Tuition Exchange Programs
St. Catherine University participates in three tuition exchange programs beyond the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) Exchange. These are The Tuition Exchange, Inc., Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program, and Catholic Colleges Cooperative Tuition Exchange Program.
This page is directed at employees of St. Catherine University interested in applying for a tuition exchange benefit for a dependent child. Students of St. Catherine receiving a tuition exchange benefit will receive information about their eligibility and requirements annually from the Financial Aid Office.
These programs provide an opportunity, but not a guarantee, to receive full or partial tuition benefits at participating institutions. For all programs, regardless of how the application is submitted, employees must be approved for eligibility by the HR Office. If the application is submitted to the Liaison Officer, s/he will verify the employees eligibility with HR before processing the application. The Liaison Officer will handle all routing of application forms between institutions.
For all programs, once a dependent has been approved for export by St. Kate's, the decision of whether the s/he will be accepted into a tuition exchange program will be made by the importing institution. Each institution has their own guidelines for accepting students to participate in tuition exchange, and can revise or vary guidelines annually. St. Kate's has no way to determine the likelihood that a dependent will be accepted into an exchange program.
Most institutions make decisions on tuition exchange program applicants between February and May. Once your application is exported, you can check on the status of your application by contacting the importing institution (usually through your admission or financial aid contact at that school). Otherwise, the only thing to do is wait!
Each program has a website that provides information about program guidelines, participating institutions, and the application process. Please review program information on the program website, as well as the internal guidelines for application processes listed below.
The Tuition Exchange, Inc. (TTEI)
- www.tuitionexchange.org
- 100% benefit (or tuition cap of $31,000 for 2012-13)
- most competitive program - generally 1 to 3 applicants exported each academic year
- find participating institutions>>
- download attached form>>
(This form is an internal form maintained by the Human Resources (HR) Office. It will be made available each year when they approve it for employee use. Contact hr@stkate.edu with any questions about this form.)
- submit one form with multiple institutions
- submit new applications to HR on or before October 1, 2011, according to the internal deadline set by their office.
- submit an annual renewal application each fall to the campus liaison: Amanda Kopplin, Financial Aid Office, F-11 (ackopplin@stkate.edu). You can use the same application form, but do not need to submit it to HR for the lottery drawing.
Additional TTEI process information:
- A drawing will be conducted by HR on the first business day following October 1 to determine placement in a queue. Applications received after October 1st will be added to the end of the queue.
- Human Resources will certify the employee’s eligibility.
- Human Resources will forward the list of names along with their forms to the Liaison Officer in the Financial Aid Office.
- Applications will be processed in late October or early November based on program space availability and ranking in the queue. The Liaison Officer will contact you if your application is going to be sent out for export to verify the list of institutions for export.
- It is rare but possible that additional applications may be sent out during the course of the year if additional program space becomes available. The Liaison Office will contact you if there is a possibility that your application will be sent for export to determine if you are still interested at that point in the year.
The Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC)
The Catholic College Cooperative Tuition Exchange Program (CCCTE)
ACTC Exchange
Employees’ dependents may attend The University of St. Thomas, Hamline University, Augsburg College, Macalester College or St. Catherine University (waiting periods apply) and receive tuition remission for 75% of the actual tuition charges. Bargaining Unit employees should check their contracts for eligibility of this benefit. This program is managed by HR. Check out the HR website or contact hr@stkate.edu about deadlines if this part of your plan.