FINANCIAL AID FOR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS

Peirce College recognizes the Corrections Officers who protect and serve our country with a special grant available upon enrollment in our Business Administration, Information Technology, or Paralegal Studies programs. The Grant is a form of scholarship awarded to Protect and Serve personnel and their dependents. These scholarships are tuition-based and not related to grades.

Eligibility

If you are an actively employed or retired full-time Corrections Officer, you, your spouse and dependent children automatically qualify for a Protect and Serve Grant - free financial aid for courses and programs offered by Peirce College.

When applying for the Peirce Protect and Serve Grant, Corrections Officers must

  1. be a U.S. citizen
  2. be an actively employed or retired full-time employee of a prison or correctional facility
  3. provide a valid employee ID from the prison system or correctional facility
  4. enroll at Peirce College

Benefits of the Peirce College Protect and Serve Grant

The Protect and Serve Grant can save Corrections Officers up to 25% on tuition fees at Peirce College - over $10,000 on a bachelor's degree.

Grant Details
Tuition
Peirce Degree Programs
Why Peirce?

Peirce College has offered bachelor's and associate's degree programs to Corrections Officers of the Philadelphia Prisons System, since 1999.

1.888.GO.PEIRCE, x9800 or protectandserve@peirce.edu.