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Guild\u2019s Learning Marketplace connects employees to institutions such as Oregon State, while employers pay all or a portion of the employee\u2019s tuition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textBox\" style=\"width: 20%;\">\n<h4>MEDIA CONTACT<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Send an email to Tyler Hansen, OSU Ecampus senior writer and communications manager\" href=\"mailto:tyler.hansen@oregonstate.edu\">Tyler Hansen<\/a><br \/>\n541-737-5740<\/p>\n<h4>SOURCE<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Send an email to Lisa L. Templeton, OSU Ecampus associate provost\" href=\"mailto:lisa.l.templeton@oregonstate.edu\">Lisa L. Templeton<\/a><br \/>\n541-737-1279<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWorking adults have a desire to pursue <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/about\/welcome\/online-learning.htm\">flexible<\/a> learning opportunities that will help them advance their careers, and Oregon State University is proud to help them do so online,\u201d said Lisa L. Templeton, associate provost for OSU Ecampus. \u201cWe\u2019re eager to work alongside Guild to provide innovative educational solutions for America\u2019s workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to collaborate with Oregon State University,\u201d said Paul Freedman, president of the Learning Marketplace at Guild Education. \u201cOregon State\u2019s innovative online degree and certificate programs strategically align with the needs of working adult learners and support pathways to advancement. We were particularly drawn to Oregon State\u2019s commitment to our nation\u2019s veterans and Indigenous peoples, and we are honored to have them join our Learning Marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Student services and engagement are areas in which Oregon State stands out among peer institutions, according to U.S. News &amp; World Report. The organization ranks Ecampus No. 4 nationally for online education. Guild also supports students by providing dedicated staff to guide employees through their learning and career pathways.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State offers more than 85 undergraduate and graduate programs online. In the 2020-21 academic year, OSU Ecampus served more than 12,000 exclusively distance learners in all 50 states and more than 60 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>-30-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Oregon State University Ecampus:\u00a0<\/strong>As a leader in online education, Oregon State Ecampus provides access to exceptional learning experiences that transform the lives of students in Oregon and around the world. OSU Ecampus delivers more than 85 undergraduate and graduate programs and over 1,600 classes online and in a hybrid format. Learn more about Oregon State degrees online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/\">ecampus.oregonstate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Guild Education: <\/strong>Guild Education is on a mission to unlock opportunity for America&#8217;s workforce through education and upskilling. A certified B-Corp, founded to bridge the gap between education and employment for the 88 million working adult learners in the U.S. in need of upskilling for the future of work, Guild is an education platform that prepares workers and companies for the future. Guild&#8217;s industry-leading technology platform allows the nation&#8217;s largest employers \u2014 including Walmart, The Walt Disney Company and Chipotle \u2014 to offer strategic education and upskilling to their employees. Guild connects them to a learning marketplace of the nation&#8217;s best universities and learning providers, like Oregon State University, with tuition paid by the company. Guild serves working learners from all 50 states including 54% who are students of color and 56% who are female. Guild&#8217;s payments and technology platform, curated learning marketplace, and advanced education and career coaching come together to help working adult learners advance in their education and career, debt-free. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guildeducation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guildeducation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>A new collaboration between Oregon State University Ecampus and Guild Education, involving some of the largest employers in the U.S., gives working adults access to Oregon State\u2019s top-ranked online programs while significantly reducing or eliminating their educational debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,4],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-1824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-innovation-and-leadership","category-workforce-education","tag-tuition-benefit-programs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oregon State, Guild Education create affordable pathway to degrees online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An Oregon State and Guild Education collaboration gives working adult learners access to online education while reducing or eliminating debt.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\/stories\/guild-education-collaboration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oregon State, Guild Education create affordable pathway to degrees and certificates online for America\u2019s workforce\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Oregon State and Guild Education collaboration gives working adult learners access to online education while reducing or eliminating debt.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\/stories\/guild-education-collaboration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Oregon State Division of Educational Ventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-09T16:10:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-26T18:25:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/oregon-state-guild.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"418\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tyler Hansen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tyler Hansen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/stories\\\/guild-education-collaboration\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/stories\\\/guild-education-collaboration\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tyler Hansen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/stories\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/06b86ef2fc33cc3de8d38759aecab75d\"},\"headline\":\"Oregon State, Guild Education create affordable pathway to degrees and certificates online for America\u2019s workforce\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-09T16:10:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-26T18:25:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/stories\\\/guild-education-collaboration\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":592,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/stories\\\/guild-education-collaboration\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/educationalventures.oregonstate.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/oregon-state-guild.jpg?fit=800%2C418&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Tuition benefit programs\"],\"articleSection\":[\"All Stories\",\"Innovation &amp; 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