For eligible employees and qualified dependents, Lafayette offers three full-time tuition benefit options, as well as part-time tuition benefits at Lafayette College. Part-time benefits are also available for eligible employees and spouses at LVAIC institutions. Applications for all programs are available on our Forms and Resources page.
Visiting faculty, part-time employees, interns, and their children are not eligible for part-time or full-time tuition benefits.
Part-Time and Full-Time Tuition Remission at Lafayette
Part-Time Lafayette Tuition Remission: Immediate tuition remission is available for full-time faculty and administrators, allowing them to take up to two undergraduate courses per semester at Lafayette College. Spouses of full-time faculty and administrators are also immediately eligible for tuition remission, allowing them to take an unlimited number of undergraduate courses at Lafayette. Full-time support staff have a three-month waiting period before being eligible for tuition remission benefits. Spouses of full-time support staff have a three-year waiting period before tuition remission eligibility. Children of faculty, administrators, and staff may take up to three courses at Lafayette during interim or summer terms, once the parent reaches eligibility for full-time remission.
Full-Time Lafayette Tuition Remission: Qualified dependent children of faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission benefits after the faculty/staff member has completed five years of uninterrupted full-time service, and is an active, full-time employee on the College’s payroll. Tuition remission is limited to a maximum of eight normal semesters of undergraduate study, plus three additional undergraduate courses to be taken at Lafayette.
Visiting faculty, part-time employees, interns, and their children are not eligible for tuition benefits.
Tuition Exchange
Qualified dependent children of faculty and staff members are eligible for tuition exchange benefits after the faculty/staff member has completed five years of uninterrupted full-time service. This reciprocal scholarship program allows dependent children to attend school at over 600 participating higher education institutions managed by the national Tuition Exchange Headquarters in Washington, D.C. For additional information and a list of participating institutions, please view their web site at Tuition Exchange.org. Eligibility for tuition exchange does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Visiting faculty, part-time employees, interns, and their children are not eligible for tuition exchange benefits.
Tuition Grants
Qualified dependent children of faculty and staff members are eligible for tuition grant benefits after the faculty/staff member has completed 10 years of uninterrupted full-time service, and is an active employee on the College’s payroll. The maximum grant allowed is equal to 50% of Lafayette’s tuition in the year of attendance. Tuition grant is limited to a maximum of eight normal semesters of undergraduate study, plus three additional courses to be taken at Lafayette. Tuition grant benefits are limited to a maximum of three dependent children per family.
Visiting faculty, part-time employees, Interns, and their children are not eligible for tuition grant benefits.
LVAIC PART-TIME TUITION REMISSION
LVAIC Cross registration is a benefit for full-time faculty and staff and spouses. Qualified full-time employees and spouses are eligible to enroll in two undergraduate courses each semester at any Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) institution. Tuition costs are covered in full for these courses. Any special fees charged to the applicant are not covered. Each host institution will determine whether the applicant qualifies under that institution’s admissions standards for such purpose. Admission is granted only if space is available after all regular students and that institution’s employees have registered. Electronic applications for Cross-Registration for LVAIC courses can be accessed on our Forms and Resources page. Please review LVAIC's cross-registration policy, available through the link below, for eligibility prior to requesting a course.
Visiting faculty, part-time employees, interns, and children are not eligible for LVAIC part-time tuition remission benefits.