PA Educator Tuition Incentive
The Pennsylvania Educator Tuition Incentive provides a 10% tuition discount to individuals who hold a current Pennsylvania Department of Education certification, as well as to individuals who are employed full-time in an educational setting serving PreK-12th grade students in the State of Pennsylvania. This discount may be applied on up to 18 credits per year, summer through spring. Tuition discounts can be applied to single courses, certificates, or a degree. Please note the expansion of this program to include individuals working in a PreK-12 setting without PDE certification is effective with the winter 2024 term. We are not able to apply discounts for previous semesters.
Some school districts/organizations have limits on the number of credits that are eligible for reimbursement; this is between the employee and the district/organization. Lehigh COE is offering a 10% discount on up to 18 credits per academic year. It is the student's responsibility to manage their coursework within the parameters of their district/organization's contract with its employees. The tuition incentive will be calculated into each individual’s tuition bill, which will be billed directly to the student. It is the student's responsibility to pay the bill, set up a payment plan or request payment deferral from the Bursar's office. Direct billing to employers is not offered.
PA Educator Tuition Incentive Procedures
In order to obtain approval as an eligible Pennsylvania educator through Lehigh’s College of Education (as well as receive a fee waiver code for your application if you have not already applied), you must fill out the form that applies to you:
Once you have submitted a completed form, the Office of Admissions will review your response to confirm that you are eligible to take courses in a COE program under the Pennsylvania Educator Tuition Incentive program. If you have any questions regarding the program, please review this FAQ document or contact coe-admissions@lehigh.edu.
Once it is confirmed that you are eligible, the Office of Admissions will send a fee waiver code to you via email. Application fees are non-refundable. If you have already applied, we cannot refund your application fee.
If you are an employee of ABA and LCTI and interested in taking classes under the Professional Development Scholarship agreement with your organization, please reach out to the Admissions Office at coe-admissions@lehigh.edu for next steps.