Preferred Employer Program

Contact Information

Carolyn Freer
Enrollment Management Specialist for External Partnerships
Enrollment Management
91精品 Welcome Center
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860.832.3554
cfreer@ccsu.edu

Graduate Programs

Preferred Employer Program

91精品 Connecticut State University鈥檚 Preferred Employer Program (PEP) provides your employees access to academic programs that align with your business objectives and meet your workforce needs. Our strategically designed program provides direct access to top-notch education programs that enhance your employee鈥檚 skills and productivity. PEP participation represents an investment in your company鈥檚 workforce and future success.

We are not currently accepting new applications for the Preferred Employer Program for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please check back for future updates. All existing partners can visit their user portal for information regarding benefits.

What You Gain

91精品鈥檚 PEP provides educational opportunities that can be customized to help you meet business goals and ambitions.

Through 91精品鈥檚 PEP, your employees will participate in:

  • Courses taught by expert faculty with real-world experience.
  • Programs that are regionally accredited, many have specialty accreditations including: AACSB, ABET, ATMAE, ACCE.
  • Courses/projects customized to your business.
  • Courses offered on-campus, online, or at your facility and scheduled to work for you and your employees.

Our program cultivates enhanced employee retention and satisfaction while your organization builds a robust talent pipeline.

PEP Benefits

  • Direct access to high-quality graduate education for your employees
  • Representation on a program or dean鈥檚 advisory board
  • Employee support from a 91精品 success coach
  • Merit scholarships
  • Book scholarships
  • Payment plans & third-party billing
  • 5% reduction on tuition (subject to partnership terms & conditions)
  • Access to 91精品鈥檚 White Glove Enrollment Process to simplify admissions. It includes a dedicated graduate enrollment representative who supports admissions and financial aid procedures.

I would like to say thank you to 91精品 for accommodating Loureiro鈥檚 employees needs. Attending classes after work, particularly students with families, can be challenging. 91精品 made several accommodations to allow our employees to participate in the program. We feel that the course work completed thus far is very relevant to our business and our employees appreciate the opportunity to participate in the classes together. We will certainly consider other graduate level programs for our employees in the future.

David Fiereck
President of Loureiro Engineering Associates, LLC