Regis College and St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School announce a strategic partnership that will support school employees with unique development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportunities with Regis faculty on product development and research, discounted tuition rates, and use of the Regis campus facilities.
"Since its founding, expanding access to higher education has been a core priority for Regis College," said President Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN. "Our strategic partnership with St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School will help faculty and staff pursue bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees to enrich their teaching. This collaboration offers St. Stephen's school employees a flexible, convenient, and supportive pathway to earn college credits and advance their careers through education, all at a discounted rate, while benefiting from mentorship by experienced faculty members."
This agreement outlines a collaboration between Regis and St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School offering various educational benefits to school employees and their families. These include discounted tuition for Regis online and hybrid degree programs, a flexible transfer policy for adult degree completion, and customized academic consulting to support professional development and corporate goals. Additional provisions include free course vouchers for preceptors, continued collaboration on clinical placements, and field-based experiences for Regis students during student teaching. Regis may also recruit St. Stephen's teachers as adjunct instructors, and both parties will promote the programs through co-branded marketing materials.
Regis creates unique partnerships to provide for the needs of its partners. The partnerships offer staff development opportunities that offer discounted tuition, customized program delivery (some offer on-site classes) and admission to university events. With regard to employee recruitment, the partnerships feature access to Regis graduates, a talent pool of exceptionally prepared and dedicated students in several fields, including health care and education.
Partners have access to facilities on the Regis campus located in Weston on more than 100 acres, offering meeting space, a library, fine arts center with theater, auditorium and gallery, athletic facilities and ample parking. For projects such as product development, partners also have access to Regis’ intellectual capital, including an infrastructure for joint research drawing on faculty renowned in healthcare and allied professions, and opportunities for incubator space and simulation labs.
Depending on the program, Regis partners’ employees and their family members receive tuition discounts of 10 to 25 percent. The discount is eligible for all on-campus, hybrid, onsite and online certificates, and graduate and doctoral degree programs. There is no cost to establish a partnership, but the mutual commitment empowers partner employees to pursue their educational goals through the university’s exemplary academic programs.