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Educational Leave/Educational Assistance Plans

Educational Leave/Educational Assistance Plans
  All DE MD ND NU OP PH PS SW VM
  #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc. #Est. #Inc.
Total 841 129,311 * * 32 321 532 2,194 816 107,470 611 8,674 468 2,978 352 1,603 573 6,046 * *

Educational leave provided

As a formal policy 797 121,301 * * 22 238 499 2,079 774 100,914 573 7,999 446 2,793 348 1,578 539 5,683 * *
As an informal practice 43 7,547 - - 8 64 23 92 35 6,446 21 513 11 145 4 15 18 266 * *
No 40 462 - - * * 10 23 23 109 17 162 11 40 * * 16 98 - -

Tuition reimbursement

As a formal policy 463 65,241 * * 22 241 332 1,215 378 54,170 352 4,307 298 1,726 147 435 346 3,130 * *
As an informal practice 57 8,245 - - 7 60 14 148 51 7,204 11 565 5 6 4 15 8 241 * *
No 444 55,801 - - * * 187 831 409 46,096 247 3,802 165 1,247 204 1,154 217 2,651 - -

Tuition - Level of reimbursement

As a percentage of the tuition fees 265 28,749 * * 9 46 153 623 239 23,016 184 2,401 145 947 95 243 182 1,470 - -
Varies 276 44,736 - - 20 255 193 740 203 38,357 180 2,471 158 785 56 206 173 1,901 * *

Level of reimbursement - Percentage

50% 27 4,485 - - 6 23 14 88 27 3,567 20 401 11 161 - - 20 244 - -
100% 233 24,219 * * * * 134 529 212 19,449 159 1,960 133 785 95 243 162 1,226 - -

Level of reimbursement - Varies

$1,000 annual maximum 16 815 - - - - - - 16 705 * * 13 25 * * - - - -
$5,000 maximum per course and coverage is decided by Management (50-100% range) 6 4,478 - - - - 6 41 6 4,135 6 104 6 110 - - 6 87 - -
100% if employer requested and 0% if employee requested 61 768 - - - - 61 116 - - 61 233 61 141 - - 61 278 - -
100% if employer requested and 50% if employee requested 6 3,039 - - - - 6 58 6 2,743 6 110 6 70 - - 6 58 - -
100% if employer requested and discretionary if employee requested 14 65 - - 7 60 - - 8 5 - - - - - - - - - -
100% to a maximum of $250 6 1,496 - - - - - - 6 1,496 - - - - - - - - - -
50% of tuition costs to a max of $500 once per year. 11 6,867 - - - - 11 81 11 6,107 11 325 11 145 - - 11 209 - -
Assessed on a case-by-case basis 77 18,286 - - - - 42 303 73 16,345 32 932 24 154 14 74 29 472 * *
Assessed on a case-by-case basis up to a maximum of $1000 13 190 - - - - 13 20 - - 13 120 - - 6 5 13 45 - -
Based on the degree being sought 11 2,820 - - - - - - 11 2,820 - - - - - - - - - -
Based on three different criteria: a) Relationship between job duties and proposed training, b) Main beneficiary of proposed training (employee or organization), c) Need for proposed training 13 172 - - 13 172 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Organization wide pool that is divided among applicants 31 2,732 - - - - 31 25 31 1,948 31 191 31 99 31 99 31 369 - -
Up to 80% or $400 per course 5 364 - - - - 5 6 5 250 5 91 - - - - 5 17 - -
Up to a maximum of 2 courses every 2 years 9 296 - - - - 9 37 9 259 - - - - - - - - - -
Varies by employee's needs and length of service 7 59 - - - - - - 7 59 - - - - - - - - - -
Minimal re-imbursement 7 65 - - - - - - 7 65 - - - - - - - - - -
Other 10 2,003 - - * * 4 41 6 1,366 6 238 * * * * 5 296 * *

Paid educational leave

Yes 376 45,980 * * 22 257 267 1,036 274 36,759 289 3,776 249 1,308 137 420 279 2,411 * *
No 618 83,307 - - 10 64 265 1,157 601 70,711 322 4,897 219 1,670 216 1,183 292 3,611 * *

Paid educational leave - Service commitment

Minimum number of months 105 11,709 - - 14 173 49 175 91 9,742 69 895 43 194 25 67 65 463 - -
Minimum number of hours - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other 66 12,041 - - 8 83 17 241 56 10,442 10 740 * * 6 49 8 436 * *
No 245 22,230 * * * * 200 621 134 16,576 210 2,141 203 1,072 106 304 207 1,512 - -

Minimum number of months of service commitment

0 * * - - - - - - * * - - - - - - * * - -
12 103 11,316 - - 13 172 49 175 90 9,478 69 895 43 194 25 67 64 335 - -
24 * * - - * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Service commitment - Other

A period equivalent to 2 times the length of the leave * * - - - - * * * * * * - - - - * * * *
Discretionary 48 2,584 - - 7 60 * * 42 2,499 * * - - * * * * * *
Varies based on the amount of the reimbursement 10 651 - - * * 10 38 10 577 * * * * * * - - - -
Other 6 1,257 - - - - 5 63 * * 5 265 * * * * * * - -

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