TASC and Peirce College Establish Education Alliance
Madison, WI (October 21, 2014)
TASC and Peirce College are pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement to provide an exceptional education package for BeneScholar™ clients' employees, as well as their spouses and dependents who meet all requirements for admission to Peirce and enroll in a degree program. Peirce College is in the business of transforming lives through practical, career-focused education. For nearly 150 years, Peirce has provided working adults with an affordable degree, flexible classes and personal attention. Peirce is one of the oldest accredited colleges offering a complete online degree program.
Peirce Colleges vision is to be the first choice for career-oriented, non-traditional college student seeing high-quality teaching and service. Peirce's alliance with TASC offers BeneScholar™ clients' employees, their spouses and dependents a 25% Tuition Discount and undergraduate application fee waiver.
”We are very happy to be working with Peirce College. Their long history and commitment to providing working adults affordable degrees, flexible classes and personal attention make them an ideal partner for our BeneScholar services" says Duane Chapman, TASC’s Executive Vice President of National Accounts. “Our educational alliances, in conjunction with our BeneScholar™ services, allows employers to improve the knowledge and skills of their workforce, increase retention and help recruitment.”
About Peirce College
Peirce College offers bachelor’s and associate degree programs in the areas of Business, Healthcare, Information Technology, and Legal Studies, and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Management. Located in the heart of Philadelphia, Peirce is a non-profit institution that specializes in serving the unique needs of working adults, many of whom work full time and are raising families. Peirce College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs accredits the College's Business Administration and Accounting programs; the Paralegal Studies program is approved by the American Bar Association; and the Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.
About TASC
Benesyst (www.benesyst.net) merged with TASC (www.tasconline.com) in October of 2012. Our proprietary BeneScholar™ platform provides maximum flexibility to employers offering Education Assistance benefits to their employees. TASC is the nation’s largest privately-held third party administrator. With corporate headquarters in Madison, WI we serve employers in all 50 states through field representatives, associates at the Madison campus and remote locations nationwide. TASC provides quality solutions for employee benefit programs such as COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, FSA, HRA, HSA, Education Assistance, Commuter, Charitable Giving Management, Payroll services and Retiree Billing.