Guardian Credit Union in West Milwaukee, Wis., has formed a partnership with five colleges to offer a tuition discount program.
The $248 million credit union will offer discounts of up to 20% on tuition for its members at five colleges in Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin and the nationwide institution Herzing University.
Steve Wesson, chief executive of Guardian, said the credit union is offering the program because of "the importance of education and the impact it has on building a sustainable community."
In addition to Herzing, the participating institutions are Lakeland College in Plymouth, Wis.; Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan.; Upper Iowa University in Fayette; and Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
Program terms are different for each institution. At Upper Iowa, for example, students will receive a 10% discount on the cost of tuition throughout their enrollment, and the benefits apply only to students at Upper Iowa's Milwaukee campus.
