Post University takes 25% off tuition on all online credit-bearing courses for police, fire, EMS and correctional officers from any state, and the page says the reduction also extends to family members living in your household. Law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal level are named too, along with the employees who work in those departments.
Post is in Waterbury, Connecticut, and its police recertification page says its degree programs are offered 100% online to meet the flexibility needs of working individuals. The page says “all law enforcement and other public safety professionals” from any state get the same 25%, so you don’t have to live or work in Connecticut.
How To Get The Post University First Responder Discount
- Choose an online program. The reduction is for online credit-bearing courses, so it doesn’t reach campus courses by the page’s wording.
- Talk to a Post admissions advisor. The page prints no application steps for this reduction, so admissions is the place to start.
- Tell the advisor your department and role. The page prints no proof wording for this reduction, so ask what they’ll want, whether that’s a badge, an employment letter or something else.
- Ask them to confirm the 25% in your enrollment paperwork before you register.
- If you’re an individual officer interested in the recertification courses, the police recertification page lists a Strategic Partnerships Manager as the contact.
Who Qualifies, In The School’s Words
The scholarships page names law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal), police, fire, EMS, and correctional officers from any state, and the employees that work in their respective departments. That covers a lot of people on a department’s payroll, including some who don’t carry a badge.
Retired responders, volunteers and 911 dispatchers aren’t named. If you volunteer with a fire company or you answer calls at a dispatch center, ask the advisor before you plan around it. The page also says family members living in the same household are included, but it doesn’t list who counts, so ask whether a spouse or a grown child living with you qualifies.
What The Discount Covers And What It Leaves Out
The reduction applies to “all online credit-bearing courses.” The page lists no excluded programs. Post’s online tuition page prints $629 per credit hour for its undergraduate certificates, associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees in the business and public service schools, and $689 per credit hour for its MBA. The page doesn’t say whether the 25% comes off those figures, so ask the advisor to show you the per-credit number you’d pay.
Stacking is a gap too. A different Post offer, a 20% reduction for students who persist through online studies, is stated as not combinable with other Post scholarships. For the public safety reduction the page prints no stacking rule either way, so ask.
Q&A
Q: How much does Post University take off for first responders?
A: The page prints 25% reduced tuition on all online credit-bearing courses.
Q: Do I have to live in Connecticut?
A: No. The page says “from any state.”
Q: What proof does Post want?
A: The page prints none for this reduction. Ask an admissions advisor.
Q: Can my family use it?
A: The page says the reduction extends to family members living in the same household. It doesn’t define family, so confirm with admissions.
Q: Is there another school I should compare?
A: Our Liberty University page covers another school with online options.
More Information:
Post can change its reductions, so read its page again before you enroll. For other ways to lower your costs, browse our money discounts. You can also see it alongside other options in How First Responders Can Save Thousands on College Tuition: The Best Schools Offering Tuition Discounts.
