Pinched this topic from another forum. Here's the Forbes article: https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.forbes.com/sites/phillempert/2018/05/30/1-a-day-buys-walmart-associates-a-college-degree/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fphillempert%2F2018%2F05%2F30%2F1-a-day-buys-walmart-associates-a-college-degree%2F $1 a day is quite a rollback! IIRC , Walmart offered employees a degree assistance program back in 2010 that was much more expensive, through American Public University system. I found numerous articles about the startup, but none about the demise. My guess - priced out of reach for Walmart wages. Here's our 2010 Thread about the former plan. https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/wal-mart-employees-get-discount-at-apu.33086/ I hope this plan fares better.