Education Assistance Programs

Ameritas provides a full range of education assistance programs through BenefitEd. These include student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement to help you create a more engaged and productive workforce.

Support your employees’ educational achievements and goals with competitive tax-free benefits packages. These solutions are easy to administer for companies of all sizes and in all industries.

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Education assistance programs

Employer-assisted student loan repayment

Help employees pay down student loan debt with tax-free straight contributions or matching programs.

Tuition reimbursement

Ease administrative burden by partnering with BenefitEd to manage your tuition reimbursement program and reward your employees for continuing their education.

SECURE Act 2.0

The Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, commonly referred to as SECURE Act 2.0, offers a unique opportunity to employees who are making student loan payments so they can start saving for retirement sooner. Matching contributions can be based on your employees’ student loan payments.

Employee Choice

Exclusively from BenefitEd, Employee Choice gives your employees control over where your matching funds go – retirement savings, student loan repayment, or both – without adjusting your benefits budget. Both options are tax free for you and your employees.

Employer-assisted college savings

Help employees save for future education – their own or their family’s – by supplementing 529 college savings contributions.

Student loan repayment support

Not ready to contribute toward your employees’ student loans or 529 college savings? Offer assistance on their student loan journey with a dashboard, resource center and expert support.

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BenefitEd is a joint venture between Ameritas and Nelnet.

This partnership leverages Ameritas’ expertise in the distribution and management of employee benefits and Nelnet’s relationships with student loan lenders and decades of experience in payment processing. Through significant scale and experience, BenefitEd can meet the needs of companies both large and small.

“Ameritas

BenefitEd is a joint venture between Ameritas and Nelnet.

This partnership leverages Ameritas’ expertise in the distribution and management of employee benefits and Nelnet’s relationships with student loan lenders and decades of experience in payment processing. Through significant scale and experience, BenefitEd can meet the needs of companies both large and small.