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The University is a member of a national consortium of over 500 colleges and
universities called the Tuition Exchange (TE). This program allows the dependent
children of full-time employees to apply for scholarships not available to the
general public at other member institutions. The value of these scholarships
varies from institution to institution, but the consortium annually sets a
minimum scholarship value. Member institutions whose tuition is greater than the
minimum are required to offer at least that minimum for consortium membership;
schools whose tuition is less than the set minimum generally offer full tuition,
although some choose to include room and/or board as an incentive for students
to apply.
The number of TE slots available to employees each year is based on Villanova’s
credit balance within the consortium. Therefore, it is possible that there will
be a limit on the number of employees who can use the program from year to year.
Similarly, neither the acceptance at member institutions nor the award of
Tuition Exchange is guaranteed under the TE program. For this reason, parents
are encouraged to view TE as one of their many options in funding their child’s
education, rather than their sole option.
TE eligibility is based on an employee’s years of continuous full-time service.
Minimum eligibility requires at least five (5) years of continuous full time
service before September 1st of the year in which the tuition exchange benefit
is to be used. For full-time employees who had prior part-time service, the
adjusted date of hire will be used to determine eligibility. Current eligibility
is based on the following schedule:
| Years of Service |
Years of Tuition Exchange Eligibility |
| 5 |
2 |
| 10 |
4 |
| 15 |
6 |
| 20 |
8 |
| 25 |
10 |
| 30 |
12 |
Under this program applications are due by the October 1st prior to the
September 1st of anticipated entry. Full details on the parameters of the
program and the eligibility and application criteria are available from the
office of Human Resources at extension 9-7900.
Click here to learn more about the Tuition Exchange consortium and for a list of
participating institutions
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