Changing lives through education at scale

Inspired by the vision and success of Arizona State University’s partnerships with Starbucks and Uber, InStride created Strategic Enterprise Education™ programs to extend this model to all companies through ASU and additional leading global universities.

Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP)

20,000+

Current participating partners (employees)

75%

Of Starbucks stores have at least one partner in the program

20%

Of candidates who apply to Starbucks say SCAP is a driving reason

3X

Promotion rate of SCAP participants working in retail compared to non-participating Starbucks partners

Creating Opportunities

The Starbucks College Achievement Plan launched in 2014 because Starbucks believes in creating meaningful opportunities for partners (employees), and believes everyone deserves the opportunity to earn a college degree. Realizing that only half of all Americans finish their college education, Starbucks set out to make a difference. The SCAP program is available to eligible U.S. partners, with a majority of participants working in retail, and has over 7,500 graduates to date.

Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduates:

“The Starbucks College Achievement Plan has really armed me with the tools to go out and be someone I’ve always aspired to be. I just maybe didn’t know how. I’m no different than you. So, if I can do it, you can do it. Let’s do this together.”

Robert L. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

“I was born and raised in the Philippines. I had to stop school to be able to migrate to the U.S. Education is something my parents wanted for all of us and that’s something I gave them in my own little way, with the help of Starbucks, of course. I graduated.”

Fidel W. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

“When I came to Starbucks and heard about the College Achievement Plan, I felt like for the first time this was my moment. Ever since my girls were born, I’ve been putting money aside because I always wanted them to go to college. This gave me the opportunity to go and still continue to save for my kids. Now my daughter just graduated and is going to college. I’m so proud of her.”

Julissa M. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

Starbucks College Achievement Plan Graduates:

Robert L. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

Fidel W. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

Julissa M. | Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduate

Leveraging education and training to open a dialogue on bias at work

In partnership with Arizona State University, Starbucks continues to work to confront bias and racism beginning with the custom design of bias training and resources for employees and the public.

Uber and ASU: Driving toward opportunity

250k

Eligible drivers and delivery people or their beneficiaries

~40%

Of participants are family members

100+

Degrees offered

100%

Uber provides 100% tuition coverage

Getting more from the road ahead

The Uber Pro rewards program was launched in 2018 to provide drivers and delivery people using Uber and Uber Eats with the opportunity to achieve their long-term goals. Serving over 250,000 eligible drivers and delivery people, Uber provides 100% tuition coverage to qualifying drivers and delivery people and their families to earn an undergraduate degree or take continuing education courses in English or Entrepreneurship.

Supporting the ambitions of drivers or their families

By giving eligible drivers and delivery people or a member of their family the opportunity to access high-quality education that fits around their lives, Uber is opening doors of opportunity. Uber is passionate about expanding access to lifelong learning to more people, and offers a path forward for personal and professional advancement in the 21st century.

Uber | ASU student stories

Uber is proud to offer full tuition coverage at Arizona State University online to qualifying drivers and delivery people or a family member. See their stories.