Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), U.S. partners can get 100% tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University (ASU).
- Over 27,000 partners are participating, and nearly 20,000 have graduated.
- Over 150 online degrees programs with no strings attached post-graduation.
- Nearly 90% of U.S. stores have at least one partner in the program
- More than 20% of SCAP scholars are first-generation college students.
- Over 6,000 partners have been admitted to ASU through Pathway to Admission, the program created in 2017 because 1 in 5 partners were not academically admissible to ASU. This program gives partners a second chance; they earn admission by completing a personalized series of ASU courses, thereby demonstrating they can be a successful college student.
- Access to enrollment, career and success coaches, tutoring and accessibility services
- SCAP participants who stay with Starbucks through graduation have an 80% graduation rate, well above the national average of 64% for first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students
- ASU graduates through SCAP see significant career benefits, as the majority of SCAP scholars are retail hourly partners and are promoted at two times the rate of their peers
- Over 20% of our coffeehouse leadership roles and 13% of early career corporate (support) roles filled by SCAP participants and graduates
- Beyond Starbucks, 70% of SCAP graduates surveyed shared they were able to get a job they were not previously qualified for.
For those needing extra support, the Pathway to Admission program helps partners work toward admission to ASU, and veterans can extend SCAP benefits to a family member.
I was an [shift supervisor] for four years before joining SCAP in 2017. Finally, in December 2021, I graduated and wanted to leverage my hard work and take advantage of my degree. Through networking and perseverance, I was offered a time-limited assignment in retail communications in March 2022, and currently work as a communications associate manager at Starbucks. SCAP has empowered me to pursue my aspirations.”
Elyssa H., Class of 2021, communications associate manager at Starbucks
I am currently a 911 dispatcher [in Tennessee] where we process 911 calls and dispatch fire, police and EMS for the entire county… The SCAP program is one I recommend to anyone within Starbucks with career aspirations. I know I never could have gone back to school without this program, and it has absolutely changed my life!”
Sarah A., Class of 2022, 911 Dispatcher
