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MN-Based Hormel Foods Offers Free 2-Year College For Employees’ Children
"We believe equality in education can be a game-changer, and we have decided to take on that challenge."
By WCCO-TV
August 25, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hormel Foods announced it will be offering tuition for two-year colleges for children of its employees beginning next year.
On Tuesday, the Austin, Minnesota-based company said it’s providing the opportunity for college education at a time when paying for college has become a hardship for many, and while community colleges struggle with enrollment.
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“We believe equality in education can be a game-changer, and we have decided to take on that challenge. Through a new program called Inspired Pathways, we are going to make the dream of a college education a reality for the children of our team members. When you think about how a college education can change lives and start a ripple effect that will be felt for generations, that’s the change-maker Hormel Foods wants to be,” said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Hormel Foods.
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