Cuyahoga County supports and encourages employees to reach their goals, enhance their job-related skills and to develop their careers through experience and education. Skill development, best practices awareness, and current technology abilities creates qualified and productive staff, improves productivity, and strengthens the County’s commitment to internal promotion.

Employees can begin to participate in the Tuition Assistance Program Fall Semester 2022.

Participation in the Tuition Assistance Program is voluntary. It is not required as a condition of continued employment.

Full time benefits eligible employees who have completed one (1) continuous year of employment prior to the date classes begin. Must be pursuing a degree or taking individual courses, at an institution approved by Human Resources, related to current job position or probable future assignment. Be in active employment status when course(s) are completed.

Tuition Assistance program is available to Full time employees in active status.

Currently Tri-C, Cleveland State and Baldwin Wallace are the approved higher education institutions. Participating educational institutions were selected via an RFP process.

Yes, classes and/or degree need to be related to your current position or a probable future assignment.

The resignation, release, or discharge of the employee after enrollment but before completion will result in ineligibility for the program. Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Eligible education includes undergraduate, graduate or individual credit granting seminars.

No. Courses or conferences required to maintain licensure/certification or minimum job qualifications are not included.

Reimbursement does not include the costs for books, fees, lab charges, mileage, travel, room and board/lodging, or other non-tuition related costs.

To seek reimbursement through the program participants achieve a grade of “C” or better for undergraduate programs, “B” or better for graduate programs, and a “pass” or “completed” for seminars.

Classes taken for audit purposes are not eligible for reimbursement.

Maximum reimbursement of $3,600 per calendar year for undergraduate and graduate study.

Employees who separate from County Employment within three years of receiving a Tuition Reimbursement are subject to the following repayment schedule:

• Within 1 year one hundred percent (100%) of any reimbursements received by the County within the previous 12-month period immediately preceding the employees’ last day of employment
• Within 2 years, seventy-five percent (75%) of any payments made within the previous 12- month period immediately preceding the employees’ last day of employment.
• Within 3 years, fifty percent (50%) of any payments made within the previous 12-month period immediately preceding the employees’ last day of employment.

Each educational institution has their own application process. Contact information will be provided at a later date and time.

Yes

No

Receipts may be submitted to the Human Resources Department – Employee Benefits. Forms will be provided.

You will need to provide your course grade at the end of each class. A form will be provided for the submission of grades.