Endicott College Joins SAGE's Tuition Rewards Program
Endicott College, in Massachusetts, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards Program, the nation's first college savings program devoted exclusively to private colleges and universities.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 24, 2005
SAGE Scholars has added another school to its consortium of private colleges and universities that reward families for saving for college. Endicott College, which was recently ranked in the top tier of “Best Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors” by US News & World Reports, is the 174th school nationally to join SAGE’s Tuition Rewards Program.
SAGE is exceptionally pleased to have Endicott participate in its conglomerate. Dr James Johnston, SAGE’s Founder and President, stated “SAGE is focusing a lot of our attention on the recruitment of schools. Specifically, we’re trying to attract a greater number of New England private schools to our program and Endicott’s participation will help increase the recognition of the quality of schools in SAGE.” SAGE appears to be gaining presence in Massachusetts; Endicott is joining Clark University, a major research institute and a long standing member of the Tuition Rewards program, as well as Becker College and Gordon College in SAGE.
The Tuition Rewards Program has grown by leaps and bounds since 2002 when college savings entered the American mainstream. “We’ve seen our number of participating students nearly triple” Dr. Johnston stated. “We currently have over 77,000 students in the Tuition Rewards Program. Ultimately, we want to encourage enough families to save and plan for higher education costs that our member schools will have access to a database of students that will number in the hundreds-of-thousands, if not millions.”
More about Tuition Rewards: SAGE’s Tuition Rewards Program uniquely brings together families, investment companies and private colleges and universities to encourage college savings. Families earn Tuition Rewards by investing with SAGE’s Financial Partners and use Tuition Reward by sending their children to participating schools. SAGE’s Financial Partners are responsible for helping families earn Tuition Rewards by offering the Program on specific investment vehicles and accounts. Member Colleges and Universities realize that to remain affordable, they have to encourage families to “do the right thing,” which is to save for college; offering Tuition Rewards is how SAGE’s colleges do this.
SAGEÂ’s consortium of Financial Partners and schools has grown in recent years to include nationally recognized institutions, including DePaul University, Allianz, Beloit College, Monetta Funds, Drexel University, Horace Mann Insurance, Creighton University, Ziegler Brokers, St. Lawrence University and Asset Marketing Systems.
Dr. Johnston finished by saying “SAGE's goal is to grow our program.” With the addition of Endicott College, Dr. Johnston and SAGE are well on their way.
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