Novant offers debt-free pre-paid tuition to 41,000 employees 

Novant Health Future Forward, a new debt-free education initiative, is now available to eligible team members at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health.

Beginning Aug. 18, the system will cover up to $5,250 in annual pre-paid tuition for full-time employees and $2,625 for part-time employees, according to an Aug. 18 health system news release shared with Becker’s. Team members can apply on their first day and pursue a high school diploma, college degrees, certifications and English-language courses through partner institutions, most of which offer virtual instruction.

Future Forward is offered in collaboration with strategic education and skilling partner InStride and includes academic partners such as Arizona State University and University of Colorado Boulder.

The system recently invested more than $300 million in salary increases and bonuses. Future Forward will expand to additional benefits-eligible employees later in 2025.

Novant Health employs more than 41,000 team members and operates nearly 900 locations, including 19 hospitals and more than 750 physician clinics and urgent care centers.

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