Other MGM initiatives
MGM will start to offer employees a loan-repayment option in 2019. The corporation will match monthly student loan debt payments to accelerate full loan repayment.
“We begin recruiting at colleges in the fall, and we think the college-repayment plan would attract new college graduates,” said Michelle Ditondo, chief human resources officer for MGM. “There are a few companies that are doing this to attract millennials and to attract diverse talent.”
MGM also will increase its tuitionassistance benefit from $2,100 annually to a maximum of $4,000 per year for employees. care students. This year, nearly 100 foster children graduated high school, almost double the number in 2017, according to Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak.
“Through no fault of their own, these children are raised by the state,” Reilly said. “There should be some commitment to help get them access to a higher education.”
The tuition waiver, coupled with the MGM College Opportunity Program, is part of a larger NSHE push to increase access for Nevadans to attain college degrees and certificates.
“We’re trying to address the barriers that are keeping students from attending college in Nevada,” Reilly said. “We need to do a better job of creating a culture of young people going into higher education.”
Contact Natalie Bruzda at nbruzda@reviewjournal.com or 702477-3897. Follow @Nataliebruzda on Twitter. Review-journal staff writer Michael Scott Davidson contributed to this report.