CrossState Solutions Partners With SAGE Scholars To Offer NJ, PA Credit Unions Unique College Scholarship Program.

Harrisburg, PA and Hightstown, NJ — SAGE Scholars (www.tuitionrewards.com) and CrossState Solutions have partnered to give New Jersey and Pennsylvania credit unions of all sizes access to Tuition Rewards®, a program that helps families afford a quality four-year undergraduate degree for their children, grandchildren, and other loved ones at an extensive network of over 440 private colleges and universities nationwide.

SAGE Scholars is the nation’s largest and…

Richard Ekman, Ph.D., recently retired president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), has joined the board of directors of SAGE Scholars, Philadelphia, the nation’s largest private college preparation and funding organization.

During his 21 years as CIC president, Ekman was a highly visible advocate of the value of private liberal arts education, increasing the council’s membership to more than 650 colleges and universities.

“Rich brings creativity, experience and enthusiasm to our efforts,” said James Johnston, president of SAGE Scholars, “He will, in fact, be joining his CIC…

St. Francis College, which is moving in September to a new downtown Brooklyn campus that will accommodate an expected jump in enrollment to 3,500 students by 2026, has become the 15th Franciscan-affiliated Catholic college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

According to its President, Dr. Miguel Martinez-Saenz: “For more than 160 years, St. Francis College has demonstrated a commitment to providing an unmatched private education in the heart of New York City. This is a historic moment to completely re-envision our campus and meet the needs of our community. We are…

Viterbo University, where graduates enjoy a 100% job placement rate, has become the 97th Catholic college and 15th Wisconsin private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Viterbo’s emphasis on internships and field research opportunities creates the high job placement rate after graduation. Nursing and business are the most popular majors for the 1,500 undergraduates, who enjoy leadership opportunities, generous financial aid and an average class size of 19. Niche ranks Viterbo among the top 20% of best colleges for nursing in the nation. Athletes can join 16…

Northpoint Bible College and Graduate School, formerly Zion Bible College, has become the 16th Massachusetts private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Northpoint Bible College was founded in 1924 by Rev. Christine Gibson for the purpose of preparing men and women for Pentecostal ministry. The school started in East Providence, Rhode Island, and relocated to Barrington, Rhode Island in 1985. In 2008, the college moved to its current beautiful and historic 18-acre residential campus, located in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

There are now thousands of Northpoint alumni…

Champlain College, home of the nationally-recognized Sen. Patrick Leahy Center for Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity, has become the 4th Vermont private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Champlain’s “upside-down” curriculum allows the 2,100 undergraduates to dive into their major on the first day of freshman-year classes. For cyber forensics and counter-terrorism majors, this means immediate hands-on experience performing actual digital investigations and threat mitigation. SC Magazine has cited Champlain as the nation’s best cybersecurity…

Kentucky’s Centre College, which hosted the Vice-Presidential debates of 2000 (Dick Cheney vs. Joe Lieberman) and 2012 (Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan), has become the 24th institution affiliated with Colleges That Change Lives to participate in the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Founded in 1819, Centre has produced 70% of Kentucky’s Rhodes Scholars over the past 50 years. The “Centre Commitment” guarantees the 1,400 undergraduates a choice of extensive study-abroad options; internship and/or research opportunities; and the promise of graduation in four years.…

Rockhurst University, proud to be Kansas City, Missouri's Jesuit university for more than 100 years, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 97 Catholic colleges, including 6 Jesuit colleges, now participate in the nation’s largest private college enrollment consortium.

Rockhurst acquired the Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences in 2020 - significantly expanding the University's ability to meet the Kansas City region's growing need for health care professionals. A total renovation of Sedgwick Hall is under way, along with construction of an addition, creating a 55,000…

South Carolina's Presbyterian College, embracing the future while rooted in the traditional church-based values of pluralism, hospitality, service, justice, and grace, has become the 40th college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Located on a 240-acre campus in Clinton, SC, PC recently announced the purchase of the nearby Capitol Theatre. A renovation is underway to transform it into a performing arts center, a movie theater, and "the region's most impressive arena" for competitive video gaming. By next fall, the Capitol Theatre…

Bethel College, where the study of peace, justice and conflict management is a part of every student's experience, has become the 11th Kansas private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

The nation's oldest Mennonite-affiliated college, Bethel (founded 1887) created a major in "Peace Studies" in 1972 and launched the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in 1985. Committed to truth, justice and racial healing, the College draws nearly 500 students from 28 states and 16 countries to a Kansas campus in North Newton, a 25-minute drive from Wichita. A 10:1…

MidAmerica Nazarene University opened its doors with five buildings and 263 students on a former Kansas cornfield in 1968. Now a thriving campus with 21 colonial-style buildings, an enrollment of 1,870 students, and nearly 30,000 alumni, MNU has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. Seven of the nation's eight colleges affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene now participate in the SAGE Consortium, which is limited to private colleges.

MNU's tree-lined, 106-acre campus is located in Kansas' fifth-largest city, Olathe, a 20-minute drive from downtown Kansas City. Students come…

Kalamazoo College, which ranks in the top 2% of all U.S. colleges and universities for the proportion of graduates who go on to earn a research doctorate degree, according to the National Science Foundation, has become the 17th Michigan private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

According to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2022 College Rankings, K is the top-ranked private college in Michigan - based on the campus environment, student engagement and student outcomes.

Founded in 1833 on a campus 35 miles from Lake Michigan and 140 miles from Chicago…

Palm Beach Atlantic University, where seven undergraduates have been selected as Fulbright Scholars in the past four years, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. The prestigious Fulbright program, operating under the U.S. Department of State, sends recent graduates of American institutions abroad for study, cultural ambassadorship, intellectual exchange and service work.

Dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for learning, leadership and service., Palm Beach Atlantic offers 55 undergraduate degrees, numerous graduate degrees and professional…

Lubbock Christian University, whose spectacularly-successful women's basketball team has won three NCAA Division II championships in the past five years, has become the 11th Texas private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

Lubbock Christian (23-0, coached by Steve Gomez, defeated Drury University (MO) in last March's women's basketball championship game, 69-59. LCU also won national titles in 2019 and previously in 2016, capping a 35-0 season. The Lady Chaps enter this winter's season with a 90-1 record in their last 91 games.

Lubbock Christian offers its…

The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, ranked as the #1 college in the nation for return-on-investment over 15-year and 20-year periods (ahead of Harvard, MIT and Stanford), has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. The median earnings of a UHSP student six years after graduation: $124,100.

Founded in 1864 as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, UHSP offers its graduates an average long-term net present value of more than $2.7 million over the cost of attendance. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce conducted the study, using federal 40-year…

High Point University, whose campus "Innovators in Residence" have included such entrepreneurial luminaries as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 20 North Carolina colleges and 46 Methodist colleges now participate in the largest U.S. private college enrollment consortium.

Focused on developing life skills and fun, High Point stresses career shadowing opportunities, experiential learning, internships, service learning, study-abroad experiences, time management, and undergraduate research alongside faculty members, who are known for "great…

Saint Elizabeth University, which recently used $347,000 in American Rescue Plan federal funds to pay off the debt of 116 full-time undergraduate students, enabling them to continue their education, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 95 Catholic colleges and universities now participate in the largest U.S. private college enrollment consortium.

Founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity, SEU welcomes students of all backgrounds to a campus in Morristown, NJ, an hour's train ride from New York City. An 11:1 student-faculty ratio guarantees small classes and individual…

Kansas Wesleyan University, which draws more than half of its 800 undergraduate students from out-of-state, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 45 colleges affiliated with the United Methodist Church now participate in the nation’s largest private college enrollment consortium.

Offering athletic opportunities in 25 varsity sports, the KWU Coyotes are a traditional power in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, earning 78 KCAC team championships in the past 15 years. 76% of students are athletes, enjoying the conference’s top multi-purpose sports complex. The Coyote…

Southern Nazarene University, a Christ-centered community preparing purpose-driven, passionate servant leaders who aim to make the world better, has become the 64th member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) to participate in the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards Enrollment Consortium.

Founded in 1899, SNU boasts 32,000 alumni. The University draws more than 1,300 full-time undergraduates, primarily from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, to a 44-acre campus in Bethany, OK, where a welcoming community reflects diversity, inclusion and equity. Leadership…

Luther College, offering one of the world's largest and most acclaimed collegiate music programs, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. Of Luther's 1,800 undergraduate students, close to 875 participate in six choirs, three bands, three orchestras, two jazz bands and numerous smaller ensembles.

Located in northeastern Iowa, Luther is a Phi Beta Kappa institution, an honor belonging to only 10 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. Graduates regularly earn awards such as Fulbright, Rhodes, Goldwater, and NCAA Postgraduate scholarships. In a typical year, more than 400…

Centenary College of Louisiana, ranked #1 in the nation among baccalaureate colleges for sending students to study abroad, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. This year's "Centenary in Paris" experience that sends all first-year students to France to begin their college careers, is scheduled for August 5-to-13 and will include both the freshman and sophomore classes.

One of the South's top liberal arts colleges, Centenary was founded in 1825. The 550 students are drawn to the Shreveport campus from 22 states and 10 countries. Global engagement is a theme. Many students…

Indiana Tech, which offers multiple engineering majors (biomedical, computer, electrical, industrial and manufacturing, mechanical, network and software) and has won 17 NAIA national track championships in the past decade, has joined the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 24 Indiana private colleges now participate in the SAGE Enrollment Consortium.

With the addition of a women's ice hockey team, the IT Warriors will offer 24 varsity sports in 2021-22. The Warriors have also won national titles in men's ice hockey and women's lacrosse. Academic offerings will be increased next fall with…

William Woods University, an innovative learning community that offers its 1,100 full-time undergraduate students a $5,000 annual LEAD Award for taking part in cultural, intellectual and global activities outside the classroom, has become the 13th Missouri private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program.

The LEAD Award is an annual tuition grant, regardless of financial need, for students who commit to campus and community involvement. Students earn points for attending art exhibits, comedy shows, concerts, films, performances, seminars, sporting events and more. Since…

Illinois Wesleyan University, ranked #1 in job placement in the state and 7th in the nation, according to Zippia's "The Best Colleges for Getting a Job", has become the 27th Illinois private college to join the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program. 97.2% of IWU graduates are working or in graduate school within six months of graduation. 92% of graduates finish in four years.

Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington-Normal (130,000 population), midway between Chicago and St. Louis, and providing an undergraduate-only learning environment to 1,600 students. Niche rates…