working at McDonalds besides easy access to the Dollar Menu. The fast food giant also has a program called the National Employee Scholarship Program. It will give 52 McEmployees anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 a year for tuition. In return, the employee must work have work at one of the restaurants a minimum of 15 hours a week for a period of no less than four months. This program is good for any sort of accredited school, from getting one's GED to attending an online college.

A very common example is a law firm, who pays their young attorneys tuition to get their Doctorate of Jurisprudence and the fees for their Bar Exams. Believe it or not, another good example is the military, who encourage their junior officers and non-comms to go to online college for anything from advanced technological certification to even going to MIT. Hospitals and clinics also support their staff to continue their education just so they can stay on top of the latest ailments, cures and other procedures. For more informantion on college grants and scholarships, check the web.

What a student/employee should first do is go to their human resources office and find out if their company does offer such programs. You'd be surprised at the range of companies that offer them. They include fast food operations like McDonald's and Chick Fil-A, Humana, the Queens (NY) Public Library and pharmaceutical giant Glaxo SmithKline. Many a Wall Street bank or investment house also likes it if their employees go to online schools to get their MBA's. If they do, the assistance primarily comes in four forms:

Direct pay tuition assistance: In this case, the employer pays for the course, certificate, or degree program up front. The employee doesn't have to pay anything. In turn, the employee is required to fill a specified course load, usually with a short list of online schools, within a prerequisite amount of time.

Reimbursed tuition assistance - The employee must first complete the program, then the employer pays for the course, certificate, or degree program. The employer may pay after each course or only after the certificate or degree is completed. This method is a surefire way the company sees its personnel fulfill their course load before paying out.

Educational/Professional Development travel assistance: The employer may pay for travel expenses related to educational programs including courses at distant institutions or conferences/conventions. The medical, political and financial worlds are particularly known for these. If you are looking for more information on degree programs online, you can research the internet.

529 College Savings Program - One could call this a kind of savings program. As part of an employee benefits package, the employer may match contributions made by the employee into the program. It's a good way to insure employee loyalty and longevity.