OK…so you’re going to college next Fall and you got a financial aid package back from your school and its not so 
good. No Pell. No T.I.P. No Grants or Scholarships. Just loans. Don’t jump yet. Try applying for a job at WESCO. They have a great tuition reimbursement program.
Here’s how it works. You must average at least 25 hours a week during the time that you are enrolled in college to qualify. At the end of the semester if you have worked the minimum of 25 hours you receive the following reimbursement for your grades in the form of a bonus.
- For A’s – 100% tuition reimbursement
- For B’s – 75% tuition reimbursement
- For C’s – 50% tuition reimbursement
- Maximum reimbursement semester $1500 – full school year $3000.
The reimbursement only counts for money that YOU spent. So if your tuition is being paid for by a grant or a scholarship or financial aid, that portion won’t come back to you. However, if you are taking out loans to go to school, or paying out of pocket you qualify.
Since you may not work 25 hours a week at WESCO if you are under 18 years of age, you must be 18 to qualify for this reimbursement program. However, if you’d like to get the jump on the program and you are 17 you can apply to WESCO as a shelf stocker and qualify for tuition reimbursement when you turn 18. If you are junior think ahead and apply NOW!
Go online for immediate available WESCO job openings or you can apply at the individual stores in your area. If you’re interested in a particular stor and their are no immediate openings – go anyhow…you never know when jobs will become available. There are quite a few Oakridge graduates managing WESCO stores and working at WESCO in the Muskegon area. Give it a shot if you’re looking for ways to pay for college…it’s a nice option.
