Amazon Will Pay 100 Percent of College Tuition for 750,000 Employees

A woman with smartphone is seen in front of a displayed Amazon logo in this illustration taken on July 30, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

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Amazon Inc. will fully cover the college tuition of 750,000 of its hourly employees in the United States, once they reach 90 days of employment. The initiative will start in January, and by 2025 will have cost $1.2 billion.

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Amazon is the second company that offers the most jobs in the country. The e-commerce monster founded by Jeff Bezos has set out to cover all expenses such as classes, books, and tuition.