Hundreds of Chick-fil-A workers are earning their college degrees without student debt

Chosen Chick-fil-A employees are graduating from college free of debt due to a unique initiative Thanks to a partnership among three entities independent Chick-fil-A operators Point University and Ficus Training Chick-fil-A employees were able to graduate this year while working at locations across the country restaurant industry website QSR released Over of the Chick-fil-A employees participated in a newest graduation ceremony at Point University a private Christian institution in Georgia CHICK-FIL-A FOOD AND EMPLOYEES HELPED MAN LOSE WEIGHT AND CHANGE HIS LIFEIn attendance were more than a dozen Chick-fil-A operators This all began in with one operator's and one university's vision to give his association the opportunity to earn a college degree without pupil debt Doug Danowski president of Ficus Tuition in Georgia communicated Fox News Digital That single decision sparked a movement The Ficus Tuition employer-sponsored partnership allows employees at independently operated Chick-fil-A restaurants to complete their degrees online through Point University without having to pay out-of-pocket tuition or take out attendee loans CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEES FULFILL TEXAS COUPLE'S ALL-AMERICAN DREAM 'BUCKET LIST' What started as one operator's desire to invest in his gang has grown into a national movement hundreds of degrees earned over an estimated million in participant debt avoided and real business impact Danowski declared Select Chick-fil-A franchise operators pay their employees' tuition as an incentive to recruit and retain workers For more Lifestyle articles visit www foxnews com lifestyle It's a partnership built around one question How can we help operators recruit develop and retain their people and strengthen their restaurants Danowski revealed More than independent Chick-fil-A operators have participated in the undertaking since its inception Danowski mentioned Ficus Training hosted a hospitality suite for independent operators their graduates and special guests directly before the commencement ceremony CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Through Point University and through the partnership with Ficus Teaching we've been able to create this day when Chick-fil-A crew members are going to walk across the stage and get their four-year degree or their master's degree which is going to bring them forward in their careers Andr Kennebrew chair of the board of trustees at Point University and a former Chick-fil-A evolution project leader communicated attendees in remarks shared with Fox News Digital The federal development debt now exceeds trillion according to the U S Department of Learning As the Office of Federal Pupil Aid not long ago communicated it has resumed collections of defaulted aspirant loans the Chick-fil-A graduates collectively avoided more than million in debt according to QSR The scheme makes it viable for employees to progress in their careers at Chick-fil-A a few with dreams of opening their own franchise or go somewhere else and be a specialist or a lawyer or whatever Kennebrew explained This is worth continuing Kennebrew declared of the initiative This is worth growing