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Reach partners with hundreds of U.S. employers and K-12 education systems to offer front-line employees an accessible pathway to debt-free college degrees and credentials.
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Partnering with Reach University

Need to find and train highly effective talent and leaders from your community? Reach University will help you recruit and upskill existing employees to fill critical short- and long-term vacancies, aligned to your specialized, professional needs. 

Many of our partners already have talented staff who need degrees to become certified teachers, school leaders, behavioral health specialists, and more. With our partnership program, these staff members continue work — and our flexible online course load empowers them to immediately apply learning to the workplace while they work toward their degree and credential.

By offering practical and flexible coursework, an experienced faculty of expert current and former practitioners, and unwavering support for learners and partners alike, Reach helps turn employees into debt-free, degree-holding, highly qualified teachers and professionals.

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Your Apprenticeship Degree Impact Partners
Dr. Kiko Suarez
Dr. Kiko Suarez
Chief Impact Officer
Alison Schwartzbaum
Alison Schwartzbaum
VP of Impact
California
Dr. Heath Grimes
Dr. Heath Grimes
VP of Impact
Southeast
Hudson Baird
Hudson Baird
VP of Impact
Behavioral Health

Hear from our partners
We are very pleased to be partnering with Reach University to offer our students another amazing option to continue their education. This opportunity allows students to earn their bachelor’s degree at no cost, while also providing our area K-12 schools with an ongoing talent pipeline to prepare the next generation of teachers.
Dr. Dennis C. Rittle President of NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Arkansas
When the Russellville City School District needed bilingual talent to support the changing demographics of our community, we utilized Reach’s Apprenticeship Degree to successfully recruit and train local educators — and the impact of this benefit was seen almost immediately.
Dr. Heath Grimes Former Superintendent, Russellville City Schools
Alabama
Southeastern Arkansas has one of the largest qualified teacher shortages in the state, and the more hands-on career exposure we can provide to local residents, the more effective we will become in building a pipeline of paraprofessionals-to-teachers.
Dr. Jennifer Barbaree Superintendent of Pine Bluff School District
Arkansas
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Resources for current partners

If you have a signed partnership agreement with Reach, visit our Partner Knowledge Base for tools and materials to support your recruiting efforts.
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Together we can give your staff an accessible pathway to debt-free college degrees and credentials.

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